Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 08:30:03 +0000
A doctor was abducted by alleged Abu Sayyaf rebels in his own clinic in Jolo, Sulu, prompting the military to initiate search and rescue operations. Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command, said Dr. Daniel Moreno was kidnapped by four fully armed men at Barangay Walled City at 7 p.m. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:50:01 +0000
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines — Inside the sprawling camp of the Philippine Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion in Isabela City, Basilan, stands a newly built one-story facility. There is nothing extraordinary about the building that houses an office, sleeping quarters and a prayer room, among others. But its name — Baithus Salam, or […]
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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:29:27 +0000
The Philippine military is looking to eradicate terrorists in Sulu by yearend.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:29:32 +0000
Five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) fighters from Sulu and Basilan surrendered to the police in Zamboanga last July 18.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:44:38 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Monday the military camp in Jolo province that was attacked by two suicide bombers on June 28.
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Read moreCredit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 21:17:14 +0000
Beaming in a white toga and academic cap, Ibrahim Malat Fernandez, 40, proudly marched to the stage of Basilan State College here.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:04:18 +0000
A Marine battalion was deployed in Sulu to beef up government’s security presence in the province.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 05:02:08 +0000
ZAMBOANGA CITY –– A Marine battalion has been deployed to Sulu to beef up the government’s security presence in the province, rocked by recent bombings in a military facility, and grappling with a long-running bout with terrorists.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 21:16:55 +0000
A long-held Dutch hostage was shot and killed by his Abu Sayyaf captors on Friday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 11:57:07 +0000
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two children were reported killed and eight others wounded, including five soldiers, in fierce clashes with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in patikul, Sulu. The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said at least 30 ASG…READ
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