1 killed, 4 wounded in ambush in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/13 May) – One poll watcher was killed and four others were injured in when unidentified gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Panglima Estino town in Sulu minutes before… »

ARMM is poorest region in 2012 but poverty incidence dropped in island provinces

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 April) –   The five-province, two-city Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) posted the highest poverty incidence among families in the country’s 17 regions nationwide in 2012,  with… »

Evacuees from Sabah: 750 new arrivals; total 5,189 since March 6

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 March) –  The number of evacuees from Sabah since March 6 has reached 5,189 as of 5 p.m. on April 1 or 750 more arrivals from the… »

Governors of Sulu, Tawi-tawi, ARMM checking on names of 8 charged in Sabah court

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 March) – The eight alleged members of  the “Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo” who were charged for waging war and terrorism… »

PEACETALK. A Prayer for Tausug Brothers (and People) in Sabah

SANTA CRUZ, California (MindaNews/06 March0 –Salaam! Peace! For days now, I’ve been feeling sad about the unnecessary sacrifice and loss of lives of our Tausug brethrens in Sabah. I grew… »

THE PHILSOUTH LINE: Fighting for honor… and blood

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/04 Feb) — It is a tragic time in some areas in Sulu, among warring groups of the Moro National Liberation Front and the Abu Sayyaf Group and… »

Kidnapped Filipino TV crew freed; Jordanian journalist remains in captivity

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/03 Feb) — Two Filipino crew members of  Jordanian TV journalist Baker Atyani who were kidnapped along with him seven months ago, were released Saturday night in Jolo,… »

5 dead,10 wounded in Sulu clash

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/28 October) – Three soldiers and two alleged Abu Sayyaf members were killed while 10 other soldiers were wounded in a clash early Sunday morning in the hinterlands… »

AFP deploys newly-retrained marine battalion to Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/14 August) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines has deployed a newly retrained Marine battalion to Sulu  as pursuit operations against the Abu Sayyaf bandits who are… »

Seven Marines killed in Sulu

AMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/28 July) – Seven Marines were killed while 21 others were wounded in an encounter against suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits early Thursday in the hinterlands of Sulu, a… »

Lone survivor of Jabidah Massacre dies in vehicular accident

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 February) –  Jibin Arula survived a hail of bullets and became an instant celebrity as the lone survivor of the Jabidah Massacre on March 18, 1968.  He… »

6 slightly injured as blast rips off roof of police camp chapel in Jolo

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) – A blast ripped off a portion of the roof of a Catholic chapel inside Camp Asturias, the Philippine National Police camp in Jolo, Sulu at… »

The Bud Dajo Massacre a hundred years later: will America apologize? (2)

Last of two parts BUD DAJO, Patikul, Sulu (MindaNews/17 October) — February 2004. At the opening of the Philippine Center for Photojournalism’s “Tanaw Mindanaw” photo exhibit at SM City in… »

The Bud Dajo Massacre a hundred years later: will America apologize? (1)

1st of two parts  BUD DAJO, Patikul, Sulu (MindaNews/15 October) – History books refer to it as the “Battle of Bud Dajo” although it was more appropriately referred to by… »

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