Tawi-Tawi
Boat explosion injures cop in Tawi-Tawi province
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 4, 2008) – An explosion injured a policeman onboard a speedboat transporting the governor of Tawi-Tawi island and his wife, reports said Tuesday.Governor Sadikul Sahali and his wife were unhurt in…
Smuggled South RP turtle eggs seized in Sabah
Monday, November 3rd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 3, 2008) – Malaysian authorities seized thousands of endangered turtles smuggled into Sabah from the southern Philippines, report said on Monday.It said unidentified men were unloading the eggs al…
Gas, Oil Discovered In Sulu Sea
Monday, October 27th, 2008TAWI-TAWI, Philippines - Oil and gas exploration projects undertaken in the seas off Mapun Island in the Sulu archipelaggo near the southern Philippine province of Tawi Tawi have shown positive results.According to reports, mining operations carried ou…
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…
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…
Sayyaf Frees Kidnapped Muslim University Head
Thursday, March 27th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 27, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf militants have freed a kidnapped Muslim university principal after more than two months in captivity in the southern Philippines, police said. Omar Taup had been freed March…
RP Military Recovers Body Believed That Of Jemaah Bomber
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 19, 2008) – The Philippine military said it could have found the body of wanted Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya bomber, Dulmatin, tagged as behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 mostly t…
Slain Catholic Missioner Buried In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Slain Catholic priest Jesus Reynaldo Roda is buried Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 in Shariff Kabunsuan province in southern Philippines. Roda is killed by the Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi’s South Ubian town during a failed kidnapping. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Ma…
Catholic Missionary Killed, Teacher Kidnapped By Sayyaf In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008TAWI-TAWI, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 16, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf militants raided a convent in the remote southern Philippine island of Tawi-Tawi and killed a Catholic missionary during a kidnapping attempt, officials said on Wednesday.Fr. Rey…
Sayyaf Man Killed In South RP Clash
Saturday, December 15th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – Security forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in a clash in the remote southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Sunday.Officials said the fighting killed Abdul Sakanda…
Philippines Detains Suspected Palestinian Militant
Friday, November 9th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 09, 2007) – Philippine authorities have arrested a Palestinian national on suspicion he has links with the Islamic resistance movement HAMAS.Yussof Umar Animour was arrested in Tawi-Tawi province …
Pirate Killed In South RP Clash
Monday, October 22nd, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 22, 2007) – Government soldiers killed a pirate in a clash on a remote southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said on Monday.Officials said troops raided a hideout of suspected pirat…
Filipino Terror Suspect Nabbed In South
Monday, October 15th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 15, 2007) – Philippine police arrested an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in the 2000 kidnapping of Asian and European holiday-makers in Malaysia’s island resort of Sipadan, police said on Monday…
Reporters Without Borders Urges Filipino Police To Arrest Murderer Of Journalist
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 26 Jun) - The international media watch group, Reporters Without Borders, on Tuesday voiced alarm about the plight of the local media after Vincent Sumalpong, a presenter on state-owned Radyo ng Bayan, was gunned down in Bon…
Yaman Ng Sulu Sea, Nasa Kuko Na Ng Mga Dayuhan!
Sunday, June 17th, 2007TAWI-TAWI (Mindanao Examiner / 17 Jun) – Mistulang mga private security guards ang puwersa ng militar sa katimugang bahagi ng bansa na kung saan ay todo ang pagbabantay ng mga sundalong Pinoy sa naglalaking international consortium na nagsasagawa ng …
Breaking News: Four Children Of Jemaah Islamiya Bomber Now In Philippine Custody
Thursday, May 10th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 11 May) – The Philippine military on Friday said it has in custody four children of Jemaah Islamiya bomber Dulmatin, tagged as behind the deadly Bali bombing in 2002.Filipino soldiers tracked down the children in t…
ARMM GOV’T GIVES AMBULANCES TO 3 PROVINCES
Thursday, April 26th, 2007The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government distributes three ambulances to the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Mark Navales) MAGUINDANAO – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has turned over three …
3 Killed In Sea Clash Off Southern RP
Saturday, April 7th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 07 Apr) – A Philippine military patrol killed three gunmen in a firefight at sea off the southern island of Tawi-Tawi, officials said on Saturday.Officials said the clash occurred on Thursday after a team of marine…