The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday welcomed over 20 new prosecutors amid plans to set the pace for higher standards ...

A court has sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, ...

Authorities and security experts noted the link between illicit cigarette smuggling and the funding of terrorism and ...

M ANILA, Philippines — The Taguig Regional Trial Court has found 17 members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group guilty of ...

(REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco) The Marawi assault came just months after security forces attacked the mountain lair of Isnilon Hapilon, a long-time leader of Abu Sayyaf, or “Father of the Sword”, a ...

Two soldiers were killed while 12 others were wounded when gunmen ambushed Army troopers securing representatives of the ...

The most recent one, Abu Sayyaf, has degenerated into a notorious kidnapping group, which the government says is linked to al Qaeda. Dozens of foreign tourists and journalists have been held ...

Amid the peacebuilding efforts in Basilan since the last few years, two government soldiers were killed while 12 others were ...

TWO former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in an ambush in a remote area in Sumisip, Basilan province, the police said Tuesday, January 7, 202 ...

Uy noted that in the island provinces, illicit cigarettes are a common sight in Abu Sayyaf camps. He affirmed that nearly all cigarettes found in these camps are illegal. “The people in the ...

The Province of Basilan is now free of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) following the surrender of ASG’s reported last four members a day after Christmas on December 26, 2024, the military said. According ...

Robert Hall, left, a Canadian held hostage in the Philippines, was beheaded by extremist militant group Abu Sayyaf, authorities said, after the deadline to pay ransom had lapsed. Photo: AP ...