"My government has abandoned me," says Canadian Robert Hall held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in final plea video.

"My government has abandoned me," says Canadian held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in final plea video.(CTV).

Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines have released a new video of the three hostages abducted from a resort last fall, including Canadian Robert Hall.

In the footage released Sunday, Hall is dressed in an orange T-shirt with handcuffs around his wrists. Two fellow captives, a man from Norway and a woman from the Philippines, are seated on the ground beside him.


Hall, who was captured last September on an island resort, pleads with Philippine president elect Rodrigo Duterte to “work on our behalf as soon as possible to get us out of here.”

“It appears my government has abandoned me and my family in this endeavour,” he adds.

Hall also addresses his family and friends. “I know you did everything you can. I truly appreciate it. I’m sorry I got you in this mess,” he said.

Global Affairs Canada issued a statement confirming that they are aware of the video.

“The Government’s first priority is the safety and security of its citizens,” the statement went on. “Therefore we will not comment or release any information which may compromise ongoing efforts or endanger the safety of the remaining hostages.”

The SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based counterterrorism organization, also noted the new video on their website. Read the full story here.

Philippines - AbuSayyaf Islamic terrorists warn that a hostage will be beheaded on April 25 if ransom is not paid.

Philippines - AbuSayyaf Islamic terrorists warn that a hostage will be beheaded on April 25 if ransom is not paid. (AA).

Islamist militants in the Philippines on Friday (April 15) announced a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives and a Filipino, but scaled back their ransom demand in a video posted on social media.

The captives - two Canadian men, a Norwegian man and a Filipino woman - were kidnapped from a beach resort on a southern island last September.

They are believed to be held in the jungle on Jolo Island, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group, which is known for bombs, beheadings and kidnappings.

THE Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a notorious radical terror group in Southern Philippines, had “officially” pledged allegiance to the caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

In the video, the captives, with machetes held to their necks, asked their families and governments to pay a ransom of 300 million pesos ($6.51 million) each, down from the figure of a billion pesos each that the militants demanded last year.

"This is already an ultimatum," the masked militant leader said. "We will certainly behead one of these four," he added, setting the execution for 3 p.m. on April 25.

There was no explanation why the ransom was reduced or a new deadline set. A spokesman for the Philippine military declined to comment, saying he had not seen the video. In the nearly two-minute clip posted on Youtube, the foreigners appealed for the militants' demands to be met, Reuters reports.

"I am told to tell you that my ransom is 300 million," said one man, who identified himself as Robert Hall. "My specific appeal is to the Canadian government, who, I know, have the capacity to get us out of here. I'm wondering what they're waiting for."

The other Canadian and the Norwegian also made appeals, but the Filipino woman was not allowed to speak.

The video was the fourth such appeal released by the ISIS afilliated militants. In their third clip last month, they set an April 8 deadline but no ransom was specified. Hmmmm...........Trudeau gov reaction? Crickets.....unless you're an Egyptian Muslim don't count on us.