Jocelyn Inion (L), one of the kidnapped

Jocelyn Inion (L), one of the kidnapped female teachers is hugged by a relative in Sibugay, near Zamboanga city in Mindanao island on September 24, 2009 a day after she gained her freedom. Three female school teachers held for seven months by Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines and threatened with having their heads cut off finally won their freedom on September 23, police said. Police and local officials recovered the three, who were abducted by the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in March, in a small town on Basilan island, provincial police director Senior Superintendent Abubakar Tulawi said. AFP PHOTO/Therence Koh (Photo credit should read THERENCE KOH/AFP via Getty Images)