QC court finds 7 guilty in 2025 kidnapping of 78-year-old trader

MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court has convicted seven people, some of them former military personnel, for the kidnapping of a 78-year-old businesswoman last year and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua (up to 40 years in prison) without parole.

The court, in a decision dated June 30, also ordered them to pay civil, moral, ...