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Friday, November 28th, 2008SULU, Philippines - The Integrated Provincial Health Office-Sulu Provincial Hospital has recently celebrated its 92nd anniversary with various programs highlighting the dedicated services of its personnel and the transformation of the IPHO to what it i…
Sayyafs ambush marines in Sulu Island
Monday, November 24th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 24, 2008) – Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants detonated a roadside bomb on Monday, wounding four Filipino marines in the southern Philippine island of Sulu, officials said.General Mohammad Dolorfino,…
Photo: Army Patrol In Sulu Province
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008A former Moro National Liberation Front rebel-turned-government soldier join government troops in patrolling Sulu province, where Abu Sayyaf militants ambushed Nov. 18, 2008 a Philippine and US military convoy in Indanan town, although no soldiers were…
Sayyaf terror man captured, US-RP convoy attacked in Sulu
Thursday, November 20th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 20, 2008) – Government soldiers captured an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader ahead of President Gloria Arroyo’s visit to Sulu province.Col. Eugenio Clemen, commander of the 3rd Marine Brigade, said they are interrogat…
ARMM water system project leads to reconciliation of warring siblings in Sulu
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines - The foreign-funded water system project built in Barangay Asin in Panglima Estino town in Sulu has led to the reconciliation of two warring siblings.The family feud stemmed from their political ambitions, which saw the two …
2 Killed, 9 Wounded In Clan War In Southern RP Isle
Friday, October 31st, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 31, 2008) – At least two people were killed and 9 others wounded in a firefight between followers of two Muslim clans in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, police said Friday.Police said the fighting…
Boat sinks off Sulu, 5 dead
Monday, October 13th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 13, 2008) – Philippine soldiers rescued 15 passengers and found four bodies from a capsized boat off the southern island of Pata in the Sulu archipelago, officials said.Officials said among those …
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 …
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…
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…
Kidnap: Facing death By Ces Drilon
Sunday, July 13th, 2008KIDNAP: An ABS-CBN Special.(Last of three parts)For the first days, my cell phone, with Smart as the service provider, was used by our captors to contact my family, and for their own use as well. By the third or fourth day, the battery of my cell phone…
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…
Youth Holds Peace Symposium In Sulu: CBCP
Friday, July 4th, 2008SULU, Philippines - The first league of the youth symposium on the “Voice of the Youth for Dialogue and Peace: An Urgent Concern of the Times” was held at the Bishop Ben’s Hall of Notre Dame of Jolo College, June 29.The Silsilah Dialogue Movement…
Waging Peace In Sulu: IWPR
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Big development effort seen as crucial to winning hearts and minds on lawless, militant island.“I know the government sometimes forgets us, but Malacanang (the presidential palace) cannot give up Sulu easily because we are an asset to them,” said J…
Abu Sayyafs Release Kidnapped Philippine TV Reporter, 2 Others In Sulu
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 18, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf gunmen freed before midnight Tuesday a Philippine television presenter and two others kidnapped in the southern island of Sulu.The hostages, Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarna…
Philippine Al-Qaeda Affiliate Extends Ransom Deadline For 3 Hostages
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Policemen in Sulu province patrol Jolo town as security forces prepare to rescue an ABS-CBN television presenter Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion, including a university professor Octavio Dinampo held since June 8, 2008 by Abu Sayyaf mil…
Photo: Children Play At Sea In Sulu Just As Ordinary Days Despite Kidnap Crisis
Sunday, June 15th, 2008A boy jumps from a wharf Sunday, June 15, 2008 in the southern Philippine island of Sulu, as a group of children watch in awe. And children enjoy swimming in the clear water as a Philippine Navy ship anchors in Jolo town. Locals continue their daily r…
MARINA-ARMM Operatives, Kinasuhan Ng Navy
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 4, 2008) – Sinampahan ng kasong kriminal ng Philippine Navy sa Zamboanga City ang 15 arestadong tauhan ng Maritime Industry Authorities (MARINA) ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) matapos silang ak…
Marines Seized Chemical Explosive In South RP
Sunday, May 25th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 25, 2008) – Government troops seized weapons and chemicals used in the manufacture of explosives in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Sunday.Officials said a marine patrol intercepted …
Del Monte Salesman Is Reported Missing In Southern Philippines
Saturday, May 24th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 24, 2008) – A Filipino salesman was reported missing in the southern island of Sulu after he failed to return to his budget hotel, police said on Saturday.Police said Ricardo Cruz, a salesman of Del Monte pr…
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…
Mangrove Areas Sa Sulu, Ginawang Pribadong Palaisdaan
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mat 21, 2008) – Pinaiimbestigahan ng mga environmentalist ang umano’y talamak na putulan ng mga mangrove trees o bakawan sa lalawigan ng Sulu.Nabatid na maraming mga lugar sa Sulu, partikular sa Luuk, ang halos ta…
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…
Salapi, Bumabaha Sa Sulu!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / May 04, 2008) – Bumabaha umano ng salapi sa Sulu upang isulong ang paghahati ng lalawigan at ang planong pagpapatalsik kay Gov. Sakur Tan ng kanyang mga kalaban sa pulitika.Binabayaran diumano ang mga Barangay chair…
Photo: US Troops In Southern Philippines
Thursday, May 1st, 2008A convoy of US and Philippine troops pass on a village in Jolo town in the southern Filipino province of Sulu, April 27, 2008. At least 30 US soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard are expected to arrive in the southern Philippines to secure Americ…
Sayyaf Leader Wounded, Son Killed In Sulu Clashes
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Private and commuter vehicles pass through a road in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Government projects still continue in Sulu despite the fighting between troops and rebels. (Minanao Examiner Photo)SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Ma…
National Guard On Their Way To Southern Philippines
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 30, 2008) – More US troops are expected to arrive soon in the Philippines to support hundreds already deployed in the southern part of the country aiding Filipino troops in battling terrorism. At least 30 s…
Troops Shell Militant Lairs In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Government troops on board a convoy of trucks and armored carriers pass through a crowded village in Indanan town in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where fighting Wednesday, April 30, 2008 breaks out in the village of Cagay between security …
Photo: Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group
Monday, April 28th, 2008A man wearing a t-shirt printed with the word “Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group” looks at passengers disembarking from an inter-island boat in Jolo town in Sulu province in southern Philippines. Authorities in Sulu are active in the government’s…
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: Sulu’s Macaques
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Local macaques wait for food from trekkers in Mount Datu in Sulu’s Indanan town. The mountain is well preserved and is a known eco-tourism site in the province, south of the Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Philippine Army Recalls Troops In Sulu
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Policemen, armed with assault rifle, man the traffic at a busy road in the town of Jolo in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. Hundreds of soldiers have been recalled by the Army and will be redeployed in Mindanao Island as part of a new strate…
Abu Sayyaf Frees 6 Kidnapped Muslims In South RP
Thursday, April 10th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 10, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf militants freed six people they kidnapped in the southern Filipino province of Sulu, police said on Thursday.Sulu police chief Julasirim Kasim said the six men were freed We…
Photo: Dried Stingray
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008A Muslim woman dries Tuesday, April 06, 2008, young stingrays for food in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. A small, dried stingray sells about P30 a piece and is considered a delicacy in the southern Philippines. Sulu province is rich in marin…
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