Tag: Abu Sayyaf

  • Duterte to rebels: Last man standing wins

    Duterte to rebels: Last man standing wins

    By Fernan Angeles A FUMING President Rodrigo Duterte challenged rebel groups to a war where the last man standing wins – that is if they would opt not settle for peace with the government. In a statement, Duterte hinted at an order to state forces to intensify their efforts until all the troops and fighters…

  • Gov’t troops kill ASG man in Sulu encounter

    Gov’t troops kill ASG man in Sulu encounter

    By John Clifford Lintao MILITARY authorities running after terrorist group behind the twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu, engaged in an encounter resulting the death of a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group under Mundi Sawadjaan. In a news dispatch, the Philippine Army said that government troops killed the suspect in an armed encounter occurred…

  • Jolo cops say they mistook soldiers for ASG or drug lords

    Jolo cops say they mistook soldiers for ASG or drug lords

    By Fernan Angeles POLICEMEN involved in the Jolo carnage last June said on Wednesday that they mistook the four army intelligence officers for members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group. Appearing before the Senate panel investigating what many referred to as cold-blooded carnage, one of the nine cops facing murder charges over the death of…