Vagni Leaves for Italy
MANILA, July 15 -- Freed International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker Eugenio Vagni left for Italy Wednesday morning following his release over the weekend from Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) said Vagni took the KLM flight 804 at 10:45 am at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) bound for a stopover in Amsterdam and then fly to Italy.
The Filipino community in Florence, Italy has prepared a Thanksgiving Mass for Vagni.
Consul Fabio Fanfani, together with the family of the freed Italian victim, led the preparations for the Thanksgiving Mass.
Vagni met with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday in Malacañang. He said he was considering retiring so he can enjoy the remaining days of his life with his family.
The Abu Sayyaf released Vagni in Maimbung, Sulu last Sunday. He was the last of the three Red Cross workers to be released by the bandits after their abduction last January 15.
Vagni said he may still return to the Philippines, not as a Red Cross worker, but as a tourist. (PNA)
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