Uhura and Sulu News

3 Sulu politicians charged for airport bombing
Authorities have formally charged three former Sulu officials for their alleged involvement in the August 5 airport explosion here, in which the suspected bomber was killed.

Exotic fruits flood Sulu town market
JOLO, Sulu – Varieties of exotic fruits continue to flood local markets here as the peace and order situation in the province has improved during the past few months, Mayor Hussin Amin said yesterday. Amin said durian (Durio zibethinus) continued to dominate the market followed by mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), and lanzones (Lansium domesticum) where traders here are selling the exotic fruits ...

Commercial flights to and from Jolo and Bongao commence
The first regular commercial flights between this city and Jolo in Sulu, and Bongao in Tawi-tawi will commence on Friday and Saturday, according to an official of a major airline.

Philippine troops nab Abu Sayyaf member in Sulu
Philippine troops have arrested a member of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf at the vicinity of a police camp in the southern province of Sulu, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

Sayyaf man in 2002 kidnap falls
POLICE announced Tuesday the capture in Jolo, Sulu on Friday of an alleged member of the crime gang Abu Sayyaf wanted for the August 2002 kidnapping of six members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

3 former politicians charged for airport bombing in Philippines
Three former government officials were charged in court on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in last month's bombing at an international airport terminal in the Southern Philippines that left two people dead and 22 others injured.

Military blames Al Khobar extort group for blasts in Maguindanao, Cotabato City
The military said Wednesday that the series of bomb explosions that rocked Maguindanao and Cotabato City starting Friday last week was the handiwork of a notorious extortion group.

Zamboanga City police brace for Abu Sayyaf attack
Police have set up round-the-clock checkpoints around Zamboanga City following the killing of an Abu Sayyaf Group leader in Sulu province over the weekend.

3 Abu Sayyaf men killed in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA - Police commandos clashed with Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu province on Sunday, killing at least three and wounding several others, they said.

PNP places units in Luzon, Visayas on high alert
Police units in Luzon and the Visayas have been placed on heightened alert to prevent possible retaliatory attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group following the death of one of its leaders in an encounter with government forces in Sulu over the weekend.