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                    [ArticleID] => 1235651
                    [Title] => Military in EV preps for brgy elections
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The Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas is now preparing measures to prevent NPA rebels from disrupting the barangay elections on October 28 this year, according to a PIA-8 report.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 68037 [Title] => Death of MILF leader foils kidnaping of target in Zambo [Summary] =>

The military theorized that the death of a renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander in an encounter in Kabalasan, Zamboanga Sibugay last Saturday effectively foiled a planned abduction of a prominent personality in Zamboanga.

 

[DatePublished] => 2008-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 296771 [Title] => Pentagon leader behind abduction of Italian priest, 5 Sinos captured [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Soldiers have captured a Muslim rebel-turned-gangster who was allegedly behind the abduction of an Italian priest and five Chinese engineers, the military said yesterday.

Norham Amil, also known as "Commander Ramsey," a leader of the Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom group, was nabbed late Tuesday at an Army checkpoint in Leon Postigo, Zamboanga del Sur, said Army chief Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon.

Ali was one of the most wanted fugitives in the country and had a bounty of P500,000 on his head.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 170241 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Let Marohombsar save himself [Summary] => Under Faisal Marohombsar, the Pentagon gang perpetrated its most high-profile kidnapping capers. Among its most prominent victims were Italian priest Giuseppe Pierantoni, Chinese engineers and Korean nationals. [DatePublished] => 2002-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165879 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Unconditional surrender [Summary] => Kidnapping, robbing and terrorizing people, no matter how lucrative or exciting, must get on the nerves of even the toughest thug after a while — especially if he has been disowned by his cohorts who are now after his neck. That’s the most plausible explanation for the repeated pleas of Faisal Marohombsar to be given a chance to start a new life. [DatePublished] => 2002-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165286 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Escape from Camp Crame [Summary] => Will there ever be good news from the Philippine National Police? Yesterday, as the PNP was preoccupied with a clash on Dinagat Island in Surigao del Norte that left 23 people dead, a leader of the Pentagon kidnapping gang and two of his henchmen escaped from detention. [DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164605 [Title] => 9 kumidnap sa Koreano todas sa militar [Summary] => Siyam na miyembro ng kilabot na Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom gang na pinaniniwalaang dumukot sa negosyanteng Koreano ang kumpirmadong napatay, samantala, limang kawal ang nasugatan sa naganap na madugong sagupaan... [DatePublished] => 2002-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159682 [Title] => ‘Pentagon’ leader, two men killed in Maguindanao clash [Summary] => A leader of the "Pentagon" kidnap-for-ransom gang and two of his members were killed in a clash yesterday with government troops in Pagagawan, North Cotabato.

North Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Piñol identified the slain Pentagon leader as Kabilo Saguile, 39, a former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander who turned to kidnapping and robbery.

Maj. Julieto Ando, spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said soldiers and police officers responding to leads from local residents were hunting down 15 members of the gang.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156854 [Title] => Was Fr. Pierantoni freed, rescued or ransomed? [Summary] => Everyone is happy over the fact that Fr. Giuseppe Pierantoni is no longer in the hands of the Pentagon gang that held him captive for six months in their jungle lair in Zamboanga del Sur. But now there seems to be some questions concerning the facts about his release. Malacañang is adamant in maintaining that he was released without any payment of ransom. Some quarters maintain that Pierantoni himself confirmed the payment for his ransom in a letter dated March 16. It will be good if this matter is clarified.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156690 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Rescue or ransom? [Summary] => The victim himself said it: he was not rescued by government troops. Italian priest Giuseppe Pierantoni, kidnapped by members of the Pentagon Gang in Zamboanga del Sur on Oct. 17 last year.. [DatePublished] => 2002-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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