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                    [Title] => ‘Janjalani in Metro only to go malling’
                    [Summary] => He was jailed for simply malling in Metro Manila.


This was how the lawyer of suspected Abu Sayyaf field commander Hector Janjalani described the fate that befell his client in an interview following a pre-trial at the Manila Regional Trial Court yesterday.

"According to him, he was just going to the mall when he was arrested, and that the drugs seized from him were just planted," said lawyer Fidel Macauyag, who was hired by the suspect’s relatives in Zamboanga the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 102170 [Title] => In the hysteria after five ‘bombings’, the first casualty is truth - BY THE WAY by Max V. Soliven [Summary] => The aim of terrorists is to sow terror. Yesterday, in a series of five random bombings around noontime, terrorists achieved just that.

As might have been expected, the explosions were followed by scores of telephone calls "warning" of bombs and explosive devices planted all over the place. Again, not discounting the gleeful cooperation of ghoulish pranksters with their crank calls, the telephone "terrorists" reaped maximum damage in terms of confusion and panic.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 89279 [Title] => Janjalani brother captured [Summary] => A leader of the Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf has been captured in Manila, senior military and police officers said yesterday.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Angelo Reyes confirmed the capture of Hector Janjalani, also known as Abu Escobar and believed to be the new leader of the extremist group.

The captive is the brother of slain Abu Sayyaf founder Abubakar Abdurajak Janjalani and Khadafy Janjalani, who took over in 1998. The Abu Sayyaf has been involved in various kidnapping and bombing incidents in Basilan and Sulu in the past few years.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 122077 [Title] => Utol ni ASG lider Janjalani timbog! [Summary] => Bumagsak sa magkakasanib na elemento ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) ang nakababatang kapatid ng Abu Sayyaf leader at founder sa isinagawang operasyon kahapon sa Muslim area sa Quiapo, Maynila.

Kinumpirma ni AFP chief of staff General Angelo Reyes ang pagkakadakip kay Hector Janjalani, na kilala rin bilang si Abu Escobar, isa sa tagapagsalita ng Abu Sayyaf group. [DatePublished] => 2000-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87886 [Title] => Sayyaf's two execution victims found [Summary] =>

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The headless bodies of two teachers who were among the 29 Filipinos abducted by the Abu Sayyaf extremist group were found at the bandits' camp after it was overran by government troops, a military commander said yesterday.

Army Scout Rangers in Basilan have found the bodies of Nelson Enriquez and Dante Uban, with hands tied behind their backs, in a shallow grave at Camp Abdurajak in Mt. Punoh Mohaje, said Basilan task force commander Brig. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097645 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87842 [Title] => Gov't denies two foreign hostages killed [Summary] =>

JOLO, Sulu - Government officials denied yesterday claims by the Abu Sayyaf that two foreign hostages died during a pre-dawn clash between the military and the Muslim extremists.

"The hostages are all safe. They are all alive, that is what is important," said Sulu Gov. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87815 [Title] => Sayyaf threatens to kill 2 foreigners [Summary] =>

Muslim rebels threatened yesterday to behead two of their 10 foreign hostages being held in a mountain hideout in Jolo, Sulu if the military does not withdraw troops encircling the area.

Later in the day, about 100 heavily armed Abu Sayyaf rebels attempted to break through the military cordon and clashed with government troops, wounding at least five soldiers, military officials said.

There was no immediate word on casualties among the rebels, who apparently retreated.

A police report described the incident as a "chance encounter."

Soldiers said they had orders to sho [DatePublished] => 2000-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

ABU ESCOBAR
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                    [Title] => ‘Janjalani in Metro only to go malling’
                    [Summary] => He was jailed for simply malling in Metro Manila.


This was how the lawyer of suspected Abu Sayyaf field commander Hector Janjalani described the fate that befell his client in an interview following a pre-trial at the Manila Regional Trial Court yesterday.

"According to him, he was just going to the mall when he was arrested, and that the drugs seized from him were just planted," said lawyer Fidel Macauyag, who was hired by the suspect’s relatives in Zamboanga the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 102170 [Title] => In the hysteria after five ‘bombings’, the first casualty is truth - BY THE WAY by Max V. Soliven [Summary] => The aim of terrorists is to sow terror. Yesterday, in a series of five random bombings around noontime, terrorists achieved just that.

As might have been expected, the explosions were followed by scores of telephone calls "warning" of bombs and explosive devices planted all over the place. Again, not discounting the gleeful cooperation of ghoulish pranksters with their crank calls, the telephone "terrorists" reaped maximum damage in terms of confusion and panic.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 89279 [Title] => Janjalani brother captured [Summary] => A leader of the Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf has been captured in Manila, senior military and police officers said yesterday.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Angelo Reyes confirmed the capture of Hector Janjalani, also known as Abu Escobar and believed to be the new leader of the extremist group.

The captive is the brother of slain Abu Sayyaf founder Abubakar Abdurajak Janjalani and Khadafy Janjalani, who took over in 1998. The Abu Sayyaf has been involved in various kidnapping and bombing incidents in Basilan and Sulu in the past few years.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 122077 [Title] => Utol ni ASG lider Janjalani timbog! [Summary] => Bumagsak sa magkakasanib na elemento ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) ang nakababatang kapatid ng Abu Sayyaf leader at founder sa isinagawang operasyon kahapon sa Muslim area sa Quiapo, Maynila.

Kinumpirma ni AFP chief of staff General Angelo Reyes ang pagkakadakip kay Hector Janjalani, na kilala rin bilang si Abu Escobar, isa sa tagapagsalita ng Abu Sayyaf group. [DatePublished] => 2000-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87886 [Title] => Sayyaf's two execution victims found [Summary] =>

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The headless bodies of two teachers who were among the 29 Filipinos abducted by the Abu Sayyaf extremist group were found at the bandits' camp after it was overran by government troops, a military commander said yesterday.

Army Scout Rangers in Basilan have found the bodies of Nelson Enriquez and Dante Uban, with hands tied behind their backs, in a shallow grave at Camp Abdurajak in Mt. Punoh Mohaje, said Basilan task force commander Brig. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097645 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87842 [Title] => Gov't denies two foreign hostages killed [Summary] =>

JOLO, Sulu - Government officials denied yesterday claims by the Abu Sayyaf that two foreign hostages died during a pre-dawn clash between the military and the Muslim extremists.

"The hostages are all safe. They are all alive, that is what is important," said Sulu Gov. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87815 [Title] => Sayyaf threatens to kill 2 foreigners [Summary] =>

Muslim rebels threatened yesterday to behead two of their 10 foreign hostages being held in a mountain hideout in Jolo, Sulu if the military does not withdraw troops encircling the area.

Later in the day, about 100 heavily armed Abu Sayyaf rebels attempted to break through the military cordon and clashed with government troops, wounding at least five soldiers, military officials said.

There was no immediate word on casualties among the rebels, who apparently retreated.

A police report described the incident as a "chance encounter."

Soldiers said they had orders to sho [DatePublished] => 2000-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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