"The eight suspects sat silently during her three-hour testimony, separated from her by a wooden grill. They face the death sentence if found guilty of kidnapping for ransom. The trial began this year and is not expected to end for several months." Alhamzer Limbong was later killed in a prison uprising. Gracia Burnham has caused controversy since returning to the US, by claiming that Philippine military officials were colluding with her captors. She made the claim in a book about her experiences called "In the Presence of My Enemies". In it she complains the Armed Forces of the Philippines "didn't pursue us ... "As time went on, we noticed that they never pursued us." A series of kidnappings and beheadings since 2007 have been attributed to the Abu Sayyaf Group, with some of its members having been given the distinction of having US$5 million (some of them US$30 million) placed on their heads as monetary rewards by the U.S. Government for their capture. The most recent kidnapping spree involved two Chinese-migrant businessmen and their Filipino employee (who was eventually beheaded) in Maluso, and businessman Lario delos Santos who was abducted from his Isabela City resort December 16, 2010. Allegations of the proliferation of "absentee executives" in Basilan's hinterland municipalities have been blamed for the steep rise in the spate of kidnap-for-ransom cases. Likewise, rumors about military-police collusion with the kidnappers, as well as a worsening narcotics-prohibited drugs trade in the province have been pointed at as possible causes for the recent lawlessness in the province. The Provincial Officials from 1988 to 1998 were:   Governor : Gerry A. Salapuddin  Vice Governor: Ping A. Kasim, P.O. pro tempore  Provincial Board Members  1. Hunasil A. Asmawil  2. Mario M. Mamang  3. Ahmad U. Puyo  4. Abdulgapor A. Abubakar  5. Adam A. Musa, SK  6. Andriel B. Asalul, ABC   Governor : Gerry A. Salapuddin  Vice Governor : Ping A. Kasim  Provincial Board Members  1. Mario M. Mamang  2. Nato Asmawil  3. Eddie Otoh Fernandez  4. Perfecto C. Antonio  5. Susan B. Yu  6. Alexander V. Estabillo  7.