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(Eagle News) –Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana is the incoming Philippine Army commanding general. Sobejana will replace Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, who is slated to succeed outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Felimon Santos Jr. on Aug. 3. Santos will reach the mandatory age of retirement of 56 on the same day. Sobejana was a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1987. He received the Medal of Valor, the […]
(Eagle News) — An Abu Sayyaf member was killed and 22 soldiers were wounded in a clash between the military and alleged members of the kidnap-for-ransom group in Sulu on Thursday, Aug. 23, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Killed in the firefight in Patikul, Barangay Langhub at 9:30 a.m. was Alpata Abdurasa. The AFP said more could have been killed or wounded from the enemy side, composed more or less of 40 people, headed by […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – “I will do my best to serve the President to the best I can, with honor, integrity and loyalty,” said Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. General Carlito Galvez, whose name was announced on Thursday by Malacanang as the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. Galvez, whose experience in peace-building activities in Mindanao is widely known, is also crucial for his […]
(Eagle News) — Five suspected Abu Sayyaf members abducted a teacher in Sulu on Thursday. The Western Mindanao Command said Marjorie Abdul, head teacher at Liang Elementary School, was sitting in her office in Barangay Liang, Patikul when the suspects barged inside and took her hostage at 9:30 a.m. Wesmincom said it was “exhausting all efforts and means to track down the captors and rescue the hostage..,” as it condemned the kidnapping and all “kidnapping ploys […]
(Eagle News)– At least four kidnap victims have been rescued by the military in Zamboanga del Norte. The Western Mindanao Command said Roger Jung-an, Jomar Maglangit, Jomar Mantangan, and Raymond Purisima, who were held captive for nine days, were rescued in Sirawai, at 3 p.m. Major General Roseller Murillo, commander of the Joint Task Force Zampelan, said there were initially five hostages but “one of them was hit in the crossfire during an encounter between our […]
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Patay ang siyam na sundalo matapos hagisan ng granada ng teroristang Maute Group sa Marawi City. Kinumpirma ni Lt. Col. Carlito Galvez, chief ng Western Mindanao Command, 49 na iba pa ang nasugatan sa naturang insidente kamakailan. Ayon kay Galvez, nagawa ng teroristang grupo na makalapit sa tropa ng pamahalaan at dito na hinagisan ang mga ito ng mga granada. Tumanggi naman si Galvez na magbigay ng […]
(Eagle News) — Two of the six Vietnamese who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group from Basilan last year have been found dead, a military official said on Wednesday. Capt. Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said in a radio interview that the decapitated heads of the two were found alongside their cadavers in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, at 5:40 a.m. “Most likely, desperate measures itong ginawa nila (Abu Sayyaf) ngayon,” […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Isang leader ng bandidong grupo ang naaresto sa Sulu, samantalang napatay naman ang isang tauhan nito sa pinagsamang operasyon ng Task Force Sulu noong Miyerkules, March 29 bandang 5:00 ng umaga. Ito ay pinangungunahan ni Col. Cirilito Sobejana at ng PNP. Nakumpiska at narekober ng mga operatiba ang ilang matataas na kalibre ng baril mula sa suspek. Nagkaroon ng engkwentro ang mga elemento ng Task Force Panther sa ilalim ni […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Western Mindanao Command (WMC) is now conducting intelligence operations to determine whether the three Malaysian fishermen, earlier snatched off Sempurnah, Sabah, were taken to Tawi-Tawi by still unidentified armed men. This was disclosed by WMC Spokesperson Major Filemon Tan in an interview Monday, September 12. Focus of the intelligence operations is to identify the whereabouts of the victims and to intercept plus rescue them immediately. However, tan is not […]
(Eagle News)– Six Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed during a 45 minute encounter in Patikul, Sulu on early Friday. Spokesman for Western Mindanao Command Major Filemon Tan said the clash ignited when troops faced some 100 Abu terrorists in Sitio Makaita in Barangay Bunkaong. Fourteen government troops were wounded, while Abu Sayyaf’s injured number is still “undetermined. The terrorist group is currently holding more than a dozen hostages in Sulu. Recently, a hostage named Patrick […]
ZAMBOANGA City — Isang army detachment ang planong itayo ng Western Mindanao Command o (WESMINCOM) sa Zamboanga City. Ito ay upang matiyak na hindi na mauulit ang nangyaring madugong engkwentro sa pagitan ng militar at Moro National Liberation Front o (MNLF) sa lungsod na pumatay at sumira ng mga kabuhayan nitong nakalipas na dalawang taon at anim na buwan. Sa isang groundbreaking ceremony na isinagawa kanina sa coastal barangay ng Rio Hondo, pinuri ni Retired […]
MANILA, April 5 (PNA) — The Western Mindanao Command is still searching for the Chinese tourist and Filipino hotel staff snatched by suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in a Malaysian dive resort this week. Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, Western Mindanao Command chief, said that they are yet to establish the location of the hostages and the group behind the abduction. “So we cannot categorically state that a particular group is holding the two victims […]
