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The incident is the deadliest terrorist attack in Philippine history. 12 December General Santos 15 64+ Improvised Explosive Device A bomb exploded in a market. [56] Military intelligence sources concluded that Jemaah Islamiyah was responsible. [57]
The mission was to advise the Armed Forces of the Philippines in combating terrorism in the Philippines. [21] 160 U.S. special forces go out on patrol with Filipinos in jungles of Basilan island, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, in 2002, U.S. military personnel deployed to Cebu to provide support for a six-month exercise. [22]
The Moro conflict [38] [39] [40] was an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines which involved multiple armed groups. [41] [30] A decades-long peace process [38] [42] has resulted in peace deals between the Philippine government and two major armed groups, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) [43] and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), [44] but other smaller armed ...
According to Philippine laws, terrorism is a crime under the Human Security Act of 2007 which describes such acts as causing "widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace". The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the law was the Abu Sayyaf on September 10, 2015, by the Basilan provincial court ...
The following are a list of organizations designated as terrorist in the Philippines by the Anti-Terrorism Council under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 which was signed into law on July 3, 2020 by then former President Rodrigo Duterte. [1] The implementing rules and regulations was approved by the ATC on October 14, 2020. [2]
Killed by his own men due to endangering the town of Carcar. 5 June 1899 Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War: Kawit Battalion (Presidential Guard) led by Pedro Janolino
This list of conflicts in the Philippines is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict, Philippine revolts against Spain, battles, skirmishes, and other related items that have occurred in the Philippines' geographical area.
A mess area was attacked by hundreds of residents led by Valeriano Abanador during the Philippine-American War, marking the US Army's "worst defeat" since the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. [8] [9] Samar Campaign: December 1901 to February 1902 Samar: 2,000–50,000 (Filipino soldiers and civilians) [10] [11] [12]