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Monday, October 13th, 2008Photos released by the Philippine Marines shows Gov. Sakur Tan and Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidulla with Marines Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban and US military commander Maj. Joseph Mouer during the hand-over ceremony of the school buildings in Maimbung town.SU…
COMELEC uncovers spurious names in recall petition Vs. Sulu governor
Saturday, October 11th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has uncovered thousands of spurious names from the list of those who signed the recall petition against Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan.Tan’s political opponents have…
Nur Misuari pledges to support government peace efforts in South RP
Friday, October 3rd, 2008A US soldier scribbles a note as former Moro National Liberation Front rebel leader Nur Misuari speaks to Sulu Governor Sakur Tan during a meeting on Thursday, October 2, 2008 in Patikul town in the southern Filipino island of Sulu. Misuari has commit…
US, RP troops finish school building in Southern Philippines, pledge more humanitarian projects
Friday, October 3rd, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 3, 2008) – US and Philippine soldiers deployed in the southern island of Sulu have finished a school building, the 50th since 2006, and humanitarian and infrastructure projects have reached almost one billi…
Photo: Vietnamese Cargo Ship
Friday, October 3rd, 2008A Vietnamese cargo vessel leaves the port of Jolo in the southern Philippines province of Sulu on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The United States funded more than $13 million in various development projects, including the rehabilitation of the pier and a…
Photo: Jolo Fishermen Return
Friday, October 3rd, 2008A group of fishermen return Wednesday, October 1, 2008 to Jolo town in the southern Philippines province of Sulu. The United States funded more than $13 million in various development projects in Sulu, one of six provinces under the Muslim autonomous r…
Muslims Celebrate Eid As Fighting Rage In Mindanao
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Muslim women look out from the Capitol building in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 as they celebrate the Eid Al Fitr. Governor Sakur Tan led the celebration of the Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting mon…
COMELEC: Sa Mga Nagsusulong Ng Recall Election, Maglabas Ng Pondo
Thursday, September 18th, 2008MAYNILA (Bombo Radyo) - Pinayuhan ni Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo ang mga nagsusulong ng recall election na maglabas ng sarili nilang pera kung nais nilang matuloy ito.Ayon kay Melo, walang mangyayari sa mga petisyon para sa reca…
Photo: Boatman in Sulu
Monday, September 8th, 2008A boatman paddles past a pier in Jolo town in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Sulu Governor Sakur Tan says various infrastructure projects, including the expansion of the pier and airport in the province, are going on. (Mindanao Examiner Pho…
Philippine, US Military Pour Millions Worth Of Humanitarian Projects In Sulu
Sunday, August 31st, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 31, 2008) – The United States military has poured some $10 million in infrastructure and development projects in an effort to win hearts and minds in Sulu province in the southern Philippines, Filipino of…
ARMM Governor, Deputy Win Polls
Thursday, August 14th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – The Philippines Commission on Elections has proclaimed incumbent Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan and his deputy Ansasaruddin Adiong as winners in the recent elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim …
12,000 Troops, Cops To Guard Polls In Muslim Autonomous Region
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Sulu provincial employees led by Gov. Sakur Tan attend a flag raising ceremony in Patikul town. Tan leads Tuesday, July 8, 2008 the inauguration of the newly-renovated Commission on Elections (COMELEC) just besides the Capitol Building. COMELEC Commiss…
Sayyaf Cuts Off Communication Lines To Negotiators, Still Holds 3 Hostages In South RP
Friday, June 13th, 2008Sulu Mayor Isnaji Alvarez gestures as he briefs June 13, 2008 journalists in Sulu province in southern Philippines on the situation of three remaining Abu Sayyaf hostages. Militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network freed one cameraman of ABS-CBN Broadc…
Military Rally Behind New Arroyo Peace Adviser
Saturday, May 24th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 24, 2008) – Military commanders in Mindanao vowed to support the new government peace adviser, Hermogenes Esperon, former chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo last w…
US Hands Over Infra Projects In Sulu
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 21, 2008) – The US military has formally handed over Wednesday to Filipino government several buildings and a road project in the southern province of Sulu.Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan led officials in the inaugurati…
Sulu Students Tour Asia’s Latin City
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Some 80 grade school Muslim students and teachers, led by Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan arrive in Zamboanga City for an educational tour Wednesday, May 14, 2008 where the children met and spoke with Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, who briefed the visitors a…
Photo: Sulu Government Projects
Monday, May 12th, 2008For the first time in many years, this dirt road in Sulu’s Talipao town is finally being cemented as part of many infrastructure and development projects implemented by Governor Sakur Tan. Workers are also repairing a drainage system in Jolo town. A …
Pabahay At Proyekto Para Sa Mahirap, MNLF Pinuri
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Pinangunahan ni Sulu First Lady Nurunisah Tan ang pormal na hand over sa mga pabahay para sa mahihirap na Badjao sa bayan ng Luuk. Bakas sa mukha ng mga Badjao ang lubos na kasiyahan dahil sa pabahay na pinondohan ni Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan sa proyektong i…
Sulu Airport To Undergo Repair And Expansion
Sunday, April 27th, 2008Passengers from Pangutaran Island disembark from a motorized boat as the other wait for their turn in the port of Jolo in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Small ferries and boats such as this bring passengers and goods to island-villages off…
More Army Troops Leave Sulu; Military Chief Praised
Friday, April 25th, 2008Army soldiers eat their meal Friday, April 25, 2008 at the Jolo port in Sulu province in southern Philippines as they wait for a navy ship that will ferry them to Mindanao. Thousands of army soldiers have already left Sulu since February this year as…
Photo: US Soldiers In Jolo Island
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008A US soldier mans his machine gun mounted on a hummer as he guards American and Filipino troops who joined a coastal clean up campaign in Sulu province Sunday, April 22, 2008. Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan led over a hundred Muslim villagers in the clean up of a…
Dingdong Dantes, Sumabak Sa Sulu Medical Mission
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Si Dingdong Dantes habang nakikipagkamay kay Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan sa kapitolyo ng lalawigan. At mga nagtitiliang fans ng aktor sa labas ng tanggapan ng gobernador. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)SULU (Mindanao Examiner / Apri. 01, 2008) - Nagkagulo sa kapito…
Sulu Vows Support To COMELEC, Poll Reforms
Thursday, February 28th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 28, 2008) - Sulu Governor Sakur Tan has pledged to support efforts by the national government for poll reforms and transparency, including the modernization of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).He said th…
Retiring RP Military Chief May Be Extended, Gets Strong Supports In Mindanao
Friday, January 25th, 2008Philippine military chief General Hermogenes Esperon answers questions from journalists Friday, January 25, 2008 in Zamboanga City after inspecting troops in Basilan and Sulu provinces. Troops in the southern Philippines and Sulu provincial officials l…
Sulu Launches Own ID System
Monday, January 21st, 2008Governor Sakur Tan distributes ID to villagers in Sulu province in southern RP. Gov. Sakur Tan says the ID system will help deter crimes and terrorism in the province. Patikul town Mayor Kabir Hayudini also shows reporters his ID. (Mindanao Examiner Ph…
Education As A Continuous Process And Enhancer Of Opportunities
Thursday, January 17th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 17, 2008) - As the saying goes, “education is a continuous process,” thus, re-tooling, re-inventing and re-engineering are some of the few words used to describe the activities and events undertak…
Sulu To Send Muslim Clerics, Students Leaders On Education Tour In Malaysia, Saudi
Saturday, January 12th, 2008Sulu Governor Sakur Tan prays with other Muslims in Patikul town. Tan says he will send student leaders and Muslim clerics on educational tours in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia as part of a local government program aimed at enhancing their knowledge on Is…
US Troops Losing War For Hearts And Minds In Sulu
Saturday, December 29th, 2007SULU ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 29, 2007) – Philippine authorities have began an investigation into disturbing reports that US troops deployed in Sulu province had ordered the closure of a government hospital in the town of Panamao…
Philippine Congress Doubles Subsidy For Islamic Schools
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) – Sulu provincial Governor Sakur Tan lauded the Philippine Congress for doubling the allocation for the government’s Basic Education Madrasah Program.The increase in funding will enable the go…
Sulu, Nagpasalamat Sa Saudi
Sunday, November 11th, 2007SULU (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 11, 2007) – Ipinatawag kahapon ni Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan ang mga opisyal nito upang pagusapan ang project proposals na isusumite nito sa Saudi Arabia matapos na mangako itong magbubuhos ng tulong sa lalawigan.Natuwa naman…
Saudi Pledges Support To Peace And Development In Sulu
Friday, November 9th, 2007Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidula during a recent program in Sulu province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 09, 2007) – Saudi Arabia has pledged to support peace and development projects…
Sulu Province – The Land Of Treasures
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007A diver examines his scuba gear at Ramos beach in Panglima Tahil town in Sulu province in southern Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Sulu Provincial Tourism Council)SULU, Philippines - Far-flung Sulu is the southernmost part of the Philippines, lying be…
NHA namahagi ng certificates sa Sulu
Friday, September 28th, 2007Ipinapakita ni Sitti Radzma Jadjuli ang kanyang certificate of payment mula sa National Housing Authority bilang katunayan na siya ang nagmamay-ari ng kapirasong lupain sa bayan ng Indanan sa Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU (Mindanao Exami…
US, RP Move Supplies, Infra Equipment In Sulu
Thursday, September 27th, 2007A US convoy transporting supplies and equipment for infrastructure passes Thursday 27 Sept, 2007 through a village in Indanan town in Sulu province in southern Philippines. Washington has poured $3.7 million in development projects in Sulu to help in M…
9 Injured In Sulu Fire
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Sulu Gov. Salur Tan inspects Tuesday Sept. 25, 2007 the aftermath of the fire in Jolo town. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 25 Sept) – At least 9 people were injured and thousands left homeless after a fire swe…
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