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DOMINION MARKER. The 2nd Marine Brigade together with the municipal government of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi visit Panguan Island on Dec. 24, 2021, ahead of the construction of a sovereign marker on the remote island in the province that borders Malaysia and Indonesia. Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, 2nd Marine Brigade commander (5th from left), led the groundbreaking of the project. (Photo courtesy of the 2nd Marine Brigade) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Philippine Marine troops, together with the municipal government ...

The last Plebiscite Committee leaves the distribution center in Buluan, Maguindanao for Tamontaka in Cotabato City a little past 6 a.m. on Monday as the first day of the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law starts on Monday, January 21. Today is #BangsamoroPlebiscite Day. Big day for everyone. Good luck to all. https://t.co/lBdPD90Ehb pic.twitter.com/0LQltCm1Ze — COMELEC (@COMELEC) January 20, 2019 Commission on Elections spokesman James Jimenez said over the week...

Marine troops sent off for re-training

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Joint military and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested three suspected big-time drug personalities and seized P6.8 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Tawi-Tawi, military officials announced Monday, October 4. Maj. Gen. Alfredo

Published July 12, 2021, 12:09 PM Col. Romeo T. Racadio has succeeded Brig. Gen. Arturo G. Rojas as Joint Task Force (JTF) Tawi-Tawi commander during a well-attended change of command ceremony at the 2nd Marine Brigade headquarters in Barangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last Saturday, July 10. Rojas, who commands the 2nd Marine Brigade, recalled the challenges of serving during the pandemic and a critical time of the Armed Forces in combating terrorism in Western Mindanao in his speech. The...

By MA. ANGELICA GARCIA, GMA News Published June 27, 2021 3:41pm The Indonesian government on Sunday commended the officers and personnel of Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi for the rescue of four of their nationals who had been held captive by the Abu Sayyaf Group. In a statement, the Western Mindanao Command said Indonesian Consul General Dicky Fabrian personally awarded the certificate of commendation to JTF Tawi-Tawi Commander Brigadier General Arturo Rojas. Fabrian said the "invaluable con...

FETED – Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana awards a military officer in the successful rescue of Indonesians during a ceremony in Tawi-Tawi last Sunday, May 30. President Duterte has awarded and gave P2 million to military officers and soldiers in the rescue of Indonesian kidnap vict

Marine unit gets cash reward for rescue of Indonesians

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, May 28, took custody of eight Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants who were captured by Malaysian authorities in Sabah, Malaysia earlier this month. Ranking officials of the Western Mindanao Command and Malaysia's Eastern Sabah Security Command dis

Published on: Monday, April 12, 2021 By: PNA Text Size: UNACCEPTABLE PEOPLE. The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi through a resolution declared the Abu Sayyaf bandits persona non grata. The resolution was approved during the joint meeting of the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Peace and Order Council, Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council, and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Friday (April 9, 2021). (Photo courtesy of the Western Mindanao Command Public Info...