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[Title] => Indon Navy rescues 7 Pinoy gobs
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seven Muslim Filipino sailors, whose motorboat drifted for eight days in the high seas, have been rescued by the Indonesian navy, Philippine Navy authorities said yesterday.
The crew members of M/L Nurhaida, all residents of Manuk Mangkaw, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, were found near Marutawa Island last Jan. 3 and were immediately repatriated.
Commodore Rufino Lopez Jr., chief of Naval Forces Western Mindanao, learned about the rescue from Abdul Untong, municipal planning and development coordinator of Simunul town.
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[Title] => Navy rescues 75 stranded in Sulu Sea
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Navy men rescued at least 75 people, including children and women, last Thursday after their motor launch malfunctioned in the rough waters of the Sulu Sea, authorities said.
Navy men on board the BRP Magat Salamat spotted the vessel as they were returning to their headquarters after completing joint maritime exercises with the Malaysian Navy.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => RP, Malaysia launch joint military exercises
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippines and Malaysia launched joint military exercises yesterday against "new fronts" of the Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf terrorist groups operating on the borders of the two countries.
Commodore Rufino Lopez Jr., Naval Forces Western Mindanao chief, said the departure of the patrol boats of both countries’ naval forces signaled the start of Maritime Exercise 03-05.
The exercise will culminate on Dec. 14 in Sandakan, Malaysia near the Philippine border.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Malaysian Navy arrives for counter terrorism exercises
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel arrived here yesterday to stage joint counter-terrorism exercises with the Philippine Navy to prevent terrorists from utilizing the waters in southern Philippines for their activities.
The exercise, dubbed as Maritime Exercises (MAREX 03-05), will be held as the US government started to freeze the assets of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-06 00:00:00
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[Title] => Abu commander with $1-M bounty slips past AFP offensive
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — An Abu Sayyaf commander who escaped a military dragnet in Central Mindanao last week again evaded troops scouring for terrorists in a small island off Zamboanga City.
Isnilon Hapilon, wanted by the US government for the kidnapping of Americans, was spotted by military intelligence in Sacol island, 1.5 nautical miles east of here after naval commandos invaded and sealed the 100-kilometer-long island on Monday.
A naval intelligence agent and two terrorists were killed, while three government agents were wounded in the fighting.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-19 00:00:00
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[Title] => 2 Sayyaf gunmen killed in Jolo clash
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Two suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed yesterday in a gun battle with government troops in Panamao, Sulu, the military said.
A detachment of Marines, the Marine Battalion Landing Team 4 (MBLT), encountered a group of Abu Sayyaf rebels in Barangay Su triggering a firefight that left two of the bandits dead and one soldier wounded, Task Force Comet chief Brig. Gen. Alexander Aleo said.
The wounded soldier, who was not identified, was immediately flown to a military hospital in Asturias, Jolo for treatment.
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[Title] => 7 Abu Sayyaf bandits nabbed in Tawi-Tawi
[Summary] => Marine commandos arrested seven suspected members of the al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf, including the group’s sub-commander, in a raid on an island hideout in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last week, Navy authorities announced yesterday.
Navy chief Vice Adm. Ernesto de Leon said the arrest of the suspects was a result of their intensified counter-terrorism operations in Western Mindanao.
Jundan Jamalul, alias Commander Black Killer, did not resist arrest when elements of the 211th Marine Company swooped down on his lair in Paniogan village, Bongao town at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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[Title] => Navy chases pirates who abducted Indons
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Naval forces have been sent to track down pirates who kidnapped three Indonesian crewmen of a Malaysian tugboat and are believed to have fled to Tawi-Tawi, officials said yesterday.
Commodore Rufino Lopez Jr., chief of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, said several naval units have been sent to the islands of Tawi-Tawi following reports that the pirates took their hostages to one of the islands in the area.
"Our naval units are checking the islands," Lopez said.
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[Title] => Testimonial dinner for DPWH chief reset
[Summary] => The testimonial dinner for Secreatry Florante Soriquez of the Department of Public Works and Highways and newly-installed Commodore Rufino Lopez Jr. earlier set for tomorrow has been reset to Wednesday, June 11.
Both men will be honored by the Tau Alpha Fraternity of the UP College of Engineering at the Manila Yacht Club at 6 p.m.
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[Title] => DPWH chief to be feted
[Summary] => Secretary Florante Soriquez of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and newly-installed Commodore Rufino Lopez Jr. will be honored by the Tau Alpha Fraternity in a testimonial dinner at the Manila Yacht Club on Monday at 6 p.m.
"By reaching the pinnacle of your career, after surmounting countless challenges, you have brought honor to Tau Alpha and have set a worthy example to our brothers," noted TAFI Chairman Pepot Viado and Executive Director Jun Palugod.
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