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Jolo (Tausug: Sūg) is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago , between Borneo and Mindanao , and has a population of approximately 500,000 people.
On October 4, 2019, armed men abducted British national Allan Hyrons and his Filipina wife Wilma from their beach resort in Tukuran town, Zamboanga del Sur province on the southern island of Mindanao. After a brief exchange of gunfire in November between Abu Sayyaf and Philippine troops on the island of Jolo, the couple was abandoned and rescued.
An Olympus camera and an ATM card of one of the hostages are found in Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi island. Pictures of Abu Sayyaf leaders are released to media by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. [14] 31 May – The military fails to locate the bandits and hostages despite search and rescue operations in Jolo, Basilan and Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi.
Poverty Incidence of Jolo 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 43.02 2003 39.14 2006 43.30 2009 46.11 2012 48.37 2015 40.68 2018 58.94 2021 53.14 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Downtown Jolo Industry In Jolo, most of the residents are in the agriculture industry. Agricultural products include coconut, cassava, abaca, coffee, lanzones, jackfruit, durian, mangosteen and marang. Jolo is the only ...
The 2000 Sipadan kidnappings was a hostage crisis in Sabah, Malaysia, and the southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty-one hostages from the dive resort island of Sipadan at approximately 6:15 p.m. (UTC +8) on 23 April 2000, by up to six Abu Sayyaf (ASG) bandits. [1]
The 2020 Jolo bombings occurred on August 24, 2020, when insurgents alleged to be jihadists from the Abu Sayyaf group detonated two bombs in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines, killing 14 people and wounding 75 others. [1] The first occurred as Philippine Army personnel were assisting in carrying out COVID-19 humanitarian efforts. [2]
The victim was transported to the terrorists' jungle camp on the southern Philippine island of Jolo. He was held captive for 23 days until his release on 7 December 1993. Sahiron was indicted in the United States District Court , Washington, D.C. , on 27 February 2007, and was charged with hostage taking, aiding and abetting and causing an act ...
The Sulu Archipelago (Tausug: سُوگْ , Jawi: كڤولاوان سولو , Filipino: Kapuluan ng Sulu) is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Sea . [ 1 ]