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Friday, November 14th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 14, 2008) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels seized Saturday at least 8 people in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, reports said.The rebels, led by Sattar Alih, abducted the village…
Help us, kin of kidnapped victims appeal to President Gloria Arroyo
Friday, November 7th, 2008Families of kidnapped victims in the southern Philippines - couple Manuel and Edna Pilangga, and Ben Feliciano - show photographs of hostages at a news conference in Zamboanga City on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. They appealed to President Gloria Arroyo to he…
Sayyafs free one of two kidnapped aid worker in Southern Philippines
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Abu Sayyaf militants freed on Thursday, October 30, 2008, one of two kidnapped aid workers, Esperancita Hupida, in the southern Philippine island of Basilan after 76 days in captivity. Hupida, the program director of the Nagdilaab Foundation, was brou…
Four Aid Workers Kidnapped In Southern Philippines
Monday, September 15th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 15, 2008) – Four aid workers have been kidnapped Monday in the island of Basilan, a known stronghold of Moro rebels in the southern Philippines, police said.Police identified the victims as Esperanc…
Ambushers Kill 4 In Basilan Island
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 26, 2008) – Four people were killed and four others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire Tuesday on a group of illegal loggers in Basilan island in the southern Philippines, police said.Police …
ARMM Polls Generally Peaceful, Officials
Monday, August 11th, 2008An unidentified member of the Board of Elections rushes to put a lock on a ballot box Monday, August 11, 2008 after reporters inspected a government school in Luuk town in Sulu province where voters cast their ballots during elections in the Autonomou…
Sayyaf Man Captured In Zamboanga City
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 02, 2008) – Police forces arrested an alleged Abu Sayyaf militant in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, which was bombed in the past by the terrorist group tied to Al-Qaeda and Jema…
Security Forces Foil Abu Sayyaf Raid In Basilan Island
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 29, 2008) – Police and soldiers foiled an Abu Sayyaf raid Tuesday on a small town in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, where security forces are battling militants tied to Jemaah Islamiya.Securi…
Kidnappers Free 3 Hostages In Basilan Island
Sunday, July 27th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 27, 2008) – Three people kidnapped in the southern Philippine island of Basilan have been released late Sunday by their captors, police said.Police said the trio had been freed on a remote village in the…
Gunmen Strike Anew, Take 3 People In Basilan Island
Sunday, July 20th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 20, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen kidnapped at least three people on Sunday in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, a Catholic clergy said.Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad said the three - Ronnie …
Police Deploy More Cops To Deter Crimes In Basilan Island
Sunday, July 20th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 20, 2008) – Police deployed additional forces in the southern Philippine island of Basilan following the spate of kidnappings blamed to Abu Sayyaf militants.“We have deployed more mobile checkpoints an…
Police Mount Operations To Rescue 2 Kidnapped Basilan Village Officials
Thursday, July 17th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 17, 2008) – Police have mounted an operation to search and rescue two Filipino village officials seized by gunmen in the southern island of Basilan, officials said.Officials said police commandos were se…
Sulu, Basilan To Launch “Development” Offensives
Friday, June 27th, 2008Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and his deputy Nur Ana Sahidula distribute farm implements to villagers in the province during the first H.E.L.P peace caravan last year. Sulu and Basilan provinces will launch a second H.E.L.P. peace caravan in July 17-19, 2008. (…
RP Troops Shell MILF Camps
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 28, 2008) – Government forces shelled Wednesday suspected encampments of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Basilan island in the southern Philippines.“Military forces shelled our positi…
2 MILF Mujahideen Killed, 11 Troops Wounded In Basilan Clash
Sunday, May 25th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 25, 2008) – At least ten government soldiers were wounded in fierce fighting Sunday with Muslim rebels in the southern Filipino island of Basilan, officials said.Philippine Marines chief General Mo…
Stay Away From Our Bases, MILF Tells Military
Friday, May 23rd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 22, 2008) – Muslim rebels engaged in peace talks with Manila on Thursday warned that the presence of military forces near their camps could spark fighting in the southern island of Basilan. The Mor…
Fighting Stops, But Tension Is High In Mindanao: MILF
Friday, May 16th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Al Jacinto / May 16, 2008) – Fighting ceased Friday between Muslim rebels and government troops in the southern Filipino island of Basilan island, but tension is still high as both sides accused each other of violating a …
Fierce Fighting Erupts In Basilan Island
Thursday, May 15th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 15, 2008) – Fierce fighting erupted Thursday afternoon between Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels and government soldiers in Basilan island in the southern Philippines.The MILF, which is currentl…
Lawyers Deny Issuance Of Arrest Warrant vs Salapuddin - GMA TV
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008MANILA, Philippines - Lawyers of former Basilan Rep. Gerry Salapuddin on Wednesday dismissed as a part of a “disinformation campaign” reports that a Quezon City court ordered the former congressman’s arrest, along with three other suspects in the Novem…
Court Orders Arrest Of Salapuddin Over Batasan Bombing - Manila Standard Today
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Akbar’s supporters during a rally in Basilan province in southern RP. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)A QUEZON CITY judge has ordered the arrest of former Basilan Rep. Gerry Salapuddin and three other people for the bombing at the Batasan Pambansa on Nov. 13…
Fighting Erupts In Southern RP Province
Monday, February 25th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 25, 2008) – Troops killed an unidentified gunman in a barrage of mortar fires after security forces foiled an attack early Monday on a military post in the southern Philippine province of Basilan,…
Photo: Silt Houses In Southern Philippines
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Houses sit on silt off the southern Philippine island of Basilan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)
Muslims Rally In Basilan, Seek Justice For Slain Lawmaker
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Hundreds of Muslims gathered Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 in the southern Philippine island of Basilan to demand justice for the murder of Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar. The politician was among 5 people killed after a bomb exploded Nov. 13, 2007 at the …
IDP Forum, Peace Caravan Held In Basilan Island
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Basilan island Governor Jum Akbar reads the manifesto presented by IDPs with CBCS’ Sammy Maulana.BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 20, 2007) – Hundreds of people joined a peace caravan in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, where…
US Chopper Attacked In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 18, 2007) – A helicopter transporting US soldiers came under fire while flying over the southern Philippine island of Basilan, where local security forces are battling Abu Sayyaf militants, offici…
Killed RP Lawmaker Buried In Hometown
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007A family waits outside their house adored with posters of Rep. Wajhab Akbar and his two wife, Jum Akbar, left, governor of Basilan and Cherry Lyn, right, mayor of Isabela City, for the hearse of slain Filipino Muslim lawmaker Wahab Akbar Wednesday, No…
Sayyaf Militant Killed In Basilan Island Raid
Monday, November 5th, 2007BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 05, 2007) – Government soldiers killed an Abu Sayyaf militant after storming Monday a hideout of the al-Qaeda-linked group in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, officials said.Officials sa…
Troops Comb Southern RP Island For Sayyaf Terrorists
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Filipino soldiers and family members at a naval base in Zamboanga City pay their last respect Wednesday, Oct. 03, 2007 on four navy commandos who were killed in a fierce firefight with al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants on Langhil Island off Basilan…
Troops Press For Sayyaf, MILF Hunt In South RP Island
Thursday, September 27th, 2007BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 27 Sept) – Security forces on Thursday continue hunting down Abu Sayyaf militants and Moro rebels blamed for the killing of two government soldiers in fierce clashes in Basilan island, south of the Phi…
3 Wounded In Basilan Clash
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 25 Sept) - Government forces clashed with a group of gunmen on Tuesday in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, leaving three people wounded, police said.Police said sporadic fighting between soldie…
US Deploys Troops In Southern RP Island
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 19 Sept) – About a dozen US soldiers have been deployed to the southern Philippine island of Basilan to help troops defeat terrorism, officials said Wednesday.“At the request of Western Mindanao Comm…
Military Engineers Arrive In Basilan Island For Humanitarian Projects
Saturday, September 8th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 08 Sept) – Some 500 soldiers arrived Saturday in Basilan to take part on a massive government infrastructure projects aimed at winning hearts and minds of Muslims on the island, south of the Philippine…
Troops Shell Sayyaf Targets In South RP
Monday, August 27th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 28 Aug) – Philippine soldiers shelled suspected Abu Sayyaf lairs on Tuesday in the hinterlands of Basilan island as the military pressed hard to flush out the militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network….
Arroyo Braves Sayyaf Island, Inspects Troops
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Philippine President Gloria Arroyo shakes hands Thursday Aug. 23, 2007 with Marines in Basilan island who killed dozens of Abu Sayyaf militants in fierce clashes last week. Arroyo flew to the strife-torn island to meet with the soldiers involved in th…
Vendetta War Erupts In Southern Philippine Island
Monday, August 13th, 2007BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 13 Aug) – At least one person was killed in a firefight between two rival Muslim families in Basilan island in the southern Philippines. Dozens of families have fled their homes because of the fighting…
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