Living on the edge Feb 8, 2009
Julie Alipala, Zamboanga correspondent for the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper, remembers when, in September 2007, four military intelligence men appeared at her local shopping centre and started playing with her six-year-old son ... Al Jacinto, editor-in-chief of the Mindanao Examiner, based in Zamboanga City, said he was intimidated last August after his stories angered the city council. (BBC News)
Philippine tests for 'rebel body' Feb 19, 2008
Teams from the Philippine police and America's FBI were now in the southern city of Zamboanga to carry out tests, an official said. DULMATIN Born in Central Java in 1970 Believed to be protg of Azahari Husin, JI's former top bomb maker Named as bomb maker in 2002 Bali bombings Also suspected of involvement in Jakarta Marriott Hotel attack in 2003 US put $10m bounty on his head Thought to have fled to southern Philippines in 2003 to avoid arrest. (BBC News)
* Fighting leaves five dead in the southern Philippines Feb 5, 2008
AP, ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008, Page 4. Soldiers clashed with militants linked to al-Qaeda in the southern Philippines yesterday, leaving three rebels and two soldiers dead just days after a top Indonesian terror suspect eluded a military raid on a nearby island, an official said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Customs seize cooking oil Jan 16, 2008
Three local people aged between 30 and 60 were detained when customs officials discovered the cooking oil worth RM30,000 to be loaded on a Zamboanga City bound ferry at the port here on Tuesday evening. Sabah Customs deputy director Abdullah Zawawi Abd Latif said the suspects did not have the valid permits to export the subsidised cooking oil. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Abu Sayyaf militants arrested Jan 4, 2008
Troops arrested suspected Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Tuwatin Anahalul in Zamboanga del Sur province's Margusatubig town Thursday, said Lt. Gen. Nelson Allaga. Anahalul, also called Abu Basilan, has a $48,700 bounty on his head. (CNN -- World)
Philippine military to probe US troops' closure of hospital Jan 2, 2008
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine authorities are to make a formal inquiry into the closure of a government hospital in the south by US soldiers providing counter-terrorist training to Filipino troops, the local military said Wednesday. Armed US troops reportedly entered the hospital in Panamao on Jolo island in late November and ordered doctors to close it down every night, preventing them from treating patients. (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Senior Islamic militant killed by Philippine Navy Dec 17, 2007
AFP, ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES Monday, Dec 17, 2007, Page 4. A senior Islamic militant, wanted by the US government, has been killed in a clash with the Philippine military in the nation's restive south, an official said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Soldiers take over Manila hotel Nov 29, 2007
I directed the national capital regional commander to address the situation and use force if needed, Esperon told reporters in Zamboanga City, where he was visiting troops. A Reuters reporter saw at least five truckloads of navy men around the hotel. (MSNBC -- International)
To our WWII veterans Nov 10, 2007
He was on an island named Sangihe guarding an air strip when he heard Germany had surrendered, and was at Zamboanga Mindanao waiting for orders to be shipped to Japan when he heard about the atom bombs and the Japanese surrender. His unit went to Japan shortly thereafter where he was amazed and dismayed at the destruction and loss of lives. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Philippines, Muslim rebels to resume formal talks next week Nov 10, 2007
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - The Philippine government and Muslim separatists will resume formal peace talks in Malaysia next week, in the hope of settling a territorial dispute, a presidential aide said Saturday. Jesus Dureza, the presidential adviser on the issue, said that "formal exploratory talks" between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which stalled in September 2006, would resume on November 14. (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Japanese war veteran speaks of atrocities in the Philippines Nov 6, 2007
Soon after arriving at the Japanese military base at Zamboanga on the western tip of Mindanao, Makino found himself and his unit cut off from headquarters, with the situation growing worse by the day. They received no military supplies or orders, let alone medical packages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Docena: US Basing in Philippines Oct 27, 2007
The unit is headquartered in the Philippine militarys Camp Navarro in Zamboanga City [46] but its area of operations, according to a US military publication, spans 8,000 square miles, covering the entire island of Mindanao and its surrounding islands and seas ... By getting the US semi-permanently based south of Luzon for the first time since World War II, Kaplan notes that the larger-than-necessary base complex in Zamboanga has delivered more than tactical benefits ... In September 2006, 114 US... (Zmag.org)
Military explosives used in deadly bomb blast Oct 20, 2007
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which came weeks after military intelligence, foiled an alleged plot by Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants to bomb the southern port city of Zamboanga. Reports said officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were helping Philippine police in the probe. (Hindustan Times)
Philex Gold Announces Earn-In Agreement With PDEP, Inc. Oct 4, 2007
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 4, 2007) - Philex Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: - ) announces the execution of an Earn-In Agreement (the "Agreement") on October 3, 2007 between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Philex Gold Philippines, Inc. ("PGPI") and PDEP, Inc. ("PDEPI") concerning part of PGPI's Sibutad Project tenements (the "Property") covering 6,954 hectares in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Island of Mindanao, Philippines ... The Property lies in a highly mineralized region in the... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
US, China vie for Philippine influence Sep 20, 2007
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Competition for military influence in the Philippines is heating up, with both the US and China making new pledges of funds, arms and equipment to help modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Since 2002, Washington has poured hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid into helping the Philippine Army combat radical Islamist groups as part of the US-led campaign against terrorism in Southeast Asia. (Asia Times Online)
President Bush Attends APEC Business Summit Sep 7, 2007
They conducted a bombing in Zamboanga City that killed an American soldier and two Filipinos. Abu Sayyaf was behind the worst terrorist attack in the history of the Philippines -- the 2004 bombing of a Manila ferry that killed more than a hundred people. (White House News Releases)
US digs in deeper in the Philippines Sep 5, 2007
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - As the Armed Forces of the Philippines expand the scope of their offensive against Muslim insurgent groups on Mindanao, some are wondering if the escalating conflict could lead or already has led to the establishment of a permanent US military presence in the restive region ... Since 2002, the US has invested millions of dollars toward the construction not only of military facilities, but also of development and humanitarian projects in and around Zamboanga City,... (Asia Times Online)
Philippines troops shell militant base Aug 28, 2007
ZAMBOANGA: Government forces shelled an Islamic militant stronghold in the southern Philippines in preparation for an offensive, the military said on Tuesday. Mortar fire started on Monday on a suspected Abu Sayyaf hideout in the jungles of the island of Basilan, said Captain Niel Estrella, spokesman for its counter-terrorist task force. (India Times, India)
US congressman pushes for more aid to Philippines' fight against terrorism Aug 25, 2007
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: A U.S. congressman heading a bipartisan delegation to the volatile southern Philippines said on Saturday he will push for more American aid for the country's fight against al-Qaida-linked terrorists. The five-members of the congressional mission traveled to southern Zamboanga city, where they met Philippine military and government officials and U.S. troops training and assisting Filipino soldiers fighting the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group on Basilan and Jolo islands... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Arroyo rallies Philippine troops Aug 24, 2007
On Thursday Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the Philippine president, travelled amid tight security to the southern city of Zamboanga to rally troops and receive a progress briefing from military commanders ... Her comments on Tuesday were followed hours later by a bomb explosion in Zamboanga that wounded 14 people. (Aljazeera.Net)
Urgent: 14 injured in southern Philippine bomb blast Aug 22, 2007
MANILA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people were injured in a bomb blast in Zamboanga city of southern Philippines Tuesday evening, local police said. Editor: Yao Siyan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Full Story » Aug 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Abu Sayyaf likely behind Philippine bomb: police Posted: 22 August 2007 1237 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Philippines: Rebel camp captured Aug 20, 2007
A body of a soldier is unloaded from a helicopter upon its arrival at a military base in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Saturday. . (MSNBC -- International)
Terrorists hit back in Philippines Aug 20, 2007
Local newspapers yesterday were filled with grim photographs showing the latest unloading of body bags from air force planes at army headquarters in Zamboanga City. According to Western Mindanao Command chief Eugenio Cedo, the Abu Sayyaf guerillas lost at least 30 of their comrades in the day-long gunfight. (The Australian)
* Scores killed in Basilan clashes Aug 19, 2007
AFP, ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES Sunday, Aug 19, 2007, Page 5 ... "The offensive is continuing," he told reporters in Zamboanga City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Philippines teeters on brink of total war Aug 17, 2007
Army chief General Romeo Tolentino recently announced that he had temporary moved army headquarters from Manila to Zamboanga City on the southern island of Mindanao while the campaign is conducted. Fighting on the southern island of Jolo this month saw 50 people - including 25 army soldiers - killed in armed exchanges, and thousands of civilians have since evacuated the area. (Asia Times Online)
Top Philippine military brass tour rebel island Aug 13, 2007
She also ordered Tolentino to shift his headquarters to the southern city of Zamboanga, which is close to Jolo, until the situation was resolved. There were no signs of fighting on Sunday on Jolo, a moutainous island carpeted with forest. (AlertNet)
Philippine military chief visits restive southern island Aug 12, 2007
Zamboanga City, Philippines - The Philippine military's chief on Sunday arrived on a southern island as government troops stepped up an offensive against Muslim rebels who killed 26 soldiers in recent clashes ... President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has also ordered the head of the army, General Romeo Tolentino, to relocate to nearby Zamboanga City to be in charge of the offensive ... Zamboanga City until the situation normalizes. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Philippines army chief sent south Aug 12, 2007
"The army headquarters will now be temporarily set up in Zamboanga until the situation normalises," she said. Fighting on the island of Jolo this week has left at least 50 people dead, 25 of them Filipino soldiers. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Philippines says fighting on Jolo island left 57 dead Aug 11, 2007
Major Eugene Batara, spokesman for the military's Western Mindanao Command in southern Zamboanga city, said soldiers recovered the bodies of five slain rebels, while the rest of the dead and wounded were carted away by their comrades. This story has been viewed 203 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Over 50 killed in southern Philippines fighting Aug 11, 2007
In gun battles later in the day, at least 16 soldiers were killed, said Major Eugene Batara, a spokesman in Zamboanga city. At least 31 rebels were killed and 25 wounded, he said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Philippine military sends more troops to southern island Aug 11, 2007
Zamboanga City, Philippines - Additional troops were dispatched Saturday to a southern Philippine island where fierce fighting between government soldiers and Muslim rebels has left more than 50 people dead, the military said. Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Torres said the first batch of about 1,000 troops arrived on Jolo island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, on Saturday to hunt down guerrillas involved in the fighting that killed 25 soldiers. (Monsters and Critics.com)
TVI Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Balabag Resource Estimate Aug 10, 2007
The Balabag Property is located on the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Southern Philippines approximately 75 km east-northeast of the producing Canatuan Mine, operated by TVI's Philippine affiliate TVI Resource Development (Phils. Inc. ("TVIRD"). (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Fighting leaves more than 50 people dead in southern Philippines Aug 10, 2007
Zamboanga City, Philippines - Fighting between government troops and Islamic militants in the southern Philippines has left more than 50 people dead and forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes, officials said Friday. Major Eugene Batara, a regional military spokesman, said 25 soldiers were killed Thursday in clashes with Abu Sayyaf rebels in Indanan and Maimbung towns on Jolo island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila. (Monsters and Critics.com)
20 soldiers killed in Sulu Aug 10, 2007
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Muslim rebels killed at least 20 soldiers and a boy on Thursday in gun battles in Sulu province, the Philippine Army said ... Eugene Batara, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) in Zamboanga City, the headquarters of the Philippines southern military command. (INQ7.net)
Probe on Basilan ambush set to begin (2:41 pm) Jul 25, 2007
Star Breaking News: Probe on Basilan ambush set to begin (2:41 p.m.). eClick for provincial news. (Sun.Star)
AFP: No deadline extension for MILF Jul 23, 2007
CAMP CAWA-CAWA, Zamboanga City They usually work in the shadows, away from the limelight. The word war between the opposition continues as Senators Francis Escudero and Jinggoy Estrada lashed back at Sen. (ABS CBN News)
* Italian priest released by Islamic militants Jul 21, 2007
AFP, ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES Saturday, Jul 21, 2007, Page 5 ... Bossi, who was abducted in Zamboanga Sibugay Province on June 10 by armed men, was released after almost 40 days in captivity ... Bossi was seized on the southern peninsula of Zamboanga after celebrating Sunday mass on June 10. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bossi freed in time for mothers birthday Jul 21, 2007
Bossi was kidnapped June 10 on his way to celebrate Mass in southern Zamboanga Sibugay province ... From the beginning, they told me they were Abu Sayyaf, Bossi told a news conference in southern Zamboanga City before he was to fly to Manila on his way to Italy. (Manila Standard Today)
(UPDATE) Bossi recovered alive in Lanao del Norte Jul 21, 2007
Authorities said three people were responsible for Bossi's kidnapping last June 10 in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay ... The three had been charged with kidnapping in a local court in Zamboanga province ... After his release, Bossi was immediately brought to a police headquarters in Camp Cawa-Cawa in Zamboanga City and subjected to medical examination. (ABS CBN News)
Philippine Rebels Free Priest Jul 20, 2007
Bossi was kidnapped June 10 on his way to celebrate mass in southern Zamboanga Sibugay province. Police said his release followed negotiations with rogue elements of a Muslim separatist group, and that no ransom was paid. (Time.com)
Kidnapped Italian priest freed Jul 20, 2007
In an interview with ABS-CBN television, Bossi said he wants to return to his parish in Zamboanga after his captors assured him he would not be seized again ... Bossi was immediately taken to police camp Cawa Cawa in Zamboanga to undergo a medical check-up and debriefing, Caringal said. (Gulf News)
Arroyo vows to avenge soldiers' death Jul 15, 2007
Government soldiers were deployed into Tipo-Tipo because military officers believed that Bossi and his kidnappers might have gone there, after the kidnapping incident in the Zamboanga peninsula on June 10. Sources told Gulf News that the Abu Sayyaf, a local terror group with active links to the Al Qaida network, was behind the kidnapping of Bossi and the beheading of the soldiers. (Gulf News)
Philippine president vows to hunt down killers of marines, but pursue peace talks with rebels Jul 14, 2007
Bossi, a 57-year-old missionary from Milan, was kidnapped by gunmen on June 10 in southern Zamboanga Sibugay province. Troops launched a search in Zamboanga Sibugay and in the mountainous border of southern Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte provinces, but expanded their search to Basilan last week after receiving persistent reports that Bossi and his captors have been sighted there, military officials said. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
* Philippine military mounts offensive against militants Jul 13, 2007
The 57-year-old Bossi was seized by heavily armed men near his parish church in southern Zamboanga peninsula on June 10. This story has been viewed 181 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MILF beheads troops in Basilan Jul 12, 2007
A video grab from ABS-CBN News Channel shows soldiers unloading a cadaver bag containing the body of a slain soldier on arrival at a port in southern Zamboanga City yesterday ... Bossi was seized by heavily armed men near his parish church in southern Zamboanga on June 10. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Islamic militants behead 10 marines Jul 12, 2007
Unknown heavily armed men near his parish church in southern Zamboanga peninsula seized Bossi, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), on 10 June. MILF spokesperson Eid Kabalu acknowledged the group's fighters clashed with the military on Tuesday, but he denied Abu Sayyaf militants were involved, and accused the troops of violating a ceasefire by entering an MILF area. (iAfrica.com)
Troops beheaded in Philippines Jul 11, 2007
Bossi, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, was seized by heavily-armed men near his parish church in the southern Zamboanga peninsula on June 10. The government had earlier suggested that either the Abu Sayyaf rebels or renegades from the MILF had abducted Bossi, but the MILF has denied any involvement and initially helped in the hunt for Bossi's captors. (Aljazeera.Net)
Rebels behead Philippine troops Jul 11, 2007
The priest, named as Giancarlo Bossi, was seized by armed men near the coastal village of Bulawan near Zamboanga on 10 June. Father Bossi was seized by armed men on his way to church. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
TVI Provides Initial Balabag Prospect Resource Estimates Jun 28, 2007
The Balabag Property is located on the Zamboanga Peninsula in Southern Philippines approximately 75 km east-northeast of TVIRD's producing Canatuan Mine ... TVIRD holds an option on the Balabag property which was granted under an agreement with Zamboanga Minerals Corporation ("ZMC"). (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
'From the hands of God's enemies' Jun 20, 2007
They were taken to Zamboanga City, where she was treated for her injuries and eventually sent home to Rose Hill, Kan. As I was falling asleep, I thought for the first time in a year Martin is not in chains. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Philippine troops hunt Italian priest's kidnappers Jun 11, 2007
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - Police and troops have launched a massive manhunt for Islamic militants who seized an Italian priest in the troubled southern Philippines, officials said Monday. Hours after Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was kidnapped from a coastal village in Zamboanga Sibugay province after saying Sunday mass, navy, police and army operatives had fanned out across the peninsula to search for him, they said ... He is the third Italian priest seized in Zamboanga in the past 10 years by... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Philippines widens search for kidnapped priest Jun 11, 2007
Military chief General Hermogenes Esperon said security forces had fanned out across the Zamboanga peninsula to search for Carlo Bossi of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), a day after the priest was taken at gunpoint after saying Sunday mass in Payao town. "We have our aircraft flying all over," Esperon told reporters after a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the presidential palace. (AlertNet)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jun 10, 2007
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - Suspected Islamic militants on Sunday seized an Italian priest at gunpoint in the strife-torn southern Philippines, police and a senior church leader said. Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was grabbed by up to 10 men near the coastal village of Bulawan in Zamboanga Sibugay province either after celebrating a mass or shortly before, police said in a report ... "We are awaiting reports of his abduction," Sandalo told the Zamboanga-based Mindanao Examiner, a weekly newspaper. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Priest kidnapped in Philippines Jun 10, 2007
The priest, named as Giancarlo Bossi, was seized by armed men near the coastal village of Bulawan near Zamboanga, and taken to a waiting boat ... Police said Father Bossi, 57, was grabbed by up to 10 men while riding a motorcycle in Zamboanga Sibugay province, 800km (500 miles) south of Manila, on his way to celebrate Mass in a remote village. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Italian Priest Abducted in Philippines Jun 10, 2007
Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was riding his motorcycle in Zamboanga Sibugay province's Payao township, about 500 miles south of Manila, when about 10 armed men blocked his path then seized him, said Senior Superintendent Francisco Cristobal, the provincial police chief ... Gian Carlo Bossi, left, in Zamboanga province, southern Philippines ... Bossi, 57, was riding his motorcycle in Zamboanga's Sibugay province's Payao township, when about 10 armed men blocked his path and snatched him on Sunday June... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
US hands over $10 million to informants v. Sayyaf Jun 8, 2007
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The US government, through its Rewards for Justice Program (RJP), handed out US$10 million to four former members of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf who provided information that led to the death of two top terrorist-leaders in the island province of Sulu. The reward, which is equivalent to 460 million pesos, was handed out Thursday by US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, who flew to Sulu along with top Philippine government officials. (Sun.Star)
Hitting the Jackpot in the War on Terror Jun 8, 2007
00) to Rodrigo, a military informant who led troops to the capture of an al Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf sub-leader during ceremonies at a military camp in the port city of Zamboanga, southern Philippines March 30, 2007. The informant who also received a total of 2,500 US dollars as reward money from US Pacific Command for the same information, led Philippine troops to the capture of ranking Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Abdullah Mohammad who was involved in the kidnapping of Americans Guillermo Sobero and... (Townhall.com)
Four foreigners kidnapped in southern Philippines May 31, 2007
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen on Thursday seized four foreign civilians in the troubled southern Philippines, a senior military official said. Regional military chief Major General Raymundo Ferrer described the victims, two men and two women, as Caucasians. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Philippine Muslim rebels say close to deal May 30, 2007
But, the MILF countered with a demand for an additional 1,000 villages on top of the government's offer, to cover Muslim areas as far away as the Davao and Zamboanga provinces. Some local officials in the south opposed the MILF proposal and demanded a referendum asking the people whether they agree to be part of the proposed expanded ARMM.. (AlertNet)
DNC Asiatic expects 50% increase in Demak motorcycle sales May 30, 2007
Chairman Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Malaysia-China joint venture company was confident of capturing a substantial portion of the regional market with the setting up of two assembly plants in Manila and Zamboanga in the Philippines and another one in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. With the aggressive marketing strategies carried out by our 170 dealers locally and overseas, I am sure 2007 will be a good year for us, he told Bernama after witnessing the signing of a smart partnership... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* JI terror suspect eludes capture in Philippines May 12, 2007
AGENCIES, MANILA AND ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES Saturday, May 12, 2007, Page 5. One of Southeast Asia's most wanted fugitives, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, again eluded capture in the southern Philippines yesterday, military officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2002 Bali bomb suspect eludes capture in Philippines May 11, 2007
He said the children - all surnamed Pitono, a name sometimes used by Dulmatin - were airlifted to the regional military headquarters in the city of Zamboanga, where they were to be handed over to social workers. Dulmatin and fellow JI member Umar Patek are believed to be hiding out in the southern Philippines with the Abu Sayyaf, a local Muslim militant group with ties to Al Qaeda. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
Preparing for the Philippines Elections May 9, 2007
MANILA, Philippines, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-one international Asian observers arrived in the Philippines and received foreign observer manuals this past weekend in Zamboanga. The COMELEC-accredited observers come from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia and deployed on Monday to each of the six provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). (PR Newswire)
* Abu Sayyaf rebels behead seven men in Philippines Apr 21, 2007
The remains of the workers, all Christians, were to be shipped to their residences in nearby Zamboanga city, Loong said. This story has been viewed 160 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
