ILIGAN CITY – The military has declared the province of Basilan free from the Abu Sayyaf Group following the surrender of the four remaining members and four followers in Barangay Guiong, Sumisip on Thursday. FOUR remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group surrender in Basilan on Thursday. (101st...
The US Embassy in Manila said Friday, Dec. 6, that it is coordinating with Philippine authorities amid the possible death of American vlogger who was kidnapped south of the country. The embassy said it is aware of reports that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has presumed that Elliot Eastman...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The municipality of Ungkaya Pukan in Basilan, once a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf Group, was declared as ASG-free during a ceremony held at the municipal hall in Barangay Bohe Pahu last Friday, July 19. THE town of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan was declared Abu Sayyaf Group-free...
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....
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...
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...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has committed to continue rebuilding Marawi and help displaced individuals due to the 2017 siege. "We continue to rebuild Marawi in the aftermath of the siege that took place on May 23, 2017," Marcos said in a Facebook post on Tuesday night, May 23. He...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected bomber eluded arrest while his cohort was arrested during a police operation here on Friday morning, Feb. 17. MAYOR John Dalipe and Zamboanga City police director Col. Alexander Lorenzo present bombing suspect Omar Mabanza to the media. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Col....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four high-risk prisoners were transferred to Metro Manila after authorities uncovered a plot by the Abu Sayyaf Group to rescued their comrades incarcerated at the San Ramon Penal Colony here. Bureau of Corrections officials immediately secured all the prisoners after...
ILIGAN CITY -- Twenty-one Daulah Islamiyah (DI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members surrendered to the military on Sunday morning, Jan. 8, in Patikul, Sulu. Surrenderers include DI-ASG leader Majid Said, alias "Amah Pattit," and ASG sub-leader Jamiri Jauhari, alias "Jamiri." They handed over...
TWENTY-one members of the Abu Sayyaf Group yield to authorities in a PNP camp in Asturias, Jolo, Sulu. (PNP photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Twenty-one members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to authorities led by the Special Action Force on Jan. 4, Wednesday, in Asturias, Jolo, Sulu. The...
