According to reports, the 29 year old informed his friend residing in Hong Kong that he was being held for a AED 109,000 ransom through WhatsApp.
The suspects were identified as four Chinese nationals who were caught with the victim in a house in Makati City, Metro Manila.
They are currently under the custody of the Philippine National Police as an investigation is underway.
Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential race
After weeks of protests, fraud accusations and review of contested ballots in a razor-thin race, conservative Keiko Fujimori was officially declared the winner of Peru's presidential race by the country's electoral office on Friday.
Ukrainian rescuers clear rubble as Kyiv mourns 30 killed in Russian attack
Rescuers cleared the rubble in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday in a search for survivors, as flags were lowered to half mast to mark a day of mourning, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people.
Monaco blast suspect is a Ukrainian woman who fled to Germany
A Ukrainian woman is the main suspect in a bomb attack that targeted a wealthy businessman in Monaco, officials said on Friday, adding that the suspect had fled to Germany and had likely not acted alone.
Clinical trials begin for two potential Ebola treatments
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday the launch of clinical trials for two potential treatments for the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the first patient enrolled in the study.
India issues notice to Telegram, Signal on concerns over usernames, source says
India has issued notices to messaging platforms Telegram and Signal asking them to explain safeguards around features that allow users to post messages without revealing their phone numbers, a government source said.
Blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, wounds 20
A bomb blast at a cafe in central Damascus on Thursday killed nine people and wounded 20 others, Syria's interior ministry said.
Rebels in Indonesia's Papua kill American pilot, burn plane
Rebels in Indonesia's restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local separatist group described as a message to the US and Indonesian governments.
Russian air strikes kill 10, injure more than 50 in Ukraine's Kyiv
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings in what Russia said was a retaliation for recent attacks on its civil infrastructure.
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