Community Trust Fuels Voluntary Firearm Handover as Lugus Moves Toward Rido-Free, Gun-Free Future
LUGUS, Sulu — A growing sense of community trust and cooperation between residents, local leaders, and security forces is helping…
14 Boxes of Suspected Smuggled Cigarettes Seized During Police Patrol in Jolo
JOLO, Sulu — Authorities confiscated 14 boxes of suspected smuggled cigarettes after police officers discovered the contraband abandoned along a…
Community Cooperation Leads to Voluntary Surrender of High-Powered Firearms in Siasi, Sulu
SIASI, Sulu — Sustained community engagement and strong collaboration among security forces, local government units, and grassroots leaders have led…
Philippine Army Clarifies US Military Visit in Sulu, Denies Plan for American Base
JOLO, Sulu — The Philippine military has clarified that the recent visit of a United States Marine special operations unit…
3 Suspects Arrested, High-Powered Firearms Seized in Joint Security Operation in Talipao, Sulu
TALIPAO, Sulu — Authorities arrested three individuals and confiscated four illegal high-powered firearms during a joint security operation in Barangay…
Army, Police Arrest Shooting Suspect in Swift Joint Operation in Siasi, Sulu
SIASI, Sulu — A swift joint response by troops of the Philippine Army and personnel of the Philippine National Police…
Bud Dajo at 120: Memory, Massacre, and the Unbroken Spirit of the Tausug
In March 1906, on the island of Jolo in the Sulu archipelago, the slopes of Bud Dajo—an extinct volcano sacred…
US Marine Special Operations Unit Strengthens Security Partnership with 11th Infantry Division in Sulu
JOLO, Sulu — A United States Marine special operations unit paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Philippine…
Community Dialogue Leads to Voluntary Firearm Surrender in Lugus, Sulu
LUGUS, Sulu — Continued community dialogue and strengthened coordination between security forces and local leaders have resulted in another voluntary…
11,516 Marijuana Plants Worth Over ₱10 Million Destroyed in Anti-Drug Operation in Sulu
Authorities uprooted and burned more than 11,500 fully grown marijuana plants valued at over ₱10 million during a joint anti-illegal…