Ka Kuen Chua together with members, officials and allies of the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order , a support group for kidnap victims and their families. Ka Kuen served as the anti-crime group’s chairman for more than 10 years.While I was reading the book 2X: Life After Kidnapping by architect and feng shui master Ka Kuen Chua, I would see well-defined images flashing in my mind as if they were playing out in scenes straight out of a movie.
The book also tells details on the life of the Hong Kong-born Chinese-Filipino architect before his abduction and some “disturbing” truths on why many victims of kidnap for ransom – and other crimes in the country – do not come out with their complaints. There were even some who chose to migrate to foreign lands.The first group of Ka Kuen’s kidnappers, whose mastermind was only referred to as “General,” demanded P70M for his release.
After several negotiations, the ransom was reduced to P1,087,800 after Ying Ying told the kidnappers that it was the amount that they were able to raise. She was then instructed to bring the money to the second floor of a fastfood chain on Quezon Ave., head straight to a blue door, and then put the money bag inside the trash can there. I won’t tell you what transpired next since it is best that you find out for yourself in the book, available in all Fully Booked branches nationwide.
“The book is about empowerment of kidnap victims and how to handle the case when something bad happens. Marami pang mabuting tao na pwedeng tumulong sa kanila. It’s an eye-opener na sometimes we think the situation is so bad pero meron palang mabuting tao, may mabuting puso na tutulong sa ‘yo.” It was only last February when Ka Kuen left his post as MRPO chair yet he remains active in the organization, and is currently a member of the Justice Reform Initiative and the PNP Foundation.