China has defended the reported "intrusion" of a Chinese naval vessel in the Philippine waters, saying it was an "exercise of the right of innocent passage." Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)...
Alert military personnel foiled a potential destructive bomb attack when it successfully diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) that was left on the roadside by an unidentified suspect in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, Feb. 27. (Courtesy of 11th Infantry Division) 1Lt. Jose Ignacious de Leon,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY— Combined military and police troops foiled a possible bombing attack after defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and recovering bomb materials in Patikul municipality, Sulu Province on Sunday, Feb. 27. A military report said teams under the Joint Task Force Sulu (JTF-Sulu)...
The humble, yet striking, handwoven cloth made by the women of Sulu has received praise from Filipino designer Ann Ong, whose eye for fashion pieces and jewelry is known internationally. Pis syabit weavers in Sulu (Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut's office) Catching Ong's attention...
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...
In 2013, when Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines, it made its first landfall in a small island called Sulu-an, a few kilometers off the coast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. While most people know of Yolanda’s destruction in Tacloban and other major cities in the Visayas, most Filipinos have not heard...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated six areas to Alert Level 3 due to the rising number of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. El Nido is a municipality on Palawan Island. It is one of the most popular destinations in the Philippines thanks to its absolutely stunning islands...
Soldiers based in Sulu still remember the tragedy that struck on July 4 this year when a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed after a failed landing at the Jolo airport. The crash, which claimed the lives of 50 military personnel and three civilians, is considered as the deadliest aviation...
Combined elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), police, military and intelligence groups arrested six drug pushers and seized P13.6 million worth of ‘shabu’ in a buy-bust operation in Parang Sulu on Friday, Sept. 24. In a statement, the PDEA Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
A 23-year-old female Tausug proved that women can also excel in the male-dominated military after she ranked first from a Philippine Army (PA) candidate soldier course in Indanan, Sulu, the 11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division (11ID) said Wednesday, September 22. Private Nerna Arip (Photo: 11th...
Multiple factors that include environment condition and pilot actions were seen as the reasons behind the crash of the ill-fated C-130 cargo plane in Sulu in July that left more than 50 people, mostly soldiers dead. The same findings were established on the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter in Tarlac...
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,...
