ASG sub-leader arrested inside hospital
An Abu Sayyaf sub-group leader was arrested by operatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) and ...
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3 ASG men killed in Sabah encounter
The Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command yesterday confirmed that the three gunmen shot dead by Sabah security forces in Lahad ...
Barangay chair tagged in Samal kidnappings fall
Authorities arrested a lady village chief allegedly involved in the kidnapping of three foreigners and a Filipina in Samal island ...
ASG hostage release: Ransom or pressure?
After almost a year of captivity, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) released Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was lucky enough to ...
No cause for celebration
THE ordeal of Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was kidnapped with two Canadians and a Filipina from a Samal island resort ...
Justice for ASG victims vowed
“I assure you...when the time comes, I will inform you that we have been able to catch up with them,” ...
Abu Sayyaf releases Norwegian for P30-M
After almost a year of being a captive of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad finally ...
Another beheading in Sulu
AMONG the many peace and order problems facing the country today, the one posed by the Abu Sayyaf continues to ...
ASG’s Pinay captive freed
Duterte confirmed that there were negotiations for the Filipina’s release, but made no mention if ransom was paid.
DNA test confirms severed head belonged to Canadian captive
The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed yesterday that a decapitated head of a Caucasian-looking person found beside the Mt. Carmel ...
Beheading of Canadian condemned
The Philippine National Police has urged all Muslims, particularly those in Basilan and Sulu, to unite in driving away the ...
Another beheaded as dismal saga continues
THE unfortunate story of the kidnapping of four people from a Samal island resort in 2015 – two Canadians, a ...
2 Samal hostages appeal for help
Thus, said Filipino hostage Maritess Flor in a radio interview Wednesday, two days after her boyfriend, Canadian Robert Hall, was ...
Canada ransom policy backed
The family of a Canadian hostage who was executed by an militant group in the Philippines said on Tuesday they ...
Severed head found at gate of Jolo Cathedral
A severed head purportedly belonging to Canadian hostage Robert Hall was found Monday evening at the gate of the Jolo ...
Lacson says Duterte can subdue ASG
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is confident that the Abu Sayyaf Group would be subdued by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.