Scout Ranger killed, another wounded in Basilan ambush

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Gunmen killed a member of the Philippine Army’s Scout Ranger regiment and wounded another in an ambush Tuesday in the restive Muslim province of Basilan.

2 Sayyaf terrorists yield in Sulu

SULU - Two Abu Sayyaf terrorists have surrendered to the military authorities in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, once a stronghold of the dreaded pro-ISIS group.

4 injured in Basilan attack; 21 Sayyafs yield in Sulu

BASILAN - Four people, including a minor, were injured when gunmen attacked a government militia sparking a firefight that left him and family members wounded in the restive Muslim province of Basilan in southern Philippines.

Troops kill terrorist, 5 others yield in South

COTABATO CITY – Security forces killed an alleged financier of the pro-ISIS group Dawlah Islamiya in a clash in the town of Datu Saudi Ampatuan in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao.

DPWH, World Bank line up infra projects for Sulu

SULU - Governor Sakur Tan thanked executives of the World Bank and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways who visited the southern province for possible road and water projects initially worth some $50 million. 

Troops clash with Sayyafs in Sulu

SULU – Army soldiers clashed Saturday with a band of Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said.

Sayyaf bomber captured in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces captured a suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber who is also the wife of a notorious terror leader and bomb expert Mundi Sawadaan in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Monday.

Philippine Army foils bombing in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military said it prevented an attack in the southern province of Sulu after soldiers diffused an improvised explosive planted on a roadside in Patikul town.

Man wanted for twin murders killed in clash with cops

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police forces killed one of the most wanted criminals in the southern Philippine province of Sulu following a gunfight in Patikul town, officials said.

2 dead, 2 wounded in fresh fighting in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf militant and an army soldier were killed in fierce clashes in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Tuesday, adding two other infantrymen were wounded in the fighting.

8 Sulu villages cleared from Sayyaf influence

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eight villages in the southern Philippine province of Sulu are now free from the influence of the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf which Gov. Sakur Tan said was largely due to the concerted efforts of the local and regional governments, the police and military.

3 killed in Sulu clash

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two Abu Sayyaf terrorists and a government soldier were killed in a clash in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, an army commander said Wednesday.

Land Bank praises Sulu for new ATM, CDM building

SULU - The Sulu provincial government has formally inaugurated a building for 2 Automated Teller and one Cash Deposit Machines (ATM and CDM) at the Capitol compound in Patikul town in an effort to provide efficient access to electronic banking services.

Sulu puts up ATM, CDM building

SULU - The Sulu provincial government has constructed a building that would house an Automated Teller and Cash Deposit Machines (ATM and CDM) at the Capitol compound in Patikul town in an effort to provide efficient access to electronic banking services.

Tausug Heroes

A WEEK after the fiery crash of a military C-130 cargo plane that killed over 50 people and wounded dozens more in Sulu’s Patikul town, praises continue to pour for the Tausugs who bravely risked their lives in rescuing soldiers from the burning wreckage.

50 dead in C-130 plane crash in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military said a total of 50 soldiers, including three civilians, were killed in the crash of an air force transport plane in the southern province of Sulu.

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.

Philippine military transport plane crashes in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane crashed Sunday in the southern province of Sulu, reports said, but security officials have not issued any statement on the ill-fated aircraft acquired last year from the United States.

Education, town officials praise Sulu vice governor for school building project

SULU – Education and municipal government officials thanked Vice Governor Toto Tan for his advocacy and strong support to literacy and education after the influential leader turned over Saturday a brand new school building in Patikul town.

10 Sayyaf terrorists yield in Sulu

SULU – The Philippine military said 10 Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered in the southern province of Sulu where the pro-ISIS group had brutally killed tens of dozens of people and kidnapped Filipinos and foreigners in the past decades.