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The firefight in Lanao del Sur province involved a militant group linked to the 2017 siege of Marawi.

A militant and a soldier were killed when armed clashes broke out in the province of Sulu, south of the Philippines, between the military and terrorists from th

Manila [Philippines], February 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A militant and a soldier were killed when armed clashes broke out in the province of Sulu, south of the Philippines, between the military and terrorists from the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), state media reported on Tuesday.

ZAMBOANGA CITY - A soldier and an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit have been killed in a series of clashes in the province of Sulu, a top military official disclosed Tuesday. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, the Army's 11th Infantry Division commander, said the first clash, which lasted for about 15 minutes, ensued around 9:20 a.m. Monday in Barangay Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu. Gonzales said the second clash ensued around 9:50 a.m., and the third around 10:40 a.m. as the troops pursued the ASG bandits f...

Actor-politician Bong Revilla is all smiles these days. The second season of the widely followed GMA weekly series Agimat ng Agila  is off to a good start when it had its premiere over the weekend. The senator admitted that even before the series reached the final episode of its first…

SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES. BARMM Health Minister Dr. Bashary Latiph (3rd from left) poses with the awardees during the Ministry of Health Red Orchid Awards 2021 awarding ceremonies held in Cotabato City on Monday (Jan. 31, 2022). The award is given to local government units, government offices, hospitals, and jail facilities for implementing 100 percent tobacco-free workplaces and environments in the region. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The health minister of the Autonomous Bangsamo...

Abu Sayyaf sub-leader and bomb maker, Mudzrimar alias Mundi Sawadjaan, a suspect wanted by the Sabah Eastern Zone Security Command (ESSCom) and reportedly shot dead last May in the Philippines, has been confirmed to be still alive.

KOTA KINABALU: Notorious southern Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf gunman Mudzrimar @ Mundi Sawadjan is alive, says Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) commander Deputy Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad.

ESSCom commander, DCP Hamzah Ahmad said this was confirmed through the sharing of information by the Philippine security forces involving the Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) and Western Mindanao Command (J2 WESTMINCOM).

LAHAD DATU, Jan 30 — Abu Sayyaf sub-leader and bomb maker, Mudzrimar alias Mundi Sawadjaan, a suspect wanted by the Sabah Eastern Zone Security Command (ESSCom) and reportedly shot dead last May in the Philippines, has been confirmed to be still alive. ESSCom commander, DCP Hamzah Ahmad...