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AFP foils another Jolo bomb attack
By Fernan Angeles BOMBING down south isn’t over, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Mindanao Command. According to AFP, government forces have in fact prevented another attack in Jolo, Sulu after discovering an explosive on Saturday. WestMinCom said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) discovered the bomb between the…
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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…
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AFP hunts 4 Indonesian suicide bombers
By Fernan Angeles MILITARY intelligence personnel are tracking down four more Indonesian nationals who remains on the loose and “probably roaming in Mindanao with bombs attached to their bodies.” In a television interview, Major General Corleto Vinluan, chief of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command, said on Wednesday that the four Indonesians are the children…
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10 killed, scores injured in Jolo bombings
By John Clifford Lintao AT least 10 persons were killed, while 40 others were hurt in two consecutive explosions in Jolo, Sulu blasts on Monday, military authorities said. “Lima ‘yung patay tapos 16 ‘yung wounded,” says Western Mindanao Command chief Major General Corleto Vinluan who himself was shocked over the magnitude of the bombs that…
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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…