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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he had ordered government troops to “not take prisoners” once they find the members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf who are on the run after the incident in Inabanga, Bohol last week. “When I said to the Abu Sayyaf…they went there maybe to kidnap..And I told the Navy, if you see (them), the boat, blast them off. Do not give me prisoners. I don’t need them,” he […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday offered a P1-million bounty for each member of the Abu Sayyaf still on the loose after a recent clash with government troops in Bohol that left at least nine dead. “Ang anim na scouring, kung saan sila makalanding, I have a one million (peso) offer. Per person ako,” Duterte, who attended a security briefing in the province, told reporters. “..Ang order ko is dead or alive,” he added, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The South Korean Foreign Ministry has issued a special travel advisory for Bohol province, warning its citizens to avoid visiting the region, following the clashes of police and soldiers with suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf. According to the South Korean Foreign Ministry, the travel advisory would remain in place until April 23. “Judging that public insecurity could continue for some time on the Island of Bohol, the venue of […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Matapos ang sunod-sunod na bilang ng mga pagpatay at pagsuko ng mga ilang miyembro ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf, nagplaplano na rin umanong sumuko ang leader nito na si Sulu ASG Leader Radulan Sahiron. Ayon sa ilang sumukong miyembro ay nais na rin aniyang sumuko ni Sahiron. Sinabi ni Lt. Gen Carlito G. Galvez Jr., Commander ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Forces Western Mindanao Command na susuko si Radulan maging […]
(Eagle News) — Dumalaw na sa labi ni 2nd Lt. Estelito Saldua Jr., sa San Jose, Batangas si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte pasado alas siyete ng umaga (7:30AM) kanina matapos ang biyahe nito sa Middle East. Naging emosyonal ang pagdalaw ng Pangulo, na nilimitahan lamang sa kanyang mga kasama at sa pamilya ng pumanaw na opisyal. Ipinagbawal din ang media sa lugar upang magkaroon ng pribadong oras ang Pangulo kasama ang pamilya ng nasawing opisyal. Ayon […]
By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Wednesday it was on the trail of five Islamic militants who are on the run after landing on a tourist island, triggering clashes with security forces that claimed 10 lives. The military chief said six Abu Sayyaf gunmen had been killed, among a group of 11 that arrived in Bohol by boat from their southern base of Jolo island, about 500 […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation to flush out heavily armed Islamic militants entered its second day. The army said the death toll rose to 10 before dawn as government forces killed a sixth gunman believed to be from the Abu Sayyaf, a notorious southern Philippines-based group which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Local officials said at least […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday confirmed that a leader of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was killed in a firefight with the military and police in Bohol on Tuesday. AFP chief Major General Eduardo Año identified the fatality as Muammar Askali, alias Abu Rami. “(He) is a very promising leader. Para siyang si Abu Sabaya. Natatandaan niyo? Mahilig magpainterview, mahilig lumabas sa YouTube. At pinapakita niya na capable siya na subleader,” he said […]
Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on the resort island of Bohol, authorities said. The incursion would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by the group which pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and often targets foreigners in the lawless southern Mindanao region. Five gunmen were killed, and four […]
President Rodrigo Duterte awarded the Wounded Personnel Medallion (WPM) to 28 soldiers of the 41st Infantry Battalion (41st IB) who were wounded-in-action (WIA) after a three-hour crossfire with members of rebel group, Abu Sayyaf. He visited the wounded soldiers in Jolo, Sulu on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
(Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni AFP Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla na matagumpay na nailigtas ng militar ang natitira pang bihag ng Abu Sayyaf na dinukot ng mga rebelde sa karagatan ng Sibago Island sa Basilan. Sa panayam sa programang Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni Padilla na dahil sa patuloy na rescue operation ng militar ay narekober ang Chief Engineer ng cargo vessel na si Laurencio Tiro at ang kapitan na si Aurelio Agacac sa barangay […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Three Malaysian seamen kidnapped eight months ago by Muslim extremists have been found safe in the strife-torn southern Philippines, the country’s military chief said on Monday. Troops found the three before midnight Sunday in a mountainous area of Jolo island after they were abandoned by their Abu Sayyaf captors, General Eduardo Ano said. Mohammad Jumadil Rahim, Mohammad Ridzuan Bin Ismail and Fandy Bin Bakran were taken to a military hospital […]
