^
+ Follow BOTH WASHINGTON AND MANILA Tag
BOTH WASHINGTON AND MANILA
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1268977
                    [Title] => Allow US access with conditions
                    [Summary] => 

ACCESS: The United States is seeking “easier and greater access” by its military personnel to areas in the Philippines where they may be mutually needed.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135304 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804858 [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335690 [Title] => Riot at Bagong Diwa: 4 Abus hurt [Summary] => Four suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf group were wounded in a riot among warring gangs at the Metro Manila District Jail (MMDJ) at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City Sunday night.

Suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists Iraji Isnaji, Ibrahim Upao Musa, Daud Daru and Viki Ekong, who were detained at the MMDJ-south sector, were among the 14 inmates hurt in the incident.

According to a report by the Agence France Press, the four suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists were treated for stab wounds after battling with criminal gangs inside the jail.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 244788 [Title] => Opposition says foiling of terror plot part of ‘No-el’ [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — Opposition leaders said yesterday the government’s claim to have foiled a major terrorist plot could be part of a "sinister ploy" to allow President Arroyo to declare emergency rule and scrap the May 10 elections.

This developed as authorities announced the arrest of two more alleged members of an Abu Sayyaf terror cell in Manila during follow-up operations yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216362 [Title] => Female trader escapes from Abu captors [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A Chinese-Filipino businesswoman kidnapped by suspected Abu Sayyaf members escaped after almost four months in captivity, the military said yesterday. [DatePublished] => 2003-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216242 [Title] => 3 Abu Sayyaf members captured [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Three members of the Abu Sayyaf, one of them tagged as one of the extremist group’s demolition experts, have been arrested, the military said yesterday. [DatePublished] => 2003-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207008 [Title] => RP, US agree to crush Abus ‘once and for all’ [Summary] => WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States and the Philippines agreed yesterday on a new joint military effort to stamp out the Muslim Abu Sayyaf group "once and for all."

President George W. Bush also offered President Arroyo $30 million in new aid for training and equipping the Philippine armed forces, according to a joint statement issued after their talks during a White House state visit.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195105 [Title] => Burnham’s captor nabbed in Zamboanga [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA (AFP) — A Muslim guerrilla who held captive a murdered American Christian missionary has been arrested in the southern Philippines, a military official said yesterday.

Hussein Abdulmanan, a member of the Abu Sayyaf gang, was arrested here on Saturday, military Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Narciso Abaya said.

"He is one of the guards that kept Martin Burnham in Zamboanga del Norte" province last year, shortly before he was slain by the rebels during a rescue attempt by the Philippine military, Abaya said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with