Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 25) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday confirmed Filipino national Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco was among the first batch of hostages freed by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Marcos said the 33-year-old Pacheco is now in the custody of the Philippine Embassy in Israel.
\”I am overjoyed to confirm that a Filipino, Mr. Gelienor ‘Jimmy’ Pacheco, was among the first group of 24 hostages released by Hamas yesterday,\” Marcos said on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.
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I am overjoyed to confirm that a Filipino, Mr. Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco, was among the first group of 24 hostages released by the Hamas yesterday.
He is now safely in the custody of officials in our Israel Embassy.
I salute the work of the Philippine Foreign Service in…
— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) November 24, 2023
