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Senior news anchor Ces Drilon was suspended by ABS-CBN for not following orders not to visit Indanan, Sulu where she, her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama where Kidnapped by armed group.

Ces will be suspended for three (3) months as Senior Correspondent of the late night newscast Bandila. Ces also apologized to her supervisors for not following orders and to her cameramen for unintentional endangering their lives, she said

I respectfully accept the sanctions you deem proper in my disregard of your order. I cannot put into words how deeply I regret having put my team in danger … and having caused anxiety and stress to the whole organization.

Maria Ressa - head of ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs commended the courage of Ces exhibited throughout her ordeal, her presence of mind in sending out coded messages, and willingness to sacrifice her own life in order to save her news team. Ressa said that

Ces, Jimmy and Angelo exhibited the type of teamwork and deep trust that true journalists develop under life and death situations. Despite that, Ressa also stressed the need to hold Ces accountable for the grave consequences of her error in judgment.