Army deploys more troops to secure Basilan for upcoming elections
The augmentation force from Sulu province will be fielded throughout Basilan
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The augmentation force from Sulu province will be fielded throughout Basilan
The Joint Task Force (JTF)-Orion has deployed additional troops to help secure the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on October 30 in Basilan province. As this developed, Basilan Governor Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman expressed elation over the arrival of additional soldiers to further solidify the peace and security measures being implemented by the existing security forces in the province.
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine Army on Sunday deployed thousands of soldiers in the troubled Muslim province of Basilan ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police commandos backed by army soldiers arrested three women with links to the pro-Islamic State group Abu Sayyaf in Basilan province, officials said Saturday.
ILIGAN CITY – Two wives of an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and the 20-year-old widow of an ASG member were apprehended in a joint law enforcement operation on Thursday evening, June 15, in Basilan.