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77 injured (Eagle News)–The death toll in the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has reached 27. In a radio interview, Supt. Graciano Mijares, head of the regional police, said as of 1:30 p.m. 77 were wounded in the two explosions that hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while a Catholic mass was ongoing. Of the 27 fatalities, 7 were reportedly soldiers and 20 were civilians […]
(Eagle News)–At least 19 people were killed after blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said 19, mostly soldiers, were killed and 48 others were also injured after the explosions hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He said one explosion ripped through the cathedral itself first around 8:30 a.m., and then another took place in the parking lot. A Catholic mass […]
(Eagle News) — Naghatid ng relief assistance ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government sa libu-libong biktima ng sunog sa Jolo, Sulu nitong Miyerkules, Hulyo 26. Sa pagtutulungan ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng ARMM, naihatid sa mga nasunugan ang inisyal na dalawang daang sako ng bigas at mga relief good sa pamamagitan ng C-130 cargo plane mula sa Cotabato City. Personal na binisita ng kasalukuyang ARMM Governor Mujiv Htaman ang mga biktima na mga […]
Eagle News) — Some 30,000 families lost their homes to a huge fire that hit Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday, razing more than 2,600 homes in three barangays, namely Labayong, Busbis and Walled City. Fire investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire that broke out shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 24. Narrow roads prevented fire trucks from reaching some of the areas affected by the blaze. It was the biggest fire that […]
(Eagle News)– A trusted aide of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon has been arrested by police. Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Oscar D. Albayalde said Hashim Abtaid was nabbed in Jolo, Sulu around 7 p.m. Abtaid was implicated in the kidnapping workers of Golden Harvest plantation in Barangay Tairan, Tam-Awan, Basilan in 2001. He is also facing other cases such as serious illegal detention.
JOLO, Sulu (Eagle News) – Patay sa pamamaril ang isang kawani ng Sulu Integrated Provincial Health Office sa Jolo, Sulu. Ayon kay Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, Commander ng Joint Task Force Sulu, nakilala ang nasawi na si Edmiraldo “Emerald” Sollano Wee, isang human resource (HR) officer sa nasabing health office. Nagtamo ito ng tama ng bala sa kaniyang ulo na naging dahilan ng agaran nitong pagkamatay. Batay sa imbestigasyon, sakay ng kaniyang motorsiklo pauwi ng […]
The police said Sunday they were hunting for 12 inmates who escaped from a jail in Jolo, the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf. The detainees were among 29 inmates who bolted from a prison inside a police station on Saturday where they were being held mostly on drug charges. The remaining 17 were recaptured the same day, police said. Jolo is a base for the kidnap-for-ransom group and authorities said they were investigating whether or […]
Two Indonesian fishermen have been released by Islamic militants after more than a year in captivity in Mindanao, police said Saturday. There were no official comments on the physical condition of the two who were snatched from their fishing vessel in the waters between the southern Philippines and Malaysia in November 2016, a police statement said. The two were reportedly turned over by a “concerned citizen” late Thursday to a former governor on the southern […]
(Eagle News) – Naglabas ng travel advisory ang Canada laban sa pagbiyahe sa Pilipinas. Ito ay dahil umano sa mataas na banta ng terorismo, gaya ng nangyari sa Marawi, at kaso ng pagdukot. Sa pamamagitan ng travel advisory, pinayuhan ng gobyerno ng Canada ang kanilang mga mamamayan na iwasan ang magtungo sa Mindanao kabilang ang mga lungsod ng Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, General Santos, Isabela, Jolo, Kidapawan at Zamboanga. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) — A municipal councilor of Jolo has been kidnapped by members of the Abu Sayyaf, the military said on Wednesday. A report said the abduction of a certain Zed Tan was carried out around 6 p.m. on Sept. 17, at the boundary of Barangays Timbangan and Tagbak in Indanan, Sulu. The military said the abductors, an undetermined number of ASG members, were riding a red vehicle. After forcibly taking Tan, they proceeded in […]
Three men kidnapped by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines escaped while their captors prayed, dodging bullets as they ran, police said Saturday after a ruse using fake ransom money failed. The fate of a fourth man who ran off in a different direction was unclear. The construction workers were taken to the police on Jolo island on Friday, four weeks after being abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group, which is holding more than […]
(Agence France Presse) — Three inmates were killed Sunday and another was wounded after escaping from a jail in Jolo, Sulu, a stronghold of Islamist militants, police said. The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station in the war-torn municipality, authorities said. Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan. […]
