ILIGAN CITY – Mayor Nursiya Ismael of Lantawan, Basilan has turned over 34 loose firearms surrendered by constituents to the military in a ceremony at the 19th Special Forces Company headquarters in Barangay Tabuk, Isabela City, Basilan. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force Basilan...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—As the second highest official in the country, presidential bet and Vice President Leni Robredo was briefed here on the situation in Palawan province and the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Western Command (Wescom). Vice President Leni Robredo visits the Western...
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...
Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio assumed his new post as 4th Commanding General of Joint Task Force Sulu following turnover ceremonies at Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio assumes his new post as Commanding General of Joint Task Force...
The newly appointed emir or commander of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Daulah Islamiya (DI) group has been killed in an armed clash with the military in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a ranking general revealed on Friday, Dec. 3. Asim Karinda alias Abu Azim, a highly trained improvised explosive device...
Six alleged members of the terror Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) operating in Indanan, Sulu have surrendered to the military, the Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu disclosed Friday, Aug. 27. The Joint Task Force Sulu presents sox alleged Abu Sayyaf Group members who surrendered in Indanan, Sulu last Aug. 24,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Saturday, Aug. 14, that the distribution of cash assistance or "ayuda" for residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been orderly so far. Residents maintain social distancing as they wait for...
