Tag: Mindanao

  • Philippines’ Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Mindanao By End of Year

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    December 10: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in Mindanao by the end of the year, his spokesperson has announced, signalling an end to the controversial May 2017 […]

  • Philippines Coast Guard Deploys New Fast Patrol Boat to Southwestern Mindanao

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    March 30: The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed one of the 4 newly acquired French Fast Patrol boats to southwestern Mindanao. Customs Commissioner Ret. Gen. Leonardo Rey Guerrero said BRP […]

  • Shipment of Bomb-Making Components Intercepted in Sulu Sea

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    March 15: Philippine Marine troops have intercepted a shipment of bomb-making components at the Sulu Sea, military officials said Friday. Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson, Col. Gerry Besana, said the […]

  • PCG guards for Moro Gulf

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    Additional security boost for transits. PCG sea marshals deployed aboard ships going to Mindanao By Raymund Antonio Sea marshals from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have been deployed aboard shipping […]

  • ASG attack thwarted

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    Crew poured boiling water over attackers. Abu Sayyaf foiled in bid to hijack cargo ship By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: Members of the Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf terror group were foiled […]

  • Duterte confirms Daesh grip

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    Threat of maritime terrorism persists. Duterte confirms Daesh grip on Mindanao By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte confirmed that Daesh extremists in the Middle East have gained […]

  • ASG men arrested

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    Men arrested shortly after reports of suspicious approach against fishing vessel. Philippine Navy apprehends six ASG men in Sulu waters By Francis Wakefield The Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces […]

  • AFP training ops

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    Concerns terrorists could flee using sea routes. Philippine navy, air force conduct joint maritime drill to improve interoperability Editor: Song Lifang The Philippine Navy and Air Force have began a […]

  • SE Asia’s lawless waters

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    Daesh fighter influx threatens region. Lawless waters test Southeast Asian nations in fight against Islamic State By Kanupriya Kapoor Militants, pirates, drug traffickers, gun runners – the waters between Borneo […]

  • CG to secure PH waters

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    The order, called by transport secretary Arthur Tugade, is a response to the security scare springing from the continuing crisis in Marawi. Security intensified over PH waters in light of […]

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