ILIGAN CITY A member of the communist terrorist group submitted himself to the military in Purok Bayan, Maribulan, Arabel, Sarangani Province on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Task Force GenSan Commander Colonel Galileo Goyena, Jr., identified the CTG member as ‘Jurib,’ a former member of the dismantled Gue
FUEL SMUGGLING. Authorities impound two vessels, one of which is a Malaysian-owned (in photo), loaded with 400,000 liters of diesel with an estimated worth of P29.6 million in Lihiman Island, Turtle Islands town, Tawi-Tawi province, on Saturday (Jan. 28, 2023). Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi, commander, bared Tuesday (Jan. 31) that the vessels were apprehended illegally loading diesel on the island. (Photo courtesy of JTF-Tawi-Tawi) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have apprehended two vessels loaded with 400,000 liters of diesel estimated worth PHP29.6 million in Tawi-Tawi province, a top military official reported Tuesday. Brigadier Gen. Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi commander, said the vessels were caught illegally loading diesel Saturday in Lihiman Island, Turtle Islands municipality. Before the apprehension of the two vessels, Racadio said the police in Turtle Islands town received information that illegal loading of diesel is taking place
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Troops have overrun the lair of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur, a top military official announced Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, said the camp fell into the hands of the government troops following hours of firefight against 60 DI-MG terrorists Tuesday that ended around 4 p.m. An airstrike conducted by combat aircraft around 2 a.m. preceded the firefight that broke out around 7:50 a.m. The DI-MG is headed by Faharudin Hadji Satar who carries the aliases of Zacaria, Abu Zacariah, Omar, and Jer Mimbantas, the new emir of ISIS in Southeast Asia, according to Cuerpo. Zacaria has replaced Owayda Benito Marohombsar alias Abu Dar, who was killed together with three other DI-MG terrorists in a clash with government troops in March 2019. "We overran their camp yesterday," Cuerpo said Wednesday over DWDD AFP Radio. He said the tr
BLACK HAWKS. Two S70i Black Hawk helicopters circle over Zamboanga City before landing at the Edwin Andrew Air Base on Thursday (Nov. 4, 2021). Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Western Mindanao Command chief, announced Friday (Nov. 5, 2021) the deployment of the two helicopters to the Tactical Operations Wing - Western Mindanao (TOW-WM) unit of the command. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) got a capability boost both in combat operations and disaster response with the arrival of two Black Hawk utility helicopters. On Friday, Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Westmincom chief, announced that the Tactical Operations Wing - Western Mindanao (TOW-WM), the major air force unit under the command, had received the two S70i Black Hawk utility helicopters from the AFP general headquarters. Rosario said the deployment of the two Black Hawk helicopters would boost the capability of the military in this