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Hits local terrorists for embracing a foreign ISIS ideology (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged government forces to kill and destroy Islamic militants in Marawi City, saying so many lives of his soldiers and policemen had been lost that he would not stop until he had “crushed” those who have sided with a “foreign ideology” in Mindanao. “I am ordering you to crush, pulbusin ninyo ang kalaban natin. Kasi hindi ito pangkaraniwan… When I say crush […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine military has condemned the Maute-Abu Sayyaf Group for looting and burning houses and school buildings in Marawi City, and for desecrating and destroying houses of worship, including churches and mosques in the war-torn city. In a press conference, Philippine military officials said the Islamist terrorists had also been spreading twisted facts, propaganda and disinformation. “We condemn the propaganda of the Maute -Abu Sayyaf Group and their sympathizers in peddling […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P10-million bounty on the alleged “Emir” of ISIS in the Philippines and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. “The President is offering P10 million reward money for the neutralization of Isnilon Hapilon who is believed to be leading the terrorist Maute-ISIS group in attacking Marawi City,” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año said Monday. Año said the President also offered P5 million each for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Defense Secretary and Martial Law Administrator Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the arrest of more than 100 members of the terrorist groups Maute and Abu Sayyaf. National Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said the arrest order against 129 individuals was issued by Lorenzana and was based on the charge of rebellion against them. Of the 129 members in the charge sheet, the authorities have confirmed the identities of 95 members. […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 97 ang bilang ng mga nasasawi matapos ang pagkubkob ng Maute Group sa Marawi City na sinundan ng matinding opensiba ng military laban sa mga ito. Sa pinakahuling tala ng 103rd Infantry Brigade, nasa 61 miyembro na ng Maute at Abu Sayyaf ang napapaslang, samantalang 19 naman ang nasawing sibilyan. Nasa 13 sundalo naman at 4 na pulis ang nalagas sa panig ng gobyerno. Ayon kay Lt. Col Joa-Ar […]
Gonzales: Gov’t battling between 400 to 700 Islamist terrorists from ASG, Maute, BIFF, other groups (Eagle News) — Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said that the Marawi situation is “very, very serious” and “dangerous” as the Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon had managed to merge a combination of forces numbering between 400 to 700 from the Maute group, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in his campaign to establish a caliphate […]
(Eagle News) — If the threat of the Islamist-inspired terrorist reaches Luzon, President Rodrigo Duterte said he might just impose martial law in the entire country to protect the Filipino people. “If I think that ISIS has taken foothold in Luzon, I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people,” the President said upon his arrival from his official visit in Russia late Wednesday afternoon. The President said he might also suspend […]
SINTANGKAI, Tawi-tawi (Eagle News) – Hindi na nakakuhang tumakas ng isang miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf matapos itong akusahang miyembro ng grupong bandido ng kaniyang kapitbahay sa Tawi-tawi. Sinabi ni Capt. Joan Petinglay, tagapagsalita ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Forces, Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), na umamin si Sahidul Jikiri, na inaresto kamakailan sa Sintangkai, na kasama siyang nagpaplano sa kidnapping at cross border sea highjacking ng mga foreign national vessel. Nasa ilalim diumano siya sa pamumuno ni […]
(Eagle News) — One of the two remaining Abu Sayyaf members who figured in a clash with government troops in Bohol on April 11 has been killed. “Combined AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and PNP (Philippine National Police) troops encountered today the last two remaining lawless elements who entered Bohol early in April this year,” a joint statement by the AFP and PNP said. The encounter reportedly took place in Barangay Kahayag, Calape, Bohol at 12:30 […]
(PNA) — Twenty bandits were “killed” as the Philippine Air Force’s newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets pounded and destroyed a camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sumisip, Basilan province, military officials said. Lt. Col. Andrew Bacala Jr., Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion commander, on Friday said the fighter jets “delivered deadly payload, inflicting heavy casualties to the ASGs.”“The ASGs were shocked. They abandoned most of their personal belongings and left unfinished meal at […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Palawan has been placed on heightened alert, in light of the travel advisories issued by several foreign governments due to a supposed Abu Sayyaf threat. In an exclusive interview with “Liwanagin Natin,” Governor Jose Alvarez said that uniformed personnel and volunteer groups are guarding the entry and exit points to ensure that the Abu Sayyaf Group will not be able to enter the province. Alvarez assured the public that Palawan was safe.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Residents of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan have formed volunteer groups to safeguard tourist destinations in the city. This is in light of the advisories issued by the United States of America and United Kingdom cautioning their citizens against visiting the province reportedly due to threat from the Abu Sayyaf. The volunteer groups are focusing on the vicinity of the underground river.
