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Gunmen abduct 3 foreigners from Philippines resort

October 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen abducted two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale resort complex on a southern Philippine island, sparking an air and sea search by authorities, officials said Tuesday. At least 11 men armed with pistols […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abu Sayyaf, Araceli Ayuste, Associated Press, Bergens Tidende, Communist New People, Davao City, Davao Gulf, Davao Oriental, Dos Palmas, Filipino, Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, Olav David Sekkingstad, Pearl Farm Beach Resort, Philippines, Restituto Padilla, Samal Island, Samuel Gandingan, Senior Supt, Teresita Flor, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9

Head of Filipino sultanate that invaded Malaysian state dies

September 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked a deadly security crisis has died of kidney failure, his family and followers said Sunday. Sultan Esmail Kiram II died at age 76 late Saturday, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Abraham Idjirani, Abu Sayyaf, Alan Arrojado, Associated Press, Filipino, Lahad Datu, MANILA, Malaysia, Philippines, Phugdal Kiram, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Chinese, Ewold Horn, Filipino, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Malaysia, Oliver Teves, Roman Catholic Philippines, Rustico Guerrero, Tawi Tawi, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans

October 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Rami, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Borneo Island, DXRZ, Domingo Tutaan, Filipino, German Embassy, Herminio Coloma, Malaysia, Muslim Sulu, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Philippines, Syria, Vol 33 No 44 | October 25 - October 31, Zamboanga City

Al-Qaida-linked militants free 2 Filipino hostages

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Filipino members of a Jordanian TV journalist’s crew who were kidnapped by the al-Qaida-linked militants last year, as they set out to interview the extremists in their jungle lairs in the southern Philippines, police said Sunday, Jan. 31.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abu Sayyaf, Afghanistan, Asia, Filipino, Jordanian Baker Abdulla Atyani, Khabir Malik, MANILA, Middle East Broadcasting Corp, Philippines, Ramel Vela, Roland Letriro, Senior Superintendent Antonio Freyra, Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan, Tawi Tawi, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, poverty

4 Philippine marines killed in clash

November 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine marines who were searching for long-held hostages battled al-Qaida-linked militants in a fierce clash that killed four marines and at least two insurgents in the country’s south, officials said. The fighting erupted in the mountainous hinterlands of Patikul town in Sulu province, where the Abu Sayyaf […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Abu Sayyaf, Filipino, Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah, Jolo Island, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Moro National Liberation Front, Netherlands, Radulan Sahiron, Randolph Cabangbang, Rey Ardo, Tahir Sali, Tawi Tawi, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9

Officials: Philippines has 1.1M illegal firearms

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines needs tougher laws to deal with the more than 1 million illegal firearms in the country, some of which may have been smuggled in from Afghanistan for use by Muslim guerrillas, officials said Monday, May 18.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2009, Abu Sayyaf, Afghanistan, Daniel Casabar Jr, Eid Kabalu, Jesus Versoza, Jolo Gov, Jolo Island, MANILA, Officials Philippines, Police Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Rafal, Sakur Tan, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29, culture

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