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No money for ransom: Abu Sayyaf bandits release 9 captives in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 02:51 PM

Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits released nine captives known to belong to the Badjao tribe (sea gypsies) Friday evening, local authorities in Talipao, Sulu confirmed on Saturday. Read more »

Duterte honors wounded soldiers in Sulu

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 12:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte visited Tuesday soldiers wounded in a firefight with Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Jolo, Sulu.   Read more »

'Frustratingly close’: Friend remembers Dutch bird watcher killed by Abus in escape try

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 04:45 PM

AMSTERDAM - For seven years, family and friends of Dutch bird watcher Ewold Horn, 59, was hoping he would be saved from terrorist captivity in the Philippines.  Read more »

Palasyo kinondena ang pagpaslang ng Abu Sayyaf sa dayuhang bihag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 06:36 PM

Pinatay umano ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf ang Dutch national na kanilang bihag sa kasagsagan ng operasyon ng militar sa Patikul, Sulu noong Biyernes.  Read more »

Abus kill kidnapped Dutch birdwatcher: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 04:30 AM

MANILA – Abu Sayyaf bandits on Friday morning killed a Dutch birdwatcher they captured in 2012 as he tried to escape captors amid military offensives in Patikul, Sulu.  Read more »

Abu Sayyaf bandit killed, 7 others hurt in Sulu clashes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:44 AM

A member of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf was killed while 7 others were wounded in several encounters with government troops in Patikul town, the military said. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed, 4 others wounded in Sulu clash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:34 PM

An Abu Sayyaf Group member died while four others were wounded in an encounter with government troops in Barangay Sandah in Patikul, Sulu Monday afternoon. Read more »

2 bata patay sa bakbakan ng militar, Abu Sayyaf sa Sulu

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:08 PM

Dalawang bata ang nasawi sa gitna ng engkuwentro sa pagitan ng militar at mga miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf Group sa bayan ng Patikul, Sulu noong hapon ng Sabado. Read more »

9 wounded as supporters of rival candidates clash in Sulu

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 03:17 PM

Nine people were injured in a shooting incident in front of a polling center in Barangay Tiptipon, Sulu on Monday. Read more »

Hugpong ng Pagbabago barnstorms Sulu, Tawi-Tawi

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 07:36 PM

MANILA – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and some senatorial candidates under the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) defied security concerns as they went deep into the country’s south which has long been plagued by conflict. Read more »

An appreciation of Moro food can bring Pinoy Muslims and Christians closer, says this Muslim chef

Barbara Mae Naredo Dacanay
Updated as of Apr 21 04:38 PM

A Filipino Muslim chef promotes the cuisines of Muslim Mindanao to encourage peaceful culinary-connect with Filipinos nationwide Read more »

9 Abu Sayyaf bandits dead in Sulu clashes: military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 06:45 PM

Nine members of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed while 5 soldiers were wounded Thursday in separate encounters in Patikul town, Sulu, the military said Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 10, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 11:46 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte on Day of Valor

King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo
Posted at Apr 10 10:17 AM

President Duterte makes his way to Camp Teodulfo Bautista Memorial Shrine in Jolo, Sulu to lead the wreath-laying ceremony as part of the Araw ng Kagitingan commemoration on Tuesday. Read more »

7 dead in Sulu clash between Philippine troops, Abu Sayyaf

Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 01:36 AM

MANILA - Three Philippine soldiers and four pro-Islamic State militants were killed, and a total of 22 wounded during a brief, but intense, firefight on a remote southern island on Friday, the military said. Read more »

Indonesian rescued from Abu Sayyaf in Sulu waters

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 05:55 PM

MANILA - An Indonesian was rescued from the Abu Sayyaf group in the waters off Simisa Island, Banguingui, Sulu on Friday afternoon. Read more »

3 soldiers killed in Sulu clash vs Abu bandits

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 04:49 PM

At least three soldiers were killed while 13 others were wounded in a clash with around 50 Abu Sayyaf bandits in Patikul, Sulu early Friday morning. Read more »

SC stops Comelec from changing the clustering of Sulu precincts

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:16 PM

The Supreme Court has stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing several resolutions that involve changes in clustering of voting precincts in the province of Sulu. Read more »

2 pulis sugatan sa pananambang sa Sulu

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:04 PM

PATIKUL, Sulu--Sugatan ang 2 pulis ng bayan na ito matapos tambangan ng nasa 15 armadong lalaki sa Barangay Kan Ague, Martes.  Read more »

These painstakingly carved historical dioramas draw tourists to this sleepy Ilonggo town

Devi de Veyra
Updated as of Apr 03 08:27 AM

For Jonathan Matias, the tableaus are alternative ways of presenting Miag-ao’s past to a generation not inclined to poring over historical text—“Besides the eccentric, seemingly arrogant reason that ‘it is my pleasure.” Read more »