Indon bomber, 2 Sayyafs captured in Sulu

SULU - Philippine authorities are holding an Indonesian suicide bomber and 2 Filipino terrorists after security forces raided an Abu Sayyaf hideout Saturday in the southern province of Sulu.

Sayyafs attack farmers, killed 1 in Sulu

SULU – Abu Sayyaf gunmen attacked a group of farmers and killed one person in the southern Philippine province of Sulu where local leaders and civilians declared the terrorists as persona non grata.

Sulu taps community to promote peace

SULU - Gov. Sakur Tan led the signing of the so-called “Parjanjian Indanan or the “Indanan People Peace Covenant” in an effort to harness the community's participation and empowerment to achieve long-lasting peace in the southern province.

Security forces lauded for rescuing kidnapped Zambo man

PAGADIAN CITY – Military and police commanders lauded security forces who recovered a Filipino farmer kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf following a firefight with his guards in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Kidnapped Filipino farmer escapes from Sayyaf

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces recovered Wednesday a Filipino farmer kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf following a firefight with his guards in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte, officials said.

Sayyaf killed in Sulu; bomber captured in Zamboanga (WARNING: Contains graphic images)

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Army soldiers killed an Abu Sayyaf fighter in a clash Monday in Sulu province while a bomber was captured in Zamboanga City, all in southern Philippines, officials said. 

Fuel depot opens in Zambo, to boosts economy

ZAMBOANGA’S ECONOMY gets a boost amid the coronavirus pandemic following the inauguration of a fuel depot which was welcomed by canning and fishery firms here.

Soldiers told to take precautions

MAGUINDANAO – The Philippine military ordered security forces to take precautions during dangerous operations following the spate of bombings carried out by pro-ISIS militants in the restive province of Maguindanao.

3 soldiers wounded in Maguindanao blast

COTABATO CITY – Three soldiers were wounded in a bomb explosion Thursday while clearing an area occupied by pro-ISIS militants in the restive Philippine province of Maguindanao, officials said.

2 Sayyafs surrender in Sulu

SULU – Two Abu Sayyaf militants surrendered separately to the Philippine Army in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Tuesday.

Fighting erupts in Sulu, 3 soldiers wounded

SULU – Three soldiers were wounded in a clash with pro-ISIS Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, security officials said Monday.

Bomb attack foiled in Sulu

SULU - The Philippine military said it thwarted a bomb attack in the capital town of Jolo in the southern province of Sulu barely a month after twin suicide bombings claimed by ISIS killed and wounded dozens of people.

Bombing kills Marine, 4 others wounded in Maguindanao

COTABATO CITY - A bomb explosion had killed a Philippine Marine and wounded four others in a daring roadside attack in the province of Maguindanao in the war-torn Muslim autonomous region in the South.

Terrorist killed, 5 others wounded in Zambo clash

PAGADIAN CITY - Security forces raided a terrorist hideout and killed one gunman, but 2 soldiers and three civilians were also wounded in the firefight in Zamboanga Sibugay’s Alicia town, about 211 kilometers from here, officials said Monday.

Tight security for Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY tightened its security following the recent twin suicide bombings in the southern town of Jolo that killed over a dozen people and wounded many others.

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.

9 killed in fresh Sulu fighting

ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 9 soldiers and Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed in fierce clashes Friday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, security officials said.

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.

Tausug (MAKUSUG Class) soldiers, pride of Sulu

SULU – The Philippine Army thanked Governor Sakur Tan for his support in various, including its community and humanitarian programs in the southern province of Sulu where it recently graduated over 230 new soldiers.

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.