We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.
Barely 24 hours after the province of Bohol was cleared of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group (ASG), law enforcement authorities are now shifting their attention to Negros Oriental. This after a group of nearly two dozen armed…
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…
Only the conscientious few would bother to ask if Saad Samad Kiram, one of three remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits in Bohol province, was indeed executed by the police last week. That’s because majority of Filipinos would dismiss…
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…
The tourism and business sectors in the region remain upbeat even after the events in Bohol as well as travel advisories issued against visiting Central Visayas. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, said…
While most in Central Visayas are caught up in the ongoing crackdown of Abu Sayyaf bandits in Bohol province and the unraveling of Supt. Maria Cristina Nobleza’s ties to the extremist group, elsewhere in the country, rights…
Just when one thought that the military is headed for a protracted game of cat and mouse with the Abu Sayyaf bandits, two major developments occurred that turned that game around and gave peace-loving Pinoys something to…
CRIMINAL LAB An avid radio listener commented that Supt. Ma. Cristina Nobleza had the perfect position for her predicament. “Sakto gyud na ang crime lab siya gi-assign kay ’criminal lab-er’ (lover) man siya (It’s fitting that she…
Recently, there are two high-ranking government officials who were once perceived as strong women and fighters but have failed badly in their respective careers because of the so-called “frailties of a woman.” First is Senator Leila de…
One of the three remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf in Bohol was reportedly spotted in a village in Tubigon town which is adjacent to Clarin where the April 22 gunfight between government troops and the bandits…
The failure of Abu Sayyaf to establish a base in Bohol should serve a lesson to the bandit group: They are not safe in Central Visayas. “They are not welcome here,” said Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director…
CLARIN, Bohol- A man was held for interrogation at the police station here on Tuesday morning on suspicion that he was part of the Abu Sayyaf group being hunted by government troops. The man was seen Sitio…
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.