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BASILAN TO CONVERT EX-ASG BASE INTO ‘PEACE ZONE’

The provincial government of Basilan is pushing to convert the Sampinit Complex in Sumisip town – a former stronghold of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) – into a military reservation and to be declared as a “peace zone.”Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman made this pronouncement after Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) […]

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EX-ABU SAYYAF GROUP MEMBERS VISIT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – HATAMAN

A total of 40 former members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) from Basilan toured the halls of the House of Representatives recently as part of an ongoing reintegration program for former extremists who wish to live a normal life. Deputy Speaker and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman said the ex-ASG members are part of […]