Egyptian, Filipino jihadists surrender in southern Philippines

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military is holding a young Egyptian jihadist whose mother blew herself up in an attack on an army checkpoint in 2019 in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Friday.

Philippines holds son of Indonesian suicide bombers

BASILAN - The Philippines is holding the 15-year old son of an Indonesian suicide bombers following an operation by security forces against pro-ISIS groups Dawlah Islamiya and Abu Sayyaf in the southern Muslim province of Basilan.

3 Sayyaf men surrender in Basilan, Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered separately to the Philippine Navy in the southern Muslim province of Basilan and Sulu with security officials saying the trio may be given amnesty under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. 

U.S deploy troops in Mindanao

PENTAGON HAS deployed American troops in southern Philippines, a known stronghold of pro-ISIS groups fighting to establish a caliphate in the restive region of largely Catholic Mindanao.

New military chief vows to work hard for peace in Sulu

SULU – New Western Mindanao Command Chief Maj. Gen. Roy Galido vowed to continue various peace and development projects in Sulu and at the same time assured government leaders of the military’s steadfast resolve to eliminate all the remaining threats in the province.

Philippines announces capture of ISIS bomber

COTABATO CITY - Philippine security forces captured a local ISIS bomber blamed for the series of attacks on civilian targets in the restive southern region of Mindanao.

Senate Spouses Foundation namigay ng donasyon sa typhoon victims

MAGUINDANAO - Namigay ng mga relief packages sa mga calamity survivors na nakatira sa Maguindanao del Norte ang Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc. (SSFI).

3 BIFF gunmen, sumuko sa militar

COTABATO CITY - Tatlong miyembro ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters ang sumuko sa tropa ng pamahalaan sa bayan ng Radjah Buayan sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao.

NPA lider, napaslang sa Sultan Kudarat

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Napatay ng mga sundalo sa ilalim ng 603rd Infantry Brigade ang isang lider ng New People’s Army sa bayan ng Senator Ninoy Aquino sa Sultan Kudarat province.

Commies continue to yield

MAGUINDANAO – Communist rebels continue to surrender to the 6^th Infantry Division as the military and government intensify its peace and development programs aimed at luring New People’s Army members and other lawless groups in the restive southern region of Mindanao.