President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Basilan Governor Jum Jainuddin Akbar before the start of the National Security Council Meeting Tuesday, August 14, at Malacanang's Aguinaldo State Dining Room.
MANILA (Updated 3:22 p.m.) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo opened today the National Security Council (NSC) meeting where leaders of Basilan and Sulu in Mindanao were briefed about military offensives against the Abu Sayyaf.
Philippine troops launched offensives Monday against Muslim insurgents who killed 27 soldiers last week on southern Jolo island, officials said.
CEBU CITY -- Two security guards were injured when four robbers, two of them believed to be carrying a .45 pistol and KG-9 machine pistol, robbed a bank teller who had just picked up cash for deposit at La Nueva Supermart.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Women leaders in the Asia-Pacific region who joined the International Women's Peace and Solidarity Mission to Basilan condemned the Philippine government's move to send thousand of troops to the province and neighboring Sulu.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- By a vote of 13 to zero, the Pampanga Provincial Board (PB) on Monday did not confirm the appointments of Provincial Administrator Vivian Dabu and Provincial Legal Officer Maria Elissa Velez.
