Back in 2011 when Gerfa Lunsmann and her son Kevin had gone for a vacation in the Philippines to visit Gerfa’s relatives, ...

The Dateline episode titled Heart of Darkness showed the harrowing case of a Filipino-American teen and his mother, who were ...

Kapamilya actor McCoy de Leon takes on a significant challenge as he portrays the role of martyred Claretian priest Fr. Rhoel Gallardo in the upcoming film 'In Thy Name', under Viva Films. Fr.

A court has sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, ...

TWO former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in an ambush in a remote area in Sumisip, Basilan province, the police said Tuesday, January 7, 202 ...

(REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco) The Marawi assault came just months after security forces attacked the mountain lair of Isnilon Hapilon, a long-time leader of Abu Sayyaf, or “Father of the Sword”, a ...

Authorities and security experts noted the link between illicit cigarette smuggling and the funding of terrorism and organized crime in the Philippines.

The most recent one, Abu Sayyaf, has degenerated into a notorious kidnapping group, which the government says is linked to al Qaeda. Dozens of foreign tourists and journalists have been held ...

Robert Hall, left, a Canadian held hostage in the Philippines, was beheaded by extremist militant group Abu Sayyaf, authorities said, after the deadline to pay ransom had lapsed. Photo: AP ...

Two soldiers were killed while 12 others were wounded when gunmen ambushed Army troopers securing representatives of the ...

Uy noted that in the island provinces, illicit cigarettes are a common sight in Abu Sayyaf camps. He affirmed that nearly all cigarettes found in these camps are illegal. “The people in the ...