Zamboanga News

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - – Security forces on the Philippine island of Jolo are on alert for retaliatory attacks by Islamist militants after the capture of one of their main camps, officials said Tuesday. Chief Inspector Usman Pingay, head of...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday appealed to the families of the four kidnap victims, including three abducted Chinese nationals, not to pay ransom allegedly being demanded by the kidnappers believed to be members of the Abu...

Ilagan, Benito Soliven, San Mateo and Delfin Abano in Isabela province...Also in Isabela, several roads and bridges have been rendered impassable due to flood waters. These include the Cansan Overflow Bridge in Cabagan; Minanga Bridge in San Mariano connecting Poblacion;...

Philippines�Metro Manila policemen are set to double their efforts in providing security for the official visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday, National Capital chief Director Roberto Rosales said Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, Rosales met with three...

The Philippine director of the Columban Fathers on Friday said he was not aware of any member of the mission having had contact with the kidnappers of Irish missionary Michael Sinnott...Patrick O�Donoghue issued the statement in reaction to an Inquirer...

One week after the abduction of the ailing Irish missionary priest Michael Sinnott, people close to him have become even more concerned about his health, although authorities are still hopeful they would be able to �establish contact� with the kidnappers...

Six persons were injured when a land mine exploded along a road in Baliguian town in Zamboanga del Norte on Monday morning...Angelo Sunglao, police chief for Western Mindanao, said the victims were onboard a cargo truck that was traveling along...

Philippines�Soldiers killed four Muslim extremists and wounded three others in a clash on the southern Philippine island of Basilan on Tuesday, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. One soldier was also wounded in the pre-dawn battle with members of the...

Philippines— Muslim militants with ties to al-Qaida planted a bomb that wounded two civilians in the southern Philippines and in a separate attack shelled a runway near where U.S. counterterrorism troops are based, officials said Thursday. There were no casualties...

Three crewmembers of a tugboat were abducted in the high seas of Siocon Bay in Siocon town, Zamboanga del Norte on Saturday night. Commodore Rodolfo Isorena, Chief of the Philippine Coast Guard in Western Mindanao, said M/T Tugboat Marinero was...