ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Saying they wanted to reunite with their families, two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members separately surrendered in Basilan and Sulu. ABU Junjun, an Abu Sayyaf member, surrendered in Patikul, Sulu. He yielded an M79 grenade launcher. (Westmincom photo) In a statement Wednesday,...
The Indonesian government has awarded its highly-regarded token of service to two of the Philippines’ former highest military officials for the successful rescue of three Indonesian fishermen abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, through Indonesian...
ILIGAN CITY – Four Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members surrendered to the 18th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Lamitan City, Basilan, Saturday, July 16. FOUR Abu Sayyaf members embraced peace and surrendered to the government in Lamitan City, Basilan. They handed over M1 Garand rifles and one Carbine. The...
THE body of Abu Sayyaf member and suspected drug pusher Gan Salahuddin is sprawled on the ground after an encounter with the military in Sulu Wednesday, June 29. (Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – A notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member allegedly involved in the...
Two alleged sub-leaders of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who were involved in the abduction and beheading of various foreigners and local victims as well as bombing incidents have surrendered to authorities in Jolo, Sulu. (Photo courtesy of Joint Task Force Sulu) Maj. Gen. Ignatius...
AN Abu Sayyaf Group member turns over his firearm as he surrenders to the military in Talipao, Sulu. ILIGAN CITY -- Twelve members of the Abu Sayyaf Group, including a minor, operating in Sulu surrendered to the military in Talipao, Sulu Friday, June 10. They surrendered through the continuous...
Deputy Speaker and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman couldn't help but fact-check investigative journalist Raissa Robles over her supposed insinuation that Basilan is still an active nest of the Abu Sayyaf Group or ASG. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) "Gusto ko lang linawin: WALA NANG...
Military personnel and suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) figured in two separate armed encounters in Sumisip, Basilan on Saturday, April 2, which left casualties on both sides. Military personnel figure in an armed encounter with suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four soldiers were wounded during a firefight between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sumisip Municipality, Basilan province on Saturday, April 2. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force Basilan commander, said soldiers were conducting combat operations...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and ten other members surrendered to authorities in Basilan last Tuesday, less than a week after the group’s top leader was killed during an encounter with government troops. Joint Task Force Basilan officials pose with the Abu Sayyaf...
The leader of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been killed by military forces in an encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Friday, March 25. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) says Radzmil Jannatul, an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and the successor of the late ASG commander Furuji Indama, has...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A suspected Abu Sayyaf member linked to several bombing and kidnapping incidents in Zamboanga and Basilan surrendered to authorities on Tuesday. Mursidin Husin, 39, a resident of Sitio Buahayan, Dita, Zamboanga City, surrendered to the police at PNP Camp General Eduardo Batalla,...
