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A Kenyan man suspected of belonging to an Al-Qaeda affiliated terror group has been arrested at a hotel in Iba, Zambales. Cholo Abdi Abdullah, an alleged member of the Al …
A Kenyan man suspected of belonging to an Al-Qaeda affiliated terror group has been arrested at a hotel in Iba, Zambales. Cholo Abdi Abdullah, an alleged member of the Al …
The Bureau of Immigration is set to deport a Pakistani man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber linked with the Dawlah Islamiya terrorist group. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said …
Two children were among eight people killed when Abu Sayyaf terrorists launched a raid on government troops at a Sulu Island village. Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo, commander of the …
The police have assured visitors to the Philippines of their safety following a kidnap warning issued by the US State Department this week. Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Colonel Bernard …
The military has condemned the Abu Sayyaf Group for launching a mortar attack on a military-led medical mission in Patikul, Sulu. Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) …
The US has pledged more than 300 million pesos to boost the intelligence services of the Philippines amid the fight against terrorism. In a statement today (Monday, February 11), presidential …
Philippine Army troops have seized a terrorist stronghold in Lanao del Sur, killing three members of the Islamic State-affiliated Maute Group. The terrorists are survivors of last year’s six-month siege …
Police on Bohol have urged people not to spread a false rumour that the Abu Sayyaf terror group were preparing an attack on the island. Ricky Remata, of Inabanga police, …
A Dutchman who has been in the hands of Abu Sayyaf terrorists since 2012 is still alive, a recently released captive has confirmed. Jelster Ed ‘Jed’ Tiu Quimbo, aged 28, …
Suspected Muslim militants have detonated a bomb outside a busy mall in Cotabato City, killing at least two and wounding more than 30. The bomb at the South Seas Mall …
Sixty-six Abu Sayyaf terrorists have been found guilty of the mass kidnapping of schoolchildren and teacher on Basilan Island 18 years ago. The verdict on the March 2000 kidnapping of …
Congress has approved President Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, to “put an end to the on-going rebellion”. A total of 12 senators voted to …
Five Filipino soldiers have been killed and 23 injured in a major ambush by Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Sulu Island. The soldiers were searching for hostages taken by the Islamic State-affiliated …
The US has pledged 3.2 billion pesos to the rebuilding of Marawi City, which remains in ruins more than a year after it was liberated from Islamic State-linked terrorists. The …
An Egyptian, suspected of being an Islamic State commander, has been deported from the Philippines due to visa irregularities. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said today (Tuesday, October 16) that Fehmi Lassqued …
Residents of war-ravaged Marawi City will have to wait even longer before they can return, as the rebuilding of its ‘ground zero’ has again been postponed. The groundbreaking ceremony for …
A suspected Pakistani member of the Islamic State terror group was barred from entering the Philippines at Clark Airport. The Bureau of Immigration’s deputy commissioner Marc Red Mariñas identified the …
Police captured an alleged camp of an Islamic State-inspired terror group and recovered improvised explosives during an operation in South Cotabato. Chief Superintendent Eliseo Rasco, regional police director, said the …
Seven people were injured when an improvised bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in General Santos City. Chief Superintendent Eliseo Rasco, regional director of police, confirmed that the blast …
Police have arrested four men suspected of involvement in the Basilan van bombing that left 11 people dead in July. Authorities have today (Saturday, September 8) identified the suspects as …
Police forces across the Philippines are on red alert status as the death toll of the second Isulan bomb attack rises to two. Speaking at a press conference today (Monday, …
The US has vowed to continue supporting anti-terror operations in the Philippines, especially in the light of the recent Sultan Kudarat bombing. In a statement issued today (Sunday, September 2), …
A one-million peso reward has been offered to catch the terrorists behind a bomb attack at a crowded festival in Sultan Kudarat province. Two people – including a seven-year-old boy …
The UN and the US government have blacklisted a Filipino and two other Southeast Asian men who appeared in an Islamic State beheading video. Mohammad Reza Lahaman Kiram, aged 28 …
Following recent warnings of an Abu Sayyaf kidnap raid, Palawan’s Coast Guard have shown off a new anti-terrorism fast boat. The new acquisition revealed today (Monday, August 20) has the …
A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf terror group, accused of threatening bombings to extort businesses, has been arrested in Carcar City. Oger Roma Pelonio, aged 69, was detained early …