MANILA — Abu Sayyaf terrorists are running out of cash and support of the populace that they have to resort to kidnapping again to raise funds to continue their terroristic activities in Mindanao, a military official said Thursday.

MANILA — Twenty-two Scout Rangers were wounded when suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) while the soldiers were patrolling off Abong-Abong Peak in Sitio Pansol, Barangay Baywas, Sumisip, Basilan Tuesday morning.

IMUS, Cavite — To ensure effectively monitoring crimes, traffic situation and other activities in this capital town, the municipal government installed 23 closed-circuit television (CCTV)cameras in strategic areas here, the latest last Wednesday on a 10-feet post between Imus town public market and Lotus Mall on Nueno Avenue.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director Chief Supt. Napoleon Estilles has ordered to pursue the gun-for-hires that are operating here in Zamboanga Peninsula.

DIPOLOG CITY — Search and rescue operations have been going on for Salug town mayor Jeffrey Tan Lim., 37, who was abducted Monday night by 10 unidentified armed men at the bus terminal of said municipality.

MANILA — Philippine Army (PA) spokesperson Major Harold Cabunoc on Tuesday said that the 1st Infantry Division's 101st Infantry Brigade is now conducting pursuit operations versus the lawless elements who have abducted Salug town Mayor Jeffrey Lim Monday night.

MANILA — With the peace talks between the government and Muslim rebel ongoing and the ceasefire mechanism in place - the road to peace is brighter than ever with the infusion of P8 billion by the government as stimulus fund for various projects in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The impending power crisis in the city will take its toll on the production of canned sardines, Industrial Group of Zamboanga Inc., President Engr. George Ledesma said.

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III has said the government is already working on several measures to address the power shortage in Mindanao.

MANILA — The continuing talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a positive indication that both sides are still optimistic towards forging a peace agreement, Malacanang said.

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao — A province-wide manhunt has been launched against Abu Sayyaf bandits who seized health workers at gunpoint in a remote village of Sulu Monday afternoon.

MANILA — Operatives of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) and other allied units arrested a suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member during Tuesday's operations in Barangay Recodo, Zamboanga City.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Four civilians were injured when a group of Abu Sayyaf bandits attacked a military detachment in a remote village in the island province of Sulu, a military official disclosed Monday.