TAUSUG SOLDIER. Photo shows Private Joefrazen Tawasil, a Tausug native, who was killed while two of his companions were wounded in an ambush staged by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022) in Patikul, Sulu. The bandits ambushed them while they were facilitating the administrative movement of the 45th Infantry Battalion. (Photo courtesy of 11ID) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A Tausug soldier was killed while two others were wounded in an ambush staged by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu, the military disclosed Wednesday. The Army's 11th Infantry Division (11ID) said in a statement that the incident happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Tugas, Patikul, Sulu. Killed was Private Joefrazen Tawasil, 25, a member of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion (IB). Tawasil was one of the Tausug natives who belonged to the Magkagilas Class 656-2021. The batch graduated from basic military training on September 20, 2021 at the 11th Division Training School in Su
TAUSUG SOLDIER. Photo shows Private Joefrazen Tawasil, a Tausug native, who was killed while two of his companions were wounded in an ambush staged by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022) in Patikul, Sulu. The bandits ambushed them while they were facilitating the administrative movement of the 45th Infantry Battalion. (Photo courtesy of 11ID) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A Tausug soldier was killed while two others were wounded in an ambush staged by Abu Sayyaf Group (AG) bandits in the province of Sulu, the military disclosed Wednesday. The Army's 11th Infantry Division (11ID) said in a statement that the incident happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Tugas, Patikul, Sulu. Killed was Private Joefrazen Tawasil, 25, a member of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion (IB). Tawasil was one of the Tausug natives who belonged to the Magkagilas Class 656-2021. The batch graduated from basic military training on September 20, 2021 at the 11th Division Training School in Sul
MANILA: Philippine authorities on Friday denied international media reports claiming that hundreds of militiamen supported by officials from the southern Philippines were planning to invade the Malaysian state of Sabah. Located on the northeastern tip of Borneo island, Sabah has been the subject of a 60-year-long territorial dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia.
NEW COMMANDER. Maj. Gen. Ariel Caculitan, Philippine Marine Corps commandant, hands over the command flag to Col. Vicente Mark Anthony Blanco III (right), who was installed as the new commander of the Sulu-based 4th Marine Brigade on Friday (Dec. 10, 2021). Blanco replaced Col. Hernanie Songano in one of the units of the Joint Task Force - Sulu fighting the Abu Sayyaf Group in the province. (Photo courtesy of JTF-Sulu PAO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) on Friday installed a seasoned officer as the new commander of the 4th Marine Brigade (4MBde), one of the units of the Joint Task Force (JTF) - Sulu fighting the Abu Sayyaf Group. Col. Vicente Mark Anthony Blanco III replaced Col. Hernanie Songano, who bowed out from military service after serving the PMC for more than 32 years, according to 1Lt. Jerrica Angela Manongdo, JTF-Sulu information officer. Maj. Gen. Ariel Caculitan, PMC commandant, presided over the turnover of command ceremony at the 4MBde headquarters in