Thank you Mayor Beng

THE MILITARY has thanked the local government for assisting in the emergency which saw Mayor Beng Climaco rushing at the Edwin Andrews Air Base to help bring soldiers injured in a plane crash in Sulu province that killed over 50 passengers and left dozens wounded.

17 dead in military plane crash in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said at least 17 soldiers were killed in a fiery crash Sunday when a military transport plane carrying 92 passengers, including 8 crewmen and pilots, missed the runway in Sulu’s capital town of Jolo.

AFP Chief expresses alarm over China’s coast guard threats to fire at foreign vessels

THE PHILIPPINES expressed alarm over China’s new law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels to assert its sovereignty in disputed waters in the South China Sea, raising temperatures in the strategic waterway, the military chief said.

Bomb attack kills civilian, 7 others injured

KIDAPAWAN CITY – A bomb explosion Wednesday killed one civilian and wounded 7 others in a daring broad daylight attack in North Cotabato’s Tulunan town, officials said. 

Decorated army man takes over 'Kampilan' Division

COTABATO CITY - Major General Juvymax Uy has formally assumed as the new commander of the 6th Infantry Division, replacing Major General Diosdado Carreon who retired at age 56. 

Sulu martial law, opposed!

SULU REJECTED fresh proposals to place the province anew under martial law following the recent twin suicide bombings in the capital town of Jolo that killed and wounded dozens of people, mostly civilians.

Sulu to build additional quarantine center

SULU – In an effort to contain or prevent the further spread of the deadly coronavirus disease, Governor Sakur Tan said the provincial government will build an additional isolation and quarantine facilities in the town of Indanan.

Sayyafs kill army officer, 9 soldiers wounded in Sulu fighting

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Abu Sayyaf militants killed an army officer and wounded 9 other soldiers in fierce clashes amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the southern Filipino province of Sulu, a regional military commander said Tuesday.

Fighting erupt in Sulu, 3 Sayyaf killed, 5 soldiers wounded (WARNING: Contains graphic image)

SULU - At least 3 Abu Sayyaf militants were killed and 5 soldiers wounded in fierce fighting that broke out in Patikul town in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Sunday.

2 Sayyaf fighters killed in Tawi-Tawi clash

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government forces killed 2 Abu Sayyaf fighters in a clash in the remote southern Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Tuesday.

Pro-ISIS militants kill 2 soldiers in Maguindanao

COTABATO CITY – Two army soldiers were killed and another was wounded in fierce clashes with pro-ISIS militants in the town of Datu Hoffer in the restive province of Maguindanao in southern Philippines, officials said Monday.

PDEA, Marines destroy marijuana plantation in Sulu town

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Anti-narcotics agents, backed by soldiers, swooped down early Friday on a marijuana plantation owned by an Abu Sayyaf supporter in Kalingalan Caluang town in Sulu province in southern Philippines, the military said.

Security forces capture notorious killer and gunrunner in Lanao Norte

PAGADIAN CITY – Security forces captured a notorious hired killer and gunrunner in the province of Lanao del Norte in southern Philippines, security officials said Friday.

6 Sayyafs killed, 8 soldiers wounded in fresh Sulu clash (WARNING: Contains graphic images)

SULU – Security forces killed at least 6 Abu Sayyaf terrorists in a clash that left 8 soldiers wounded in the southern Philippine province of Sulu where the military mounted fresh assault against the pro-ISIS group, officials said Thursday.

Sayyaf militant surrenders in Sulu

SULU – An Abu Sayyaf militant surrendered to the security officials in the southern Philippine province of Sulu where military operations continue against the pro-ISIS group.

Troops kill Sayyaf bomb expert linked to Sulu suicide attacks (WARNING: Contains graphic image)

SULU – Filipino troops killed an Abu Sayyaf bomb expert who engineered explosives used by suicide attackers last year in the southern province of Sulu, security officials said Sunday.

Wounded Sulu soldiers awarded medals, receive financial assistance

SULU – Governor Sakur Tan visited Saturday over a dozen wounded soldiers who clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen at a military hospital in the capital town of Jolo and handed them financial assistance, and condoling with security officials  and troops for the brutal killings of 11 infantrymen in Sulu’s Patikul town.

Brutal killings of Sulu soldiers condemned

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine government condemned the brutal killings of soldiers who clashed with the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf in the southern province of Sulu in the Muslim autonomous region.

Philippines holds 8 Vietnamese poachers

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine authorities are holding 8 Vietnamese fishermen for poaching off Taganak Island in the southern province of Tawi-Tawi.

Over 2 dozen pro-ISIS fighters surrender in Philippines

COTABATO CITY – Over 2 dozen pro-ISIS militants have surrendered to the military in the restive southern Philippine region, officials said Wednesday.