ILIGAN CITY – Five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to the 64th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan on April 4. FIVE Abu Sayyaf Group members surrender in Basilan on April 4. Lt. Col. Abel Potutan, 64th Infantry Battalion commander, said the surrenderers...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member designated as a Person with Significant Role (PSR) surrendered to the police here on Friday, March 8. SAJIRIN (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police identified the surrenderer as Wanhar A. Sajirin, alias Wanhar, an associate of ASG sub-leader Mujir U....
ILIGAN CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group leader tagged in the Jolo Cathedral bombing in Sulu in 2019 where 23 persons died was killed in an encounter in Basilan on Saturday, December 2, the military said Sunday, December 3. Lt. Gen. William Gonzales, Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command chief,...
PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) After serving as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant for over one-and-a-half years, Admiral Artemio Abu will officially retire from the uniformed service on Thursday, Oct. 18. Abu held the top PCG post since March 1, 2022, and...
CONVENTION, CONVERSATIONS, AND ENTERTAINMENT Performance by Kader Attou at Culture Summit 2022 (Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi) The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the sixth edition of its leading global forum, Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, which will return to...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other agencies should expedite the processing of benefits due to members of armed groups who have surrendered to the government. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla stressed this on Wednesday, October 4 during the Senate Committee on...
The Western Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines unveils the flag of newly-created Joint Task Force "Orion". (Photo by WestMinCom) A new task force created by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will run after the remnants of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Mindanao. Joint Task...
Admiral Artemio Abu (File photo) Five names were floated to replace outgoing Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu, it was bared on Friday, Sept. 22. Abu is set to retire on Oct. 19 after serving as the 29 th PCG chief for 18 months or since March 1, 2022. PCG spokesperson Rear...
ILIGAN CITY – Five Abu Sayyaf Group members surrendered to Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan, at the 101st Infantry Brigade headquarters in Barangay Tabiawan, Isabela City, Basilan on Wednesday afternoon, September 6. Two of the surrenderers, alias “Idol” and...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu renders a salute during the wake of Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Ponciano Nisperos Jr. in San Fernando City, Pampanga on Sept. 8, 2023. Nisperos drowned while in the middle of a search and rescue (SAR) operation in Tubao, La Union on...
The entire province of Sulu has been declared as free from the presence and influence of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday, Sept. 7. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Ignatius N. Patrimonio, Commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu, attributed it...
By DAISY LOU C. TALAMPAS NICE AND WAVY Vacationers enjoy the beach and trying out water sports at Hudayriyat in Abu Dhabi The pandemic has put on hold our bucket list trips and escapades. But thank heavens after two years of lockdowns, the world has opened up and it’s time...
