ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine authorities have finally declared the whole of the southern province of Sulu as Abu Sayyaf-free after decades of fighting, with officials saying the extremist Muslim group had been defeated.
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two Abu Sayyaf fighters surrendered as the military declared 14 municipalities in the southern Muslim province of Sulu as Abu Sayyaf-free after decades of fighting.Gov. Sakur Tan said Adzmir Makiji Siri from Talipao town, and Aifer Heirala, a native of Patikul town, received P65,000 each in cash and livelihood assistance under the government s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program.
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