Filipino Man Held Hostage In Iraq

• Gov't trying to negotiate with captors of Filipino driver

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday urged the Filipino people to pray for the release of Angelo de la Cruz, the contract worker threatened with beheading by his Iraqi captors last Wednesday. At the same time, she justified the imposition of a news blackout on the negotiations for the freedom of De la Cruz as special envoy to the Middle East Roy Cimatu works out a deal with the worker's captors. [more] and [more]