Islamic gunmen kill Philippine priest

After abducting father Raynaldo Roda, Islamic gunmen kill the Catholic priest in the southern province of Tabawan

Witnesses saw the masked men in action on the Tabawan island of Tawi-Tawi, and police continue their search, especially because a teacher with the priest has not been found.

The terrorist act follows numerous Islamic jihad threats from the militant group, Abu Sayyaf.

A fellow missionary on Tawi-Tawi, Father Rito Daquitil told The local Catholic Bishops' Conference Father Roda had been a vocal opponent of terrorism and corruption.
But he said it was up to the authorities to determine who was responsible for the killing.

Police chief Wyneright Taup told Reuters that Father Roda said he would never be taken alive by militants.

"He has been receiving kidnapping threats from the Abu Sayyaf, but he has refused our offers to provide him with police guards," he said.

Tawi-Tawi, a mostly Muslim island province, has been largely spared the violence that has engulfed neighbouring Jolo and Basilan islands - strongholds of the Abu Sayyaf.

Priests and missionaries have often been targeted by Islamist militants in the country's south.

Abu Sayyaf, one of the smallest but most notorious groups, wants to create an Islamic state in the south of the Philippines and has been behind a series of kidnappings of Westerners and locals. 

The body, Islamic jihad may kill, God’s truth abideth still, His kingdom is forever.

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