Friday, February 24, 2006 (Philippines)

Volunteers, representing sitios of Barangay Pange, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, prefer to conduct the Participatory Situational Analysis organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at night after a whole day of farming. (Contributed photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Three people were killed in separate clashes in the southern Philippines, where bandits and insurgents are actively operating, security officials said. Officials said about a dozen bandits attacked Tuesday an army post in the village of Talaptap in Gutalac town in Zamboanga del Norte, sparking a firefight that left two gunmen dead. There were no reports of military casualties, said Major Gamal Hayudini, a spokesman for the Southern Command. "Leyte Mudslide". Post your comments on the incident here. [full story]