Troops seize Sayyaf IEDs in Basilan

BASILAN - Government forces raided an Abu Sayyaf safe house and recovered two improvised explosives in Basilan province in the restive Muslim autonomous region.

11 Sayyafs surrender in Basilan

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military announced Wednesday the surrender of 11 Abu Sayyaf fighters, including their commander, in the southern Muslim island-province of Basilan, about 29 nautical miles south of here.

9 ARMM towns under ‘areas of grave concern’ for 2019 polls

COTABATO CITY - Police authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have listed 9 towns in the region where violence are likely to happen in the upcoming 2019 elections.

 

Chief Supt. Graciano Mijares, ARMM police director, identified the towns as Hadji Mohammad Ajul,  Lantawan and Tipo-Tipo towns all in Basilan province; Marawi City and Sultan Dumalondong in Lanao del Sur province; and Mamasapano, Shariff Aguak, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, and Datu Unsay, all in Maguindanao.

 

Mijares said they have recommended those towns to be placed under “hot spot” areas in the coming elections and listed them as “election areas of grave concern.” “The presence of armed men and private armed groups in the following areas had a history of election-related violence,” Mijares said.

 

The number of areas under such category might increase, he said, depending on the result of the weekly assessment conducted by both the police and the military. (PNA)

 

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