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ISIS tags Mindanao as province, says analyst

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:01 PM

A Philippine think tank on Friday said it has received information that international terror organization Islamic State (ISIS) has tagged Mindanao as part of its province in East Asia Read more »

Military knew Basilan attack was coming - official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 10:13 AM

The military got wind of a planned terror attack in the south weeks before a van allegedly loaded with explosives blew up at a security checkpoint in the conflict-wracked province of Basilan, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Defense chief on Basilan blast: Don't jump to conclusions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 03:08 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana urged the public on Wednesday to refrain from drawing hasty conclusions over a car explosion that killed 10 people in the restive south.  Read more »

AFP downplays alleged ISIS hand in deadly Basilan blast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 01:13 PM

There is strong evidence that a weakened Abu Sayyaf group was behind the van blast that killed 10 people in Basilan, the military said Wednesday, downplaying claims by the Islamic State that they are behind the bombing.  Read more »

Anti-Bangsamoro law radicals behind deadly Basilan blast?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 11:42 AM

At least 2 members of the academe floated Wednesday the possibility that radical groups opposing a new law granting wilder self-rule to Muslims in the south may be behind a car explosion that left 10 dead in Basilan province.   Read more »

Military lowers death toll in Basilan blast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 10:45 AM

A bomb that exploded in van at a security checkpoint in Lamitan, Basilan left 10 people dead, contrary to initial reports that it killed 11, the military clarified Tuesday.    Read more »

DFA condoles with Syria after ISIS massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 09:34 AM

MANILA - The Philippines on Friday condoled with Syria after some 200 people were killed in a series of attacks launched by terrorist group Islamic State in southern parts of the Middle Eastern country earlier this week. Read more »

Miyembro ng Maute-ISIS, patay sa engkuwentro sa GenSan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 01:40 AM

Patay ang isang miyembro ng Maute-ISIS group matapos manlaban sa operasyon sa General Santos City. Read more »

Bounty for reported ISIS emir Abu Dar raised to P6 million

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 06:07 PM

The bounty for the reported new emir of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, Abu Dar has been raised to P6 million from the initial P3 million, a military official said Thursday.   Read more »

11,000 lumikas mula sa sagupaang militar at Maute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 11:10 PM

Dumadami ang bilang ng mga lumilikas dahil sa patuloy na bakbakan ng militar at teroristang grupong Maute sa Lanao Del Sur. Read more »

11,000 flee homes as soldiers clash with Maute-ISIS in Lanao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 11:48 AM

Some 11,000 individuals have fled from their homes as the military and Islamic State-linked Maute gunmen clashed for the fourth day in the mountainous parts of Lanao Del Sur province, disaster officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Higit 5,000 residente, lumikas sa bakbakan sa Lanao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:18 AM

Mahigit 5,000 residente na ang lumikas dahil sa patuloy na bakbakan ng militar at Maute-ISIS group sa Lanao del Sur. Read more »

Military overruns Maute-ISIS lair in Lanao Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:49 PM

The military on Tuesday said it has captured the campsite of Islamic State-linked Maute gunmen in the southern province of Lanao del Sur, following an air strike and bursts of gunfight that displaced thousands. Read more »

5 Maute members reported killed in Tubaran

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 01:08 PM

MANILA - The Philippine military is verifying reports that 5 members of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group were killed in a firefight in the town of Tubaran, Lanao del Sur. Read more »

ISIS 'emir' is the target of Lanao Sur air strike: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 08:45 AM

An air strike in the southern province of Lanao del Sur that displaced thousands was aimed at the reported new emir of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, Abu Dar, a military official said Monday.   Read more »

Firefight erupts between AFP, Maute group in Lanao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 08:35 AM

(UPDATED) A firefight erupted between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the remnants of the Maute group in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur Sunday. Read more »

15 militants killed in Maguindanao air and ground assaults

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 06:50 AM

At least 15 pro-Islamic State militants were killed when Philippine troops launched air and ground assaults against a rebel bomb factory on Sunday, a military commander said. Read more »

2 umano'y miyembro ng Maute timbog sa checkpoint

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 10:59 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO - Naharang ang 2 hinihinalang miyembro ng Maute Group sa checkpoint sa Barangay Tablon sa lungsod na ito, Miyerkoles ng hapon.    Read more »

Duterte peace adviser calls for 'social healing' as Marawi crisis marks first year

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:54 PM

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza on Wednesday called for “social healing” among residents of Marawi City as he sought more patience with the government’s effort to rebuild the war-torn city. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: On siege anniversary, Marawi remains in ruins

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 05:37 PM

Marawi used to be full of color -- structures painted with stark, at times mismatched, hues. Now, after a five-month long war, a section of the city has one shade: gray. Read more »