Jolo bombing suspect, Abu Sayyaf leader’s nephew killed in Sulu clash

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:26:15 +0000

A suspect in the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu was killed, along with the nephew of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Hajan Sawadjaan in Sulu, the military said on Tuesday….READ

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Commuter bashes LRT-2 for man who rode train with 5-gallon water bottles

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:10:03 +0000

Commuter bashes LRT-2 for man who rode train with 5-gallon water bottles

After the managements of the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1), Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) and the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) lines banned…

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Tanada hits gov’t for failing to prevent Mindanao blasts despite ample intel fund

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:16:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Wednesday assailed Malacañang for failing to protect people of Mindanao from successive bombings despite its huge intelligence fund

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Gutoc: Mr. President, you’re part of the peace problem

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 07:19:47 +0000

Gutoc: Mr. President, you’re part of the peace problem

Maranao civic leader and opposition senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc has blamed President Rodrigo Duterte’s “divisive politics.”

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Palace: Jolo bombing won’t hurt Philippine tourism

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:29:46 +0000

Palace: Jolo bombing won't hurt Philippine tourism

The bomb attack  in Jolo, Sulu won’t adversely affect tourism in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday, after the United Kingdom warned its citizens against travelling to parts of Mindanao and the south of Cebu “due to the threat of terrorism.”

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DILG chief: Jolo bombers used Jemaah Islamiya strategy

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:05:16 +0000

DILG chief: Jolo bombers used Jemaah Islamiya strategy

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año claimed on Tuesday that the strategy used in the bombing of a church in Jolo, Sulu, was similar to the work of international terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

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PNP set to lift lockdown of Jolo once probers finish gathering evidence

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:12:33 +0000

PNP set to lift lockdown of Jolo once probers finish gathering evidence

The lockdown implemented on Jolo, Sulu, following the recent two bombings, will be lifted once investigators have finished gathering evidence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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Recto: MILF leadership needed to catch culprits of Jolo church blasts

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:24:08 +0000

Recto: MILF leadership needed to catch culprits of Jolo church blasts

The leadership of the MILF would be needed to resolve and catch perpetrators of the double explosions at a Jolo church.

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Duterte orders AFP to crush Abu Sayyaf by ‘whatever means’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:09:46 +0000

Duterte orders AFP to crush Abu Sayyaf by 'whatever means'

President Duterte has directed the military to annihilate the Abu Sayyaf Group “by whatever means” following the twin bombings in Jolo.

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