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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte “earnestly asked” members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) not to provide “sanctuary” to the ISIS-connected Maute group, and other terrorist groups. In a speech during his visit to the wounded soldiers in Camp Siongco Station Hospital in Maguindanao, the President said that he wants to pursue peace with the Moro rebels as well as with the communist insurgents, but […]
JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — A South Korean captain and a Filipino crewman abducted by suspected Islamist militants in the southern Philippines three months ago were released on Saturday, the presidential peace adviser said. Jesus Dureza, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte, fetched the two hostages in Sulu, a remote archipelago known as a militant hideout, and brought them to Davao, a city about 600 kilometres (370 miles) from Sulu. “We were almost hopeless […]
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines have freed two Indonesian hostages, the military said on Monday, as the army mounted an offensive against the Islamist kidnapping group. The two were among seven crew seized from a tugboat off the southern Philippines in June. The others have already been released. They were undergoing medical checks and would later be turned over to Indonesian government representatives, the military said in a […]
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect Friday of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted dozens of foreign sailors in recent months, offering federalism as a possible solution. In an apparent about-face, Duterte appealed to the Abu Sayyaf, who are also blamed for the country’s deadliest terror attacks, to come to the negotiating table. “We cannot be forever treating human beings here, seriously […]
(Eagle News) — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has offered a P2 million reward for anyone who can give the names and the whereabouts of the suspects in the deadly Sept 2 bombing in a night market in Roxas District in Davao City. The mayor said that P1 million would be given for anyone who can give the name of the suspects, and another P1 million for those who can hand the suspects alive to […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines police Sunday were searching for three people wanted for questioning over the bombing of a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown blamed on an Islamic militant group. The blast, which tore through a bustling market in the heart of Davao city on Friday, killed at least 14 people and led to the president imposing a “state of lawlessness” in the country. The head of Davao police on Sunday described […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Abu Sayyaf was on Monday accused of murdering a Canadian hostage abducted nearly nine months ago, the latest in a long line of atrocities by the Islamic militant group based in the southern Philippines. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had “compelling reasons to believe” that Robert Hall had been murdered. Hall would be the second Canadian killed this year by the Abu Sayyaf, which has terrorised the region with […]
(Eagle News) — Pinalaya na ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) ang Filipino-Chinese sa Zamboanga City na dinukot ng naturang grupo noong Marso. Kinilala ng militar ang biktima na si Rian Tan Nuñez, 21. Matatandaang dinukot si Nuñez at ang lolo nitong si Antonio Tan, isang negosyante, sa Lapuyan Zamboanga del Sur noong Marso 23 sa pangunguna ng ASG sub-leader na si Alhabsy Misaya. Napag-alamang dinala sa Sulu ang mga biktima ngunit nagkahiwalay at hindi na […]
MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang has reiterated its commitment to rescue the remaining hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). According to reports, the group has circulated online a video showing the beheading of Canadian John Ridsdel last week. The ASG has also released a video of the remaining three captives pleading to the Canadian and Philippine governments to meet the group’s demands. Addressing the latest threat, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said […]
(Eagle News) — Bagaman wala pang narerekober na bangkay, ipinahayag ngayon ng militar na tinatayang nasa 14 na mga miyembro na ng Abu Sayaff Group (ASG) ang napatay sa opensiba ng tropa ng gobyerno sa Sulu sa loob ng limang araw. Ayon sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), isinagawa ang pamomomba sa mga kilalang balwarte ng ASG sa mga bayan ng Patikul at Talipao noong Sabado, Abril 23, kasabay ng pagbabanta ng rebeldeng grupo […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na hinimok ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang gobyernong nakasasakop sa mga nalalabing hostage ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) na huwag pagbigyan ang hinihinging ransom ng rebeldeng grupo kapalit ng kalayaan ng kanilang hostages. Sa kabila ito ng kamakailan lamang na pagpatay sa isa sa mga dayuhang bihag ng ASG. Matatandaang pinugutan ng ulo ng rebeldeng grupo ang Canadian na si John Ridsdel, isa sa apat na binihag ng […]
Video courtesy: COURTESY SITE INTEL GROUP / Reuters (REUTERS) Islamist militants in the Philippines announce a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives and a Filipino, but scale back their ransom demand in a video posted on social media.
