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ABU SAYYAF BEHEADS KIDNAP VICTIM

madla69 wrote 1 day ago: by Florante Solmerin THE Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) beheaded another victim who was among three hostages … more →

Tags: News, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), ABU SAYYAF BEHEADS KIDNAP VICTIM, Botong, Townsite village, Maluso, Maj. Joel Lazo, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), Mark Singson

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 164th installment

Randy Ford wrote 1 week ago:       The four of us…a Muslim, a Christian, and two Americans…for the evening cohorts looked for the … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, zamboanga, Hey Jude, Tawi-tawi

Jailbreak

Louie Encabo wrote 1 week ago: Outmuscling the detention facility’s weak security, suspected Muslim rebels freed thirty-one d … more →

Tags: Strictly Philippines, 2007 marine beahading, abu sayaff, Commander Chaos, jailbreak in basilan, louie encabo, Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 163rd installment

Randy Ford wrote 1 week ago:       On Basilan, when we were there with Elpidio and Nick the last time (circa 1971), the American … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, plantations, Muslim Law, Dislocation

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 158th installment

Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago:       By 1972, Elpidio and Nick were drawn into the Moro uprising…that is they took part in the occu … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, J. S. Alano coconut plantation, Moro war, nur misuari, Philippines

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 155th installment

Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago:       “Are you patriotic?” he asked me.   “Could you be, if it weren’t for Vietnam … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, ilaga, Lantaka Hotel Zamboanga, Alano Beach Basilan

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 154th installment

Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago:       When we saw Nick walk toward us waving, we were sitting on the patio at the Zantaka Hotel.   O … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, zamboanga, Bombing at Plaza Miranda, Moro National Liberation Front

SILIP SA BUHAY-PARI (PART THREE)265 comments

Fr. Felmar Castrodes Fiel, SVD wrote 1 month ago: Ang dinadaanan ko araw-araw papuntang Barrio 21. Fallin’. Look at the picture above. Araw-araw … more →

Tags: Jokes, Mission Anecdotes, Pastoral, Prelature of Ipil, Priesthood, Subanipa Diaries, Beauty Pageant, Bishop Julius Tonel, Jolo

The Forgotten Front | Foreign Affairs

hbayron wrote 1 month ago: In the Nov/Dec issue of Foreign Affairs, read Senator Christopher Bond and Pulitzer Prize-winning jo … more →

Tags: U.S. Foreign Policy, Philippines, mindanao, Terrorism, abu sayyaf, U.S. Military

Nasampelan na ang mga Kano ng IED5 comments

kidlatanvillage wrote 2 months ago: Namatay daw sila dahil lamang sa paglilingkod sa iba (mga Pilipino?); ito ang  pahayag ng US Embassy … more →

Tags: Politics, country, Society, Religion, Life, Rebellion, Philippine government, Veterans, election

They might as well have been 'unknown soldiers'

tittynope wrote 4 months ago: They might as well have been ‘unknown soldiers‘ Cito Beltran (The Philippine Star) Augus … more →

Tags: thebukojuice.com, Precious Pilipinas, everyday, Soldier, cito beltran, unknown soldiers, The Philippine Star, AFP, PMA

The 'Wedge': creating divisions between terrorists and insurgents in the Philippines1 comment

gringolost wrote 4 months ago: Distinguishing between “terrorists” and “insurgents” can be difficult.  In t … more →

Tags: Peace, coin, military, Violence, Insurgency, milf, Philippines, Terrorism, counterterrorism

‘TALES OF BROKEN DREAMS, SORROW’

scrimgeour wrote 4 months ago: One of 4 slain Ilonggo soldiers set to marry live-in partner By Francis Allan L. Angelo THE death of … more →

Tags: iloilo news, AMBUSH, mindanao, Abu Sayyaf Group, Marines, insurgency and terrorism, Ilonggo soldiers

Of Talking Tough And Getting Priorities Right: Will True Action Follow?

Fernando Gagelonia wrote 4 months ago: The government of the day is saying yet again that it’s going to tough it against both the secession … more →

Tags: Breaking News, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, milf, abu sayyaf, Gilbert Teodoro, 23 SOLDIERS KILLED IN BASILAN

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 72nd installment

Randy Ford wrote 4 months ago:       I left David Jr., Elpido, and Elpido’s band of separatists the same way that I arrived: led ou … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, Norte Dame Schools, BangsaMoro, Moro National Front

SUBDUING THE ABU SAYYAF - Part ll

quierosaber wrote 4 months ago: This is not a sequel to the blog I wrote on 7/17/09 on the same subject. This is merely a continuing … more →

Tags: Government, Political, Socio-Political, National Event, Peace Process, Terrorist, President Arroyo, Rebels, abu sayyaf

The price of a life lost

rona wrote 4 months ago: P250,000 shall be given to the family of each of the 23 soldiers who died in the Basilan encounter w … more →

Tags: Politika, Que horror!, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Le Cirque, P1M dinner in New York, 23 soldiers die in clash vs abu sayyaf

Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 71st installment

Randy Ford wrote 4 months ago:       I spent the night sleeping on the floor next the David Jr., and remarkably he could’ve escaped … more →

Tags: Randy's Novel I'm Not Dead Yet, Philippines, BangsaMoro, Koran, Islamic Hospitality

Philippine Marines: A tribute to the casualties in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan

pudpudnatsinelas wrote 4 months ago:                           The Marines and Gawad Kalinga … more →

Tags: Gawad Kalinga, Philippine Marines, tipo-tipo


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