The military sustained its major successes in the ongoing campaign against internal security threats for the first six months of 2020, newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay said. . “For the first half of the year we have, the… Read More
“They’d break into houses and shops and kill all the Christians.” On May 23, 2017, two militant groups, Maute and Abu Sayaf fighting for an independent Islamic state, captured the city of Marawi in the Philippines. A siege ensued, and locals had no food, or… Read More
Ranking military and police officials gave a total of PHP15.4 million worth of cash rewards to four informants who provided government forces with information which led to the neutralization of seven terrorists, including former ISIS emir in Southeast Asia and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte said he continues to pray to God to spare the Philippines from possible attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “The ISIS is really making me feel nervous,” Duterte said in a speech during the oath-taking event of newly-appointed… Read More
Six members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were arrested in separate operations conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation in Taguig City, Balanga City, Bataan, and Zamboanga City. (Photo credit: Philippine News Agency) The operation was conducted by the NBI Counter Terrorism Division… Read More
It has been more than 3 decades now since the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been in existence in the southern Philippines, yet, its forces have not been completely washed out to the present. ACDC: Arms, Cells, Drugs, and Clans. They all pose as challenges… Read More
Two Maute-IS member, one being a child warrior, surrendered to elements of the Philippine Army’s 49th “Good Samaritans” Infantry Battalion based in Butig, Lanao del Sur at around 3P:00M yesterday, January 24, 2019. The surrender came amidst focused-military operations in the adjacent municipality of Sultan… Read More
The flux of ISIS-Maute returnees, now numbering to more than a hundred, prompted the Philippine Army’s 103rd Brigade to initiate a special program to cater for the returnees. “We are on the preliminary stages of implementing a reintegration program for the Maute-IS returnees” said Col.… Read More
A suspected Maute-ISIS terrorist was killed in a combat operation conducted by troops under Joint Task Force ZAMPELAN on July 26 at 9:00 AM in Masiu, Lanao del Sur after concerned residents informed the military units of the presence of the terrorists. Major Ronald Suscano,… Read More
