updated Fri. October 6, 2023
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Tempo
April 23, 2018
Po, 18, is hoping to recall the form that netted him a 4&3 victory over Jolo Magcalayo last year, more so after the Cebuano bet took an early exit in the recent MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play where he was booted out right in the second round. But he has vowed to redeem himself with a strong showingÃâà...
Tempo
April 20, 2018
Po bowed to unfancied Jufil Sato in the second round of the MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play at his home course at Cebu Country Club two weeks ago but the 18-year-old Cebuano remains confident of scoring a repeat in the upcoming event he ruled via 4&3 victory over Jolo Magcalayo last year.
Rappler
April 12, 2018
"The first one is, I will repair and equip hospitals in the south, particularly in Jolo and Basilan. They don't have CT Scan, MRI – and competent doctors," said the Philippine leader. He prefers the money be used in this manner instead of funding infrastructure projects, which the President are not so urgent.
Inquirer.net
April 12, 2018
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead the human resource officer of the Sulu Integrated Provincial Health Office past 7 p.m. Thursday. The military immediately imposed a lockdown in Jolo town “to possibly apprehend the perpetrators,” according to Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, theÃâà...
Philippine Star
April 12, 2018
Chief Superintendent Graciano Mijares of the Police Regional Office-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said Friday Edmiraldo Suliano Wee, 38, died on the spot when gunmen attacked him Thursday night while on a motorcycle in Barangay San Raymundo in Jolo town. Jolo is the provincial capitalÃâà...
Eurasia Review
April 5, 2018
The presence of the so-called Islamic State in the Philippines continues to be a significant threat in this region. After Marawi, IS fighters have been reported as still active in the southern part of the country. Jolo and Maguindanao are likely to be the next IS stronghold. By Syed Huzaifah Bin Othman Alkaff andÃâà...
Inquirer.net
March 1, 2018
Jolo Revilla marked three years after he nearly faced death when he mistakenly shot himself. The Cavite vice governor shared on Instagram a picture of himself atop a set of stones. “Exactly 3 years ago today was a turning point in my life. God gave me a second chance to live,” he wrote in the caption.
Seattle Times
February 24, 2018
JOLO, Philippines (AP) — At least 29 detainees escaped from a jail in the southern Philippines on Saturday when a guard briefly left his post, but 17 of them were immediately captured when law enforcers fired warning shots, police said. The 12 detainees who managed to escape successfully from theÃâà...
Inquirer.net
February 24, 2018
JOLO, Philippines — Police said Sunday they were hunting for 12 of 29 inmates who escaped from a jail on Jolo island that is the stronghold of Islamist militants. The detainees bolted from a prison inside a police station in war-torn Jolo on Saturday where they were being held mostly on drugs charges.
The Straits Times
February 19, 2018
KOTA KINABALU • Wanted Malaysian militant Amin Bacho is among the 40 remaining Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gunmen who have joined the Abu Sayyaf group on Jolo island where they are believed to be abducting locals to fund their network in the east coast of Sabah. According to intelligenceÃâà...
Malay Mail
February 18, 2018
“So far, they (the militants) have carried out local kidnappings in Jolo itself but they are likely to look beyond soon,” the sources were quoted as saying. The news report said the group has been terrorising the Sabah's east coast with numerous abductions in the past decade. The most recent case happenedÃâà...
Sun.Star
February 13, 2018
SUSPECTED members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted on Wednesday, February 14, a government engineer in Jolo, Sulu. Joint Task Force Sulu commander Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana said engineer Enrico Nee of the local Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) was forciblyÃâà...
benarnews
February 12, 2018
Philippine troops killed five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants during a firefight on the southern island of Jolo that left seven soldiers injured, the military said Monday. Elite troops with Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 were patrolling a remote village in Panamao town when ASG fighters attacked them onÃâà...
The Manila Times
February 5, 2018
JOLO, Sulu: Shock and grief still linger more than two decades after the brutal assassination of Bishop Benjamin de Jesus, an advocate of Christian-Muslim dialogue. Christian and Muslim residents of Jolo often marked February 4, the day the missionary bishop was gunned down as he was driving his jeepÃâà...
Politiko (blog)
December 31, 1999
Fitness alert! Cavite Vice Governor Jolo Revilla is feeling healthier and inspired after a dramatic weight loss. The son of former Senator Bong Revilla and Bacoor Mayor Lani Mercado has lost 59 pounds following a strict exercise and diet regimen since last year. He now weighs 158 lbs from the 217 lbs inÃâà...
