Gov. Sakur Tan
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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…
US, Britain Pour Development Aid In Southern RP
Monday, September 24th, 2007Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan with US and British Ambassadors Kristie Kenney and Peter Beckingham on Monday Sept. 24, 2007 in Patikul town in Sulu province in southern RP. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Sept) – US an…
Kano Nagbuhos Ng Proyekto Sa Sulu
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007Ang mala-paraisong beaches sa lalawigan ng Sulu ay maihahalintulad sa Boracay o mga resorts sa Phuket sa Thailand. Tatlong malalaking proyekto ang ilulunsad ng Estados Unidos sa lalawigan na patuloy sa pagunlad. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) SUL…
Sulu To Become Like RP’s Boracay Resorts Or Thailand’s Phuket
Sunday, September 16th, 2007One of the many white sands beach in Sulu province. Sulu is embarking on an ambitious tourism program that will make it like world-famous resorts similar to Phuket in Thailand. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 16…
Sulu Provincial Government Launches Own News Organ
Saturday, September 15th, 2007The Sulu Gazette, official newsletter of the Sulu Provincial Government. It provides latest news and information about the provincial government under Governor Sakur Tan. The monthly Sulu Gazette is also distributed by the Mindanao Examiner in some are…
Sulu, Patungo Sa Landas Ng Pagbabago
Thursday, September 13th, 2007Ang magandang Sulu park sa harapan ng Kapitolyo sa gabi. Itong tanawin ay karaniwan sa lalawigan sa tuwing sasapit ang takip-silim at dito makikita ang maraming tao na nagpapahinga o kaya ay namamasyal. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU - Todo ang…
Sulu Launches “Fruit Of Hope” Program
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and Sen. Richard Gordon launch the “Fruit of Hope” Program in cooperation with supermarket owners and non-governmental organizations to help farmers sell their produce. (Mindanao Examiner Photo service)SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Ex…
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…
Jolo Island Sheds Off Bad Image, Gets New Face
Friday, August 31st, 2007Clouds cover a mountain and the magnificent Tulay Mosque in Jolo island in the Sulu Archipelago in southern Philippines. Jolo Governor Sakur Tan is embarking on a massive tourism program aim at luring investors and visitors to the island, about 950 ki…
Jolo Governor Orders Crackdown On Drugs, Weapons
Friday, August 31st, 2007Jolo island Governor Sakur Tan gestures as he speaks to police chiefs during a meeting in southern Philippines. Governor Tan orders police to arrest all known drug pushers and suppliers in Jolo and for authorities to seize all illegal weapons on the is…
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….
Teachers, Aspiring Cadets Take Exams In Jolo Island
Sunday, August 26th, 2007A school teacher in the southern Filipino island of Jolo takes a government licensure examinations Sunday inside the Mohammad Tulawie School in downtown Jolo town. The island’s governor Sakur Tan sought President Gloria Arroyo’s permission to allow…
War And Development Vs Insurgency In Jolo Island
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 23 Aug) – Manila will pursue a vigorous development and economic programs in an effort to defeat insurgency in the southern Filipino island of Jolo in the Sulu Archipelago, the Philippine News Agency s…
JI Bombers, Sayyaf Terrorists Protected By MNLF, Says RP Military
Saturday, August 11th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 11 Aug) – The Philippine military has accused the country’s former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front of coddling Jemaah Islamiya bombers, including Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Jolo island.Troop…
New Communications Network Opens In Jolo Island
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Jolo island Governor Abdusakur Tan gives a speech at the turn-over ceremony for the Talipao Area Coordination Center on Saturday July 7, 2007 in Bilaan village. (Photo contributed by the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines) JOLO ISL…
Photo: Two Filipino Boys Swim In Dirty Flood Water In Jolo Island
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Two Filipino boys swim in dirty flooded street in Jolo island in the southern Philippines. New Sulu Governor Sakur Tan vows to fight poverty and promote security and peace on the island-province, one of five that comprises the Muslim autonomous region….
New Jolo Island Governor Promises Transparency In Governance, Hard Work!
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Hajji Abdusakur Tan takes his oath as duly elected governor of Jolo island while the province’s First Lady, Hajja Indah, looks on. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) JOLO ISLAND (Mindanao Examiner / 02 Jul) – A huge crowd of mostly provincial worker…
RP Military Starts Anti-Terror Campaign In Jolo Island
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Filipino troops, backed by US forces, launch a new offensive Sunday, July 01, 2007, dubbed Oplan: Ultimatum II, in an effort to capture — dead or alive — Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya bombers Dulmatin and Umar Patek and leaders of the Abu Sayyaf group, …
Gobernador Ng Sulu, Naglatag Ng Agenda!
Sunday, June 24th, 2007Sulu Governor Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)SULU (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Jun) Inilatag kahapon ni Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan ang mga priority projects nito sa lalawigan bilang paghahanda sa kanyang panunungkulan bilang bagong halal na opisyal.N…
RP Senate Finally Approves SME Magna Carta Amendments
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 06 Jun)- The Philippine Senate has approved on third reading Senate Bill 2593, amending Republic Act 6977 or the Magna Carta for Small Enterprises, to provide greater assistance to the businesses that are the backbone of the…
Bagong Gobernador Ng Sulu Magsasampa Ng Demanda!
Saturday, May 26th, 2007SULU (Mindanao Examiner / 26 May) – Magsasampa umano ng kaso ang bagong gobernador ng Sulu matapos itong pagbintangan ng pandaraya ng abogado ng Genuine Opposition.Inakusahan kasi ni Atty. Diego Palomares, ng oposisyon, na nadaya ang GO senatorial ca…
Bagong Bukas, Bagong Pag-asa!
Friday, May 25th, 2007Dampi ng pagmamahal at lubos na kasiyahan ang makikita sa mag-asawang Gov. Sakur at Indah Tan ng Sulu. Hinirang na bagong gobernador ng lalawigan si Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) SULU – Isang panibagong bukas at bagong pag-asa ang naghihin…
Sulu, May Bagong Gobernador Na!
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007Mahigpit ang siguridad ngayon sa Sulu na may bagong gobernador na. Landslide victory ang panalo ni Sakur Tan na nakakuha ng haglos 43,000 boto mula sa mga katungaling sina Benjamin Loong at Nur Misuari. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) SULU (Mindanao…
Pamumugot-Ulo Ng Sayyaf, Kinondena!
Saturday, April 21st, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 22 Apr) - Kinondena ng mga ibat-ibang grupo ng mga Muslim at religious sector ang bandidong Abu Sayyaf dahil sa pagpugot nito ng ulo sa 7 bihag sa lalawigan ng Sulu.Walang awang pinatay ng Abu Sayyaf ang mga inonsent…
Decapitated Bodies Of Sayyaf Hostages Arrive In Zamboanga City
Saturday, April 21st, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Al Jacinto / 21 Apr) – Relatives and families of slain Abu Sayyaf hostages grieved Saturday as bodies of the six construction workers arrived in Zamboanga City in crates.The six, kidnapped on April 15 in Jolo island, were beheaded by …
Sakur Tan, Pambato Ng KAMPI Sa Sulu!
Thursday, March 1st, 2007“Ours is a government that will address the poverty situation through sustainable economic and livelihood programs and a peace agenda that will be beneficial to all. Peace and progress and reforms go side by side with development and we will pursue t…
Arroyo Bet In Sulu Pledges Reforms, Better Governance
Saturday, February 24th, 2007Click here to play video Former Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)JOLO (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Feb) – President Gloria Arroyo’s KAMPI party’s gubernatorial candidate in Sulu, Abdusakur Tan, on Saturday said he would pursue a v…
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