51.   The interrogations caused fear among the Filipino nurses, prompting them to resign or refuse to renew their employment contracts.

52.   The rebels are notorious for kidnapping foreigners and are currently holding an American couple and a Filipino nurse in the nearby island of Basilan.

53.   The rest escaped or were released, reportedly for ransoms, except the Burnhams and a Filipino nurse.

54.   The UK may also provide an alternative source of jobs for Filipino nurses who still struggle to enter and find employment in the US.

55.   The target of the exercise, the Abu Sayyaf is holding an American missionary couple and a Filipino nurse.

56.   There, Filipino troops are fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels who are holding hostage missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham of Wichita, Kansas, and Filipino nurse Deborah Yap.

57.   They also still hold Filipino nurse Deborah Yap after a kidnapping spree that began in May.

58.   Two Filipino nurses were detained for two days last December.

59.   Thousands of Filipino troops are waging an offensive against Abu Sayyaf rebels, who are holding an American missionary couple and a Filipino nurse hostage on Basilan.

60.   Troops have been waging an offensive in the area against Abu Sayyaf guerrillas holding an American couple and a Filipino nurse.