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                    [Title] => All-out offensive vs rebel groups
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I support General Pio Catapang’s decision to launch an “all-out offensive” against Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) even if it is meant only to neutralize these terror groups. But if they can elevate the execution of the order to the highest level, do not just pursue these bandits, wipe them all out!

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 774469 [Title] => Decades of lost opportunities [Summary] =>

Many of aging generation who grew up in Mindanao have at one time or another visited and saw the pristine landscape of Sulu and Basilan and the dynamism of the development of the cities of Cotabato and Zamboanga.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1701844 [AuthorName] => Rina De Jesus, Rosary Heights, Cotabato City [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 711815 [Title] => Cretins and vermin [Summary] =>  There is nothing more sad and poignant than the image of a flag-draped coffin. [DatePublished] => 2011-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135937 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 563428 [Title] => Armed men kidnap Swiss man in Zamboanga [Summary] =>

Armed men on boats abducted a Swiss man from the beach resort he owned in a southern Philippine city where al-Qaida-linked militants operate, officials said Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-05 12:53:40 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 495227 [Title] => Troops kill 10 Muslim extremists in raids [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of soldiers launched an assault on two jungle encampments of al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippines today, killing 10 gunmen and seizing bombs that had been set to explode, military officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-12 23:00:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 473446 [Title] => Foreign terrorists' involvement delays release of Vagni [Summary] => MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The involvement of foreign terrorists has complicated the hostage situation in the southern Philippines and practically prolongs the release of Italian Red Cross officer Eugenio Vagni for four months, a senior government official said today. [DatePublished] => 2009-06-02 17:59:02 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 456595 [Title] => More RMG forces sent to Mindanao [Summary] =>

For the second time, a team from the Police Regional Office-7 was deployed to Western Mindanao where the government is fighting against Abu Sayyaf bandits who are holding two members of the International Committee of the Red Cross in captivity.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 447941 [Title] => OIC official condemns abduction of Red Cross employees in Philippines [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - A ranking official of the influential Organization of Islamic Conference today expressed alarm over the surge of kidnappings for ransom in Mindanao, including the abduction of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers by Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-13 21:00:24 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 53901 [Title] => Problems hound Abu Sayyaf AFP [Summary] =>

Leadership and funding problems, along with incessant US-backed offensives, have prevented the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group from launching more major attacks, a military official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 20592 [Title] => Mga sundalo sa Sulu at Basilan bibisitahin ni Pacman [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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