MEMORANDUM**

Marciano Pangilinan Dimacali, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions this court to reverse the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that he is ineligible for asylum, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A), and for withholding of deportation. We must uphold the BIA’s decision if it is supported by substantial evidence. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 479, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).

The evidence does not compel the conclusion that Dimacali suffered persecution or has a well founded fear of persecution because after his abduction, he was able to live safely in Manila for a year and his wife and children were able to continue residing safely in Baguio City. Cf. Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (1995). Similarly, the BIA reasonably determined that Dimacali had not established an entitlement to withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A). See Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646, 655 (9th Cir. 2000).

PETITION DENIED.