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Jolo (Philippines)

Type: City

Name: Jolo (Philippines)

Country: Philippines

Latitude: 6.05

Longitude: 120.989998

population: 102,222

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 reports

Coast Guard intercepts shells cargo

SOME P200,000 worth of helmet and trumpet shells were seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) operatives at the Zamboanga port.Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander Jomark Angue said the shipment of shells was intercepted around 6 a.m. Tuesday aboard ... [Published Sun Star Network - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Barrage Fire, Fisheries, Bong Garcia, Jolo (Philippines)

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Noynoy administers oathtaking to 5 senators, LP governors, ARMM execs

En masse, President Aquino had administered the “loyalty” oath of five newly elected senators, who are not Liberal Party members, and some 29 “turncoats” provincial governors, and eight political leaders from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ... [Published Philippines Daily Tribune - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Bong Revilla, Corazon Aquino, Bacoor

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Military pursuing bandits in kidnap case

Col. Jose J. Cenabre, head of Joint Task Force Sulu, said he has mobilized troops to track the kidnappers hours after Carlos Tiam Tee was released to his family at around 3 a.m.Mr. Tee, 63, who works at the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the Philippines ... [Published Business World - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Abu Sayyaf Group, Military/Armed Forces, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, Ewold Horn

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 5 reports

Kidnapped Tsinoy trader freed in Jolo

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A Filipino-Chinese businessman held captive for one year and two months, walked to his freedom after suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits freed him before dawn yesterday in downtown Jolo in Sulu, a military official said.Col. Jose ... [Published Philippine Star - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Jolo (Philippines), Kidnapping, Joint Task Force, Abu Sayyaf Group

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Sayyaf frees fishing firms’ exec in Jolo

ZAMBOANGA CITY , Philippines $ $ – Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants freed unharmed a fishing boat master patron in Jolo, Sulu last Tuesday night reportedly after payment of still unspecified ransom, authorities said.The victim, Lucio Gonzales, master patron ... [Published Philippine Star - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Jolo (Philippines), Abu Sayyaf Group, Lantawan (Philippines), Ferry, Philippines

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Abu Sayyaf Group

Sayyaf gunmen release captive in Jolo

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines$ - - Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen freed unharmed a fishing boat master patron in Jolo, capital town of Sulu province, reportedly after payment of still unspecified ransom, according to$ a security official.The victim Lucio Gonzales, ... [Published Philippine Star - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Jolo (Philippines), Abu Sayyaf Group, Lantawan (Philippines), Declination

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 4 reports

Communist rebels kill 7 police commandos

MANILA – Seven members of the elite Philippine National Police (PNP) – Special Action Force (SAF) were killed while eight others were wounded when ambushed by New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Sitio Culibong, Brgy. Cataratan, Allacapan town in Cagayan ... [Published Panay News - May 28 2013]

Entities: Abu Sayyaf Group, Jolo (Philippines), Manila, Allacapan (Philippines)

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 2 reports

Abu Sayyaf extortionist killed in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Government security forces shot dead a suspected extortionist believed linked to the Abu Sayyaf and wounded another in Sulu last Saturday.Col. Jose Joriel Cenabre, commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu, a team from the Jolo ... [Published Philippine Star - May 27 2013]

Entities: Abu Sayyaf Group, Jolo (Philippines), Joint Task Force

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 3 reports

Soldiers pursue Abu Sayyaf as death toll hits 16

MANILA - The confirmed death toll from fighting between Philippine troops and al-Qaeda linked extremists rose to 16 on Sunday as troops pursued the militants, a military spokesman said.Soldiers were pressing on with their hunt for the Abu Sayyaf group ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 26 2013]

Entities: Abu Sayyaf Group, Philippines, Manila, Al-Qaeda, Jolo (Philippines)

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 11 reports

14 killed in new anti-terror Philippine offensive

MANILA, Philippines - At least 14 Philippine marines and Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at rescuing six foreign and Filipino hostages and stopping the al-Qaida-linked gunmen from staging more kidnappings ... [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 26 2013]

Entities: Abu Sayyaf Group, Philippines, Counter-Terrorism, Kidnapping

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 4 reports

14 killed in military, Abu Sayyaf clash in Sulu

Government troops backed by assault helicopters were hunting down the fleeing militants, who were believed to be led by Jul-Aswan Sawadjaan, an Abu Sayyaf commander accused in the kidnappings of a Jordanian journalist and two European bird watchers who ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 26 2013]

Entities: Abu Sayyaf Group, Military/Armed Forces, Kidnapping

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 1 reports

12 troops, militants dead in Jolo firefight

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Twelve people were killed in the Philippines yesterday as troops clashed with a militant group blamed [...] ... [Published MySarawak - May 26 2013]

Entities: Jolo (Philippines), Philippines, Zamboanga

Quotes

"The victim's family said they have not negotiated or paid ransom in exchange for his release" Cenabre said

62-year-old kidnap victim released in Southern Philippines [Published New Straits Times - Jun 11 2013]

...But this reality does not stop them from dreaming. "Kahit magulo po dito sa amin sa Patikul, sanay na po kami sa ganitong sitwasyon. Patuloy lang po kaming nangangarap na makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. At sana po pagdating ng araw ay maging mapayapa po ang bayan namin" Grade 6 student Chrestin Valmores said

New classrooms give hope to Patikul children [Published GMA News.tv - Jun 10 2013]

...limited to criminal activities designed to generate revenue for self-sustainment, such as kidnapping-for-ransom or extortion," the report said. "Nonetheless, members of these groups were suspected to have carried out bombings against government, public, and private facilities, primarily in the central and western areas of Mindanao; others were linked to extortion operations in other parts of the country" it added. The US State Department identified several high-profile terrorist incidents that occurred in the Philippines in 2012. They include:

Philippine terrorists reduced to life of crime, US says [Published ABS-CBN News - May 31 2013]

...reminded its nationals that "(t)he decision to travel is your responsibility," and that they are responsible for their personal safety abroad. "The Government of Canada takes the safety and security of Canadians abroad very seriously and provides credible and timely information in its Travel Advice. In the event of a crisis situation that requires evacuation, the Government of Canadas policy is to provide safe transportation to the closest safe location. "The Government of Canada will assist you in leaving a country or a region as a last resort, when all means of commercial or personal transportation have been exhausted," it said. RSJ, GMA News"

Canada joins US, UK, Australia in warning citizens vs kidnap threat in Mindanao [Published GMA News.tv - May 30 2013]

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Blogs

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The Sultan of Sulu's decision to occupy Sabah i... [Published New Philippine Revolution - Mar 01 2013] The Islamic revolution is shaping up in Mindanao, specifically, in the islands of Jolo, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan, traditional hotbeds of radical struggle since the colonial times up to now. The struggle centers on one big real estate issue---the ownership ...
Impending war of independence in Mindanao [Published New Philippine Revolution - Feb 16 2013] Malacanang publicly acknowledged their plan on how to attain peace in Mindanao---allowed the creation of a sub-state, according to former peace adviser and now Supreme Court justice Marvin Leonen. There is nothing wrong with granting the Bangsamoros ...
Philippines: Security Manager, USAID Logistics ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Jan 26 2013] Organization: Casals and Associates Country: Philippines Closing date: 15 Feb 2013 Casals & Associates, Inc. (Casals), a DynCorp International (DI) company, is an international development firm delivering groundbreaking solutions to social, institutional ...