“For roughly 15 years, FBI agents, Justice Department prosecutors and authorities in the Philippines relentlessly pursued this matter on behalf of the victims, who were held hostage and threatened with death by this Abu Sayyaf leader. With today’s guilty plea, Mr. Haipe is finally being held accountable for his actions,” said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

Abu Sayyaf militants, bombed two targets in Sulu Province Thursday. The first target hit was a telecommunications cell phone relay tower,
The second a bridge that leads to a military base in a string of attacks showing increased activity by the terrorist group. No injuries or deaths were reported in the attacks.
However, a third attempt, by three militants to plant a bomb along road ended with three killed. Before they could plant a new device.
“Philippine troops killed three suspected Abu Sayyaf members preventing another attack in same area of Sulu province …

embassy statement.
September 29, 2009
U.S. and Philippine Servicemembers Killed in Southern Philippines
Two U.S. service members and one Armed Forces of the Philippines service member were killed, and two other Armed Forces of the Philippines members were seriously wounded, September 29 in the southern Philippines when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred at 8:45 a.m. while the service members were conducting a resupply mission for a school construction project on the island of Jolo.
Names are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. An investigation is …

“Those who criticize are supporters of terrorists,” is the statement bluntly put by  Philippine Defense Secretary Rey Teodoro reacting to rash of criticism heaped on the military and security forces by human rights groups, leftist organizations and some critics in media. “We acted, we moved and we prevented a terrorist attack out soldiers did the job they were supposed to do – thats the bottom line and protected the people of Jolo.”
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Reports reaching the PNP and Military from the …

Reports from Jolo say a large force of Abu Sayyaf gunmen had been reinforced by a as many as 200 ASG gunmen who arrived in an area near the capitol of Sulu in what may have been a planned assault by the ASG on a still unnamed target
A Military source says – “We had to act and act fast the intelligence we have is they were up to something and it was a big attack. ” a military commander speaking on condition of anonymity said Air Force planes, Helicopter Gunships, and, Marine commando units struck hard at a …

Philippine Military hit hard Sunday morning at Abu Sayyaf rebels on the outskirts of Indanan town in Sulu Province amidst reports the group had been planning a attack on a ‘undetermined targeted’ nearby. The swift action from the Philippine military although criticized for taking place as the Muslim community was celebrating the end of Ramadan or Eid was a preventive operation by elements of the Philippine marines and air force who hit hard at a suspected lair of the group.
Sources say the attacks were coordinated with air ground action after …