ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces have allegedly rescued six members of a farming family kidnapped in Zamboanga del Norte’s Sirawai town and were all handed over Thursday to the municipal mayor, a military spokesman said.

Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, of the Western Mindanao Command, said the victims were rescued by soldiers and policemen before midnight on Wednesday in the village of Gata in Talipao town in Sulu province.