JOLO, Sulu, Philippines—Police killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested three others during a fire fight near the Jolo Fire Station on Barrio Militar Road around 6:20 p.m. Friday.
MANILA, Philippines -- Two months to the day since the military launched offensives on Moro rebels accused of attacking civilian communities in Central Mindanao, 60 civilians, 27 soldiers and eight militiamen have been killed, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman said.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—More than 100 houses were razed when a fire of still unknown origin broke out in the village of Leon Garcia in Agdao district here around 3 p.m., report from the city's Bureau of Fire Protection said.
MARAWI CITY, Philippines—(UPDATE) One person remained missing after a flashflood, triggered by a waterspout, struck the village of Eastern in Wao, Lanao del Sur around 2 p.m. Thursday, officials said Friday.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Peppered with allegations that some of its members were mulcting motorists, the Davao City Police Office threatened to disband its traffic division but backtracked at the last minute.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines -- Army soldiers arrested in a Maguindanao evacuation center early Friday morning three suspects in the murder of a village official.
MANILA, Philippines -- The military recovered an M79 grenade launcher and two rounds of ammunition from an abandoned safehouse reportedly belonging to Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels accused of attacking civilian communities in central Mindanao, a military official said.
