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More than 400,000 kids in Basilan, Sulu area to get additional polio vaccine

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Posted at Jan 09 09:55 PM

More than 400,000 children in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will receive additional protection from polio. Read more »

2 Indonesian fishermen rescued from Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

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Updated as of Dec 22 06:53 PM

Two Indonesian fishermen abducted by the Abu Sayyaf were rescued Sunday in Sulu, the military said, while a bandit and a soldier were killed. Read more »

4 Abu Sayyaf bandits, 1 soldier killed in Sulu clash

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 10:14 PM

Four Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed and one soldier died in a clash in Patikul town, Sulu on Saturday afternoon, the military confirmed. Read more »

Duterte orders PH Navy to send pirates 'into kingdom come'

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Posted at Dec 01 02:46 AM

Duterte said he recently told Indonesian president Joko Widodo and Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad to form a task group to hunt pirates lurking the waters bordering their countries. Read more »

ISIS liaison to Abu Sayyaf group killed in Sulu clash - military

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Posted at Nov 23 02:02 PM

An Islamic State member who has been liaising with the Abu Sayaff Group has been killed in an operation in Sulu, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Saturday. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf sub-leader allegedly killed in Sulu encounter

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 04:55 PM

A sub-commander of the Abu Sayyaf group was allegedly killed while two soldiers were wounded in the gun battle that broke out in Patikul, Sulu on Friday morning, a top military official said. Read more »

Family of suicide bombers behind attacks in Sulu, military says

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 10:00 PM

A family of suicide bombers was responsible for a series of suicide blasts in Sulu this year, a top military official said Monday. Read more »

8 soldiers wounded in Sulu clash vs Abu Sayyaf

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Posted at Nov 15 04:02 AM

Meanwhile, 2 Abu Sayyaf members surrendered to authorities in Imelda town, Zamboanga Sibugay, Thursday. Read more »

Military: 5 foreign terrorists being monitored in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 06:05 PM

Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said officials are keeping an eye on at least four Indonesians and one Egyptian who have been helping the Abu Sayyaf carry out attacks in recent months. Read more »

Military: 5 foreign terrorists being monitored in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 06:04 PM

Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said officials are keeping an eye on at least four Indonesians and one Egyptian who have been helping the Abu Sayyaf carry out attacks in recent months. Read more »

AFP recovers 16 more pipe bombs from Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

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Posted at Nov 07 01:23 AM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday recovered 16 more unrigged pipe bombs after arresting a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group in an operation in Indanan, Sulu. Read more »

7 soldiers wounded in firefight between military, Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

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Posted at Oct 31 06:51 PM

MANILA - Seven soldiers were wounded in a firefight between the military and terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in Patikul town, Sulu on Wednesday. Read more »

Navy seizes P300-million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:01 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Authorities confiscated some P300 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the waters off Siasi, Sulu on Sunday. Read more »

Blast hits town mayor's house in Zamboanga City

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Updated as of Oct 24 06:45 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY (UPDATE)—An explosion struck outside the house of a town mayor in Canelar Moret, Zamboanga City early Thursday. Read more »

Kidnapped teacher freed in Sulu: military

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 11:37 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A public school teacher abducted in late September was released by her captors in Jolo, Sulu Wednesday morning, a top military official confirmed to ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Woman tagged as an Abu Sayyaf fighter in military custody after Sulu clash

Jewel Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 03:23 PM

A female Abu Sayyaf fighter is in military custody after her group clashed with government troops in Sitio Kan Pataw, Barangay Upper Sinuman in Talipao town, Sulu on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

Smuggled na yosi nasabat sa Zamboanga City

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Posted at Oct 01 02:43 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Nasabat ng mga awtoridad ang ilang karton ng mga hinihinalang smuggled na sigarilyo sa Zamboanga City Sabado ng gabi. Read more »

8 Vietnamese poachers tiklo sa panghuhuli ng pating sa Sulu Sea

Rex Ruta, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 06:06 PM

Kuwento nila, hindi raw nila namalayang nasa karagatan na sila ng Pilipinas.   Read more »

DNA test confirms Sulu bomber a woman

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 06:45 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) —A DNA test has confirmed that the suicide bomber who attacked a military camp in Indanan, Sulu on Sept. 8 was a woman. Read more »

PH military monitoring 60 foreigners after twin blasts

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Updated as of Sep 10 11:50 AM

Intelligence agents are monitoring some 60 foreign nationals for suspected terror ties, the military said Tuesday, after twin blasts hit Mindanao over the weekend despite the martial law there.  Read more »