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Army major, soldiers, killed in Basilan ambush by Sayyaf »
ISABELA CITY/07 May 2013—Military authorities here said that an army major and soldiers were killed in an ambush that transpired in the vicinity of Sitio Pagtawanan, in a village in Al-Barka town, Basilan. Col. Carlito Galvez, commander of the 104th Army Brigade based in Tabiawan, this city, confirmed the incident saying that the undetermined number [...]
Masked Sayyaf men kidnap 2 Patikul residents »
PATIKUL, SULU/03 May 2013—Some ten masked heavily armed men of the Abu Sayyaf Group were reported to have abducted this morning two civilian-residents of Sahaya Village in Latih, Patikul. Police identified the victims as 30-year old Awan Usman, and 32-year old Boy Nunung. They were forcibly taken at the vicinity of Baunoh Butong, Kilometer 5 [...]
Marines clash with Abu Sayyaf in Talipao »
TALIPAO, SULU/06 April 2013—Government forces from the Philippine Marines’ Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) 2 today had a firefight with some 30 armed men of the Abu Sayyaf Group in the remote village of Kiyutaan. MBLT 2 Commander Lt. Col. Romulo Quemado said the armed encounter transpired at about 7:30 in the morning at Sitio [...]
Political clan members, cop, hurt in Omar clash »
OMAR, SULU/28 February 2013—Six members of two warring political families in this town were hurt and 4 others were killed in an armed clash that erupted at the vicinity of Lahing-lahing, Omar at about 2 in the afternoon today. Omar police said the parties belonged to the families of Makintan Juraim and Hadjirun Saribon, who [...]
Tsunami alert cancelled »
MANILA, 06 February 2013—By mid-day today, the tsunami alert in certain parts of the Philippines has been cancelled by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), following the notification by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center that the threat of a hazardous tsunami has passed. The alert was initially issued by the PHIVOLCS at 9:29 [...]
