A respected campaigner who works on behalf of kidnap victims in the Philippines has taken up the case of Hong Kong resident Carole Day, who disappeared in the country two weeks ago. In an indication of how seriously the Philippine government is taking the situation, Teresita Ang See, of the respected Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order, says she was called by President Benigno Aquino's spokesman yesterday for an update on the case. 'I think they are taking this very seriously,' Ang See said of the Philippine government. 'Even the Malacanang Palace, the spokesperson of the president himself called me up to ask me for updates.' Ang-See said the Philippine government was giving Day's disappearance high priority in the wake of last month's hostage-taking in Manila, in which eight Hong Kong people were killed after an armed former policeman took over a tour bus. Day's eldest son, Jai, 24, who is in the Philippines with his brother Jamie, 21, looking for their mother, said police had told him she may have been kidnapped by a gang. Day, 56, a Hong Kong resident of 22 years, was last seen by her business partner and was meant to be leaving that day for Cebu or for Thailand. However, she failed to turn up at either destination and has not left the Philippines, according to immigration records and airline passenger lists. Jai, an actor based in Los Angeles, flew to Manila from Hong Kong on Wednesday. He said staff at a police station had suggested the kidnap theory when he first went to report her missing. 'They said the gangs ask people for help, drug them and then use their credit cards. It wasn't very encouraging. 'But her Hong Kong bank account and credit card have shown no activity outside the normal direct debits. She has a credit card with a UK bank and I am still waiting to hear about transactions on that card.' Jai said it was rare for his mother not to be in touch, adding: 'She had things to do in Hong Kong. Things she would not miss.' He said his mother made several business trips a month to the Philippines. Carole Day is the widow of District Court judge Richard Day, who died in 2005. Yesterday, Hong Kong's undersecretary for security, Lai Tung-kwok, said the government had contacted Day's relatives. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted Chinese diplomats in the Philippines to provide what assistance they can. Jai is asking anyone with information to contact him via the Facebook page Missing: Carole Day or by e-mail at jaicool@hotmail.com Carole Day's last known movements Friday, September 10: Carole Day is dropped off at Hong Kong airport by her son Jai to catch a Cebu Pacific flight for Manila at 10.40am 4pm: Carole meets business partner at LRI Showroom in Makati 7pm: Business partner drops Carole off at the Corporate Inn in Ermita Saturday, September 11, 2pm: Carol meets her business partner at the hotel for about one hour Sunday, September 12, 7.30am: Carole checks out of the Corporate Inn and takes a taxi to the LRI showroom 8.45am: She arrives at the showroom 9.30am: Business partner says goodbye to Carole leaving her at the showroom. Carole says she is leaving for Cebu and Thailand Monday, September 13: Business partner returns to studio to find it locked. The job Carole was doing has been completed. There are no signs of a struggle