Sulu proposes new, modern airport

SULU – A new and modern airport may soon rise in Sulu which could further boost trade and commerce, including tourism and put the southern Filipino province as a gateway to BIMP–EAGA or the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area.

7 killed, 3 wounded in Sulu clash

SULU - Security forces killed seven people following a fierce gun battle that wounded a police commando and two civilians in Sulu province in southern Philippines, officials said Monday.

14 rescued from capsized boat off Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces rescued over a dozen passengers of a motorized boat which capsized during bad weather off Maimbung town in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the Coast Guard said Monday.

Duterte ally bares more projects for Sulu

SULU REP. Samier Tan, a close political ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, bares a plan to install more street lights in the municipalities of his province’s first congressional district, especially in the capital town of Jolo.

Coast Guard, Maimbung town hold medical mission

SULU – Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini praised members of the Philippine Coast Guard who recently conducted a medical mission that benefitted many villages in the town.

3 Sulu towns win award

SULU – Three municipalities here were awarded by the regional government for garnering “Ideal Functionality Rating” in the 2020 Local Government Functionality Appraisal program or LoGFA.

Sulu’s Maimbung Mayor Hayudini leads sanitation efforts

SULU – In efforts to protect the town and its residents from the deadly coronavirus, of Coid-19, Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini ordered a large-scale spraying of disinfectant and told locals to stay at home.