Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan
Soldiers Rescue 2 Kids Kidnapped In South RP
Sunday, September 21st, 2008A photo released by the Philippine military show the two rescued children and their parents in Sulu province. SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 21, 2008) – Government soldiers rescued Sunday two children who were reported kidnapped in …
Recall Petition Filed Versus Sulu Governor
Thursday, September 4th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 4, 2008) – Political opponents of Sulu Governor Sakur Tan have filed a petition with the Commission on Elections to unseat him and cited loss of confidence in his leadership.Ali Judah, a resident of Lu…
New Projects Inagurated In Sulu Province
Friday, August 29th, 2008Philippine Marines Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban and Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan during the inauguration of various development projects in the Sulu province. (Philippine Marines Photos) SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 29, 2008) – Philippine and …
Cops, Troops Secure Ballot Boxes For Mindanao Polls
Sunday, August 10th, 2008A Sulu provincial guard watches over poll workers as they prepare ballot boxes for the August 11, 2008 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is composed of Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao and Maguindanao provinces, including Maraw…
Soldiers Wounded In Sulu Island Clash
Sunday, July 27th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 27, 2008) – At least two government soldiers were reported wounded in a clash Sunday with unidentified gunmen in the southern Philippine island of Pangutaran off Sulu province.The Philippine military did no…
Sulu Cops Finish Basic Police Operations Course
Friday, July 11th, 2008A photo released by the US Embassy to the Mindanao Examiner shows members of the Philippine National Police in Sulu province during the Basic Police Operations course.SULU, Philippines – Philippine policemen on Friday finished a three-week course in…
Suporta Kay Lakas Ticket, Malakas Sa ARMM
Friday, June 27th, 2008COTABATO CITY – Todo ang suporta ng mga alkalde at gobernador ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao sa muling pagtakbo ni ARMM Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan.
Bilang chairman ng national Lakas directorate, pinili ni Pangulong Gloria Arroyo si Ampatuan bilang …
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. (…
Troops Shell Sayyaf Lairs In Sulu; Kidnap Negotiators Charged
Friday, June 20th, 2008Sulu town Mayor Alvarez Isnaji and son Haider Isnaji. Both have been detained and charged in court by the Philippine police in connection with the June 8, 2008 kidnappings of ABS-CBN television presenter Ces Drilon and her two cameramen Jimmy Encarnac…
Sulu Gov Demands Apology From ABS-CBN Over Kidnapping Incident: Report
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan on Thursday demanded an apology from ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network for allegedly besmirching the image of his province with the kidnapping incident involving veteran journalist Ces Drilon and her crew.Tan said Drilon did not coor…
Huge Ransoms Lure Militants To Gang Holding Philippine News Crew, University Professor
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Hainatul Dinampo, wife of Mindanao State University Professor Octavio Dinampo, one of three people being held by the Abu Sayyaf group tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya gestures as she is being interviewed by television reporters at the Sulu Provinci…