Dominic Raab has welcomed the rescue of Alan and Wilma Hyrons
On Friday 4 October, Alan and Wilma Hyrons, two British nationals, were abducted in the Southern Philippines.
On the morning of Monday 25 November, the Philippines’ Armed Forces carried out a military operation on the island of Sulu that resulted in their successful rescue.
The British Ambassador to the Philippines has spoken by telephone to Alan and Wilma.
The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: