Search Result for “ASG”
6 ‘commies’, 5 ASG, DI leaders designated terrorists
June 15, 2022, 5:07 pm
MANILA – The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated as terrorists six high-ranking communist leaders, including National Democratic Front’s Luis G. Jalandoni, and five figureheads of Abu Sayyaf Group, and Daulah Islamiyah after careful verification and validation. The ATC, in a press statement… Read More
P25-M reformation facility for ex-ASG members to rise in Sulu
June 13, 2022, 4:08 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-BARMM) is building a PHP25 million reformation center in Sulu to help turn former Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits into productive citizens.Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, MILF… Read More
48 new Tausug soldiers set to join fight vs. Abu Sayyaf
June 9, 2022, 7:20 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 459 new soldiers, including 48 Tausugs, are set to join the government’s fight against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Sulu.Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, said the new soldiers recently completed a six-month basic soldiery… Read More
6th 'most wanted' ASG fighter nabbed in Basilan
June 9, 2022, 6:28 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police operatives arrested a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) listed as the sixth most wanted person in the Zamboanga Peninsula, an official said Thursday.Col. Alexander Lorenzo, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said Jain Adjanal was served a warrant around… Read More
JTF-Sulu, MNLF vow to end ASG terrorism
June 8, 2022, 6:29 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu and the Sulu island-based Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have vowed to work together in ending the Abu Sayyaf Group terror activities in the province.Col. Allaric Avelino Delos Santos, JTF-Sulu civil-military office chief, said Wednesday… Read More
Mindanao reaping 'dividends of peace': Galvez
June 8, 2022, 2:37 pm
MANILA – Mindanao is reaping "dividends of peace", particularly in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), now the second fastest-growing region in the country in terms of economic activity, according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace,… Read More
Go tells Robles: ‘See Mindanao for yourself’
June 7, 2022, 7:18 pm
BANAYBANAY, Davao Oriental – Senator Christopher Lawrence Go urged journalist Raissa Robles Tuesday to visit Mindanao so that she “can see it for yourself and be the judge."Go issued the invitation following Robles' demeaning and inaccurate statements about Mindanao, suggesting that the entire… Read More
5 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu
June 7, 2022, 3:48 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members have abandoned their armed struggle and surrendered to authorities in Sulu, a top military official said Tuesday.Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the group surrendered Sunday in the… Read More
Sara deplores ‘irresponsible, reckless’ views on Mindanao
June 5, 2022, 1:35 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on Saturday night lambasted the social media post of a journalist who is a known critic of the Duterte administration, saying it demonized Mindanao and insult its people. In her Twitter post on June 2, Raissa Robles said that as incoming Tourism… Read More
Troops foil roadside bomb try in Basilan
June 4, 2022, 4:27 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops foiled a roadside bomb attack as they recovered three improvised explosives in Basilan province on Saturday, a top military official said. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the improvised bombs were recovered in Sitio… Read More
Warrant served vs. ASG for kidnapping of 5 Indonesian fishermen
June 3, 2022, 8:23 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An alleged Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit already detained here for kidnapping charges got a third arrest warrant for the same offense, an official said Thursday. Col. John Francis Encinareal, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Region 9 (CIDG-9) chief, said the latest… Read More
DepEd-Sta. Rosa, Antipolo school get slots in Asean games
May 27, 2022, 8:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Sta. Rosa City Division (Region 4-A - Calabarzon) boys’ team and the California Academy (Antipolo) girls’ team on Friday emerged as winners in the Department of Education (DepEd) national volleyball invitational games, qualifying them to represent the Philippines in the… Read More
Security drills up for safety of Asean School Games delegates
May 18, 2022, 5:05 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The city government here, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders, will be holding a series of simulated security exercises to ensure the safety of thousands of international delegations to the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) School Games (ASG). The… Read More
3 injured as troops, ASG bandits clash in Sulu
May 16, 2022, 1:50 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers were wounded in a clash with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits while on a security operation in the Sulu municipality of Indanan, military officials said Monday.Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, said the firefight Sunday morning in… Read More
Former Sulu battleground transformed into habitable community
May 14, 2022, 2:02 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – After two decades, Internally Displaced Persons relocated back to their communities that were taken away by terrorists. The military and Sulu Provincial Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict (PTF-ELAC) constructed infrastructures and livelihood projects on the former… Read More
ASG member tagged in 2001 Lamitan siege nabbed at NAIA
May 13, 2022, 6:47 pm
MANILA – Operatives of the Southern Police District (SPD) have arrested an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member involved in the 2001 Lamitan siege at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 in Pasay City. In a statement sent to reporters on Friday, SPD Director, Brig. Gen. Jimili… Read More
Slain ASG member yields bomb components after Basilan clash
May 9, 2022, 10:11 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Troops recovered bomb components following a clash that resulted in the death of an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member in Basilan province, a top police official said Monday.Brig. Gen. Franco Simoborio, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said the slain ASG fighter,… Read More
Terror groups weakened as numbers drop: Westmincom
April 27, 2022, 5:34 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) recorded 288 members of terror groups neutralized during the first quarter of this year, a top military official said Wednesday.Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said 66 of the 288 were… Read More
8 areas in Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur under Comelec control
April 26, 2022, 7:49 pm
MANILA – Eight areas in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur on Tuesday were placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In a statement, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said six municipalities in Maguindanao, and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur are now… Read More
Troops to build another peace learning center in Sulu
April 19, 2022, 3:32 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Army’s 6th Special Forces Company (6SFC) is building another learning center to strengthen its promotion of peace through education in a remote area of Sulu.Capt. Ron Villarosa, 6SFC commander, said Tuesday the learning center to be established in Barangay Upper Sinumaan… Read More
