Malacañang said on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the claim to Sabah of the Sultanate of Sulu descendants is "not an issue of sovereignty" as it is "in the nature of a private claim." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this after members...
ONE-hundred eighty-two cases of smuggled cigarettes loaded in a ‘jungkong’ were intercepted by Navy and Customs personnel off Balod Island in Sulu Sunday, July 31. (Navy photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Naval Forces Western Mindanao and Bureau of Customs (BOC) foiled an attempt to smuggle more...
A total of 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members and supporters surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, July 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. led the formal surrender and acceptance of the former violent extremists (FVEs) in...
The World Bank has expressed interest to fund various infrastructure projects in Sulu that include roads and a major source of potable water for the residents, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has disclosed. Emil K. Sadain, DPWH undersecretary for Unified...
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...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) administered 11,263 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Sulu province through their "Bakuna" bus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) A total of 3,000 people were fully vaccinated and boosted in the province according to a statement released by PRC on Monday, June 20. The Sulu Chapter...
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...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three soldiers were wounded during a firefight between government troops under Joint Task Force Sulu (JTF-Sulu) and the Abu Sayyaf in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu on Sunday, May 15. Soldiers under the 100th Infantry Battalion of JTF-Sulu were on their way to verify the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Candidates from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi signed a peace covenant for safe and honest elections at Basilan State College, Isabela City, Basilan on Saturday, April 23. BaSulTa (Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi) candidates sign the peace accord at the Basilan State...
With just a few weeks before the elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, April 23, said there will be no electricity problem in the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BaSulTa) on Election Day, May 9. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Soldiers of Joint Task Force Sulu recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu last Saturday, April 16. The explosive recovered by Joint Task Force Sulu soldiers in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu last Saturday, April 16. (WesMinCom...
