ISLAND SURROUNDED

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/12/2017

AFP confirms sighting of 2 remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits on the island of Pangangan in Calape, Bohol. CALAPE, Bohol — Assault government troops and navy vessels have surrounded Pangangan Island after residents reported seeing the remaining two…

Farmer informant in Clarin gets entire P1.1M bounty

Leo Udtohan 05/11/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Unlike the habal-habal driver who got only P450,000 for information which led to the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf member Joselito Melloria, the informant responsible for the arrest of Saad Samad Kiram got the…

TIPSTER SEEKS DUTERTE’S AID

Connie E. Fernandez, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/09/2017

Driver constantly moving due to fears for own safety  Bohol — The habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire driver who tipped off the authorities on the presence of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Clarin town, Bohol is now fearing…

Bohol police director welcomes investigation on Abu Kiram’s death

Leo Udtohan 05/08/2017

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol-Senior Supt. Felipe Natividad, Bohol police director, welcomed the investigation of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the escape and subsequent death of an alleged Abu Sayyaf member less than 24 hours after…

ABU SAAD SHOT DEAD; CHR STARTS PROBE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan 05/05/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY — Barely 24 hours after his capture, Abu Sayyaf member Saad Samad Kiram is dead. Kiram, or alias Abu Saad, was shot in the forehead, chest and left thigh by policemen after he allegedly tried…

Abu Saad killed after trying to escape

Leo Udtohan 05/05/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY—An Abu Sayyaf member, who was arrested while looking for food, was killed, three hours after he allegedly escaped from detention. Saad Samad Kiram, alias Abu Saad, was declared dead on arrival about 5 a.m. on…

ABU ‘STRAGGLER’ FALLS

Benjie Talisic, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/04/2017

TWO MORE TO GO TAGBILARAN CITY — Driven into the open by hunger and exhaustion, a remnant of the Abu SAyyaf Group (ASG) in Bohol fell into the hands of authorities on Thursday in Tubigon, Bohol. Saad…

Police arrest two armed men suspected to be Abu Sayyaf members

Leo Udtohan 05/04/2017

TUBIGON, Bohol- Two armed men suspected to be the surviving Abu Sayyaf bandits in Bohol were arrested on Thursday morning in Tubigon town. PO2 Ronald Manlangit, desk officer of Tubigon Police Station , said the two men,…

Informants get cash reward; hunt on for ASG

Leo Udtohan 04/29/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday handed the cash reward from President Rodrigo Duterte to the habal-habal (motorcycle taxi) driver and other informants who provided the vital information that led to…

One of Abu Sayyaf remnants sighted in Tubigon by farmer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 04/27/2017

One of the three remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) being hunted by government troops in Bohol was sighted in Tubigon town last Wednesday wearing new clothes, a ranking army official said. Tubigon is adjacent…

Duterte stops Bato from judging beauty contest to focus on Asean

Benjie Talisic, Doris C. Bongcac, Leo Udtohan 04/27/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY– Philippine National Police (PNP) director Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa at the last minute cancelled his stint as one of the judges of the star-studded Mutya ng Tagbilaran on Friday night. Dela Rosa sent word to…

FROM RESCUE TO BOMBING PLOTS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Froilan Gallardo, Leo Udtohan 04/25/2017

ABU SAYYAF IN BOHOL Supt. Maria Cristina Nobleza and Renierlo Dongon did not just intend to rescue the remaining Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members trapped in Clarin town. They also might have planned to do bombing activities…

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