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(Reuters) — Australia will oppose any military build-up in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday (March 16). Julie Bishop told a forum in Manila that Australia was concerned about the growing tensions in the region and urged all claimant countries to resolve the issues peacefully. “Australia opposes the scale of reclamation and reconstruction that has occurred, and we certainly do not support militarization by any party of the islands and […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network in the southern Philippines that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, killed Jurgen Kantner, 70, after its demands for 30 million pesos ($600,000) were not met. Military officials said marines found Kantner’s body on Saturday evening in the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (February 28) expressed his apologies to the German government and to the whole German nation a day after the confimation on the beheading of one of its nationals, Jurgen Kantner, by the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf. At the same time, he reiterated the Philippine government’s policy not to give in to the ransom demands of the terrorist group who claims to be linked to the Islamic […]
(Eagle News) — There will be no letup in military offensives against the Abu Sayyaf. The Armed Forces of the Philippines issued this statement on Tuesday, a day after a German national was confirmed beheaded by the terrorist group in Sulu. “There will be no letup in our operations until we have rescued all the remaining kidnap victims and we have negated the Abu Sayyaf capability who continue to fight government and perpetrate their terrorist activities,” Col. Edgard […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., said the Philippine government would be doing everything in its power to destroy the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf, which had recently beheaded its German hostage Jurgen Kantner. Speaking to CNN anchor Cristiane Amanpour, Yasay said that the Philippine military is poised to destroy the terrorist group as he, on behalf of the Philippine government, condemned the recent beheading of Kantner. “We continue to make sure that […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded a 70-year-old German hostage they were holding for ransom, Manila officials said Monday, as Berlin condemned the murder as “unscrupulous and inhumane.” The Abu Sayyaf group, blamed for the worst terror attacks in Philippine history, had demanded that a ransom of P30 million ($600,000) be paid by Sunday to spare Jurgen Kantner. After the expiration of the deadline, the jihadists, who were monitored […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) — Isa na namang cargo vessel ang inatake ng mga pinaniwalaang miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf habang tinatawid nito ang karagatan ng Turtle Island Municipality sa Tawi-tawi. Ayon kay Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, spokesperson ng Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command, isang mangingisda ang lumapit sa mga tauhan ng Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 kaugnay sa isang M/V Giang Hai na nagpalutang-lutang sa karagatan. Agad na dinala ng tropa ang naturang barko sa isang pinakamalapit na […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the military to contain the ISIS threat in the Philippines by “using all the available assets and resources” because, he said, this was the only way to secure Mindanao. Speaking at the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Inc., homecoming in Baguio City, the President also asked the help of the military to create a better Philippines for Filipinos. “I have directed the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) — Pinabulaanan ng SM Supermalls Davao at ng Philippine National Police ang lumabas na “Police Memo” sa umano’y bantang pag-atake at pagbomba ng Abu Sayyaf ay walang katotohanan. Nakasaad sa nasabing memorandum na pinirmahan ni Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao, Jr. na binalaan ang SM Malls Security Team ng Abu Sayyaf. Nag-demand umano ang grupo ng 15 milyon pesos. Kung hindi anila maibibigay ang kanilang hinihingi ay kanilang bobombahin ang naturang mall. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British supermarket worker was convicted Thursday of preparing to fight with Philippine jihadists Abu Sayyaf. Ryan Counsell, 28, was found guilty of preparing for acts of terrorism, notably having a bomb-making manual and buying various military-style clothes and equipment. Counsell had booked to fly on July 13 last year to the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga, the closest city to Basilan island, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, which has […]
ZAMBOANGA City (Eagle News) — Arestado ang isang hinihinalang miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf Group na konektado diumano sa Sipadan hostage-taking noong taong 2000, sa Barangay Cawit sa Zamboanga City, nitong Biernes ng madaling araw (Enero 27, 2017). Mahigit na 16 na taon nga pagkatapos ng controversial na kidnapping incident na naging malaking balita noon sa buong mundo, ay naaresto na ang hinihinalang Abu Sayyaf suspect na kinilala bilang si Faizal Jaafar alias Jaafar Mundi. Kilala […]
