Why a Filipino?

Those Iraqi imilitants at it again. This time a Pinoy worker was abducted in Fallujah after his convoy was attacked by a group of insurgents. The insurgents demanded a pullout of the Philippine contingent in Iraq in 72 hours.

Why hostage somebody from a third world country?(whos not even a troop but instead an OFW) Would it really make any difference. I would understand if it's someone from Canada or UK or even from Spain.

Heck, I don't think our contingent is even that big! I'm not sure.

Update-Philippines will pull out troops....next month. They put a ban instead on pinoy workers going to Iraq to work.