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Duterte and Trump on South China Sea, Trudeau at ASEAN, Arms cache in Marawi | Evening wRa
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Abu Sayyaf, MILF, Pacquiao | Evening wRap
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Abu Sayyaf beheads 2 Vietnamese hostages
UPDATED Hoang Trung Thong and Hoang Va Hai were among the crew members of a Vietnamese cargo vessel attacked by the Abu Sayyaf off Sibago Island in Basilan in November 2016

Wounded Vietnamese hostage rescued in Basilan
The Abu Sayyaf kidnappers are holding a total of 26 hostages including several foreigners in Sulu and Basilan
Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage on Holy Thursday
UPDATED The military says the victim Noel Besconde was reportedly very sick and apparently delay[ed] the movement of the local terrorist group

Kidnapped boat captain, engineer rescued in Basilan
UPDATED The rescue comes two days after the Abu Sayyaf kidnaps boat captain Aurelio Agacac and Chief Engineer Laurencio Tiro from the MV Super Shuttle Roro 9
Pimentel, Duterte, Barangay OICs | Evening wRap
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Duterte apologizes for death of German hostage: 'We failed'
We really tried our best says President Rodrigo Duterte following the execution of German hostage Juergen Kantner after the ransom demand of the Abu Sayyaf Group was not met

De Lima, German hostage, Trump | Midday wRap
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Korean, Filipino hostages released in Sulu
3rd UPDATE The two hostages a captain and crew member of a South Korean flagged cargo ship are released to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jess Dureza

Duterte, Proxima Centauri, Britney Spears | 12PM wRap
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Duterte vows to 'destroy' Abu Sayyaf after new beheading
After hearing reports of the beheading of a teenage Abu Sayyaf hostage Duterte vows to be harsh against the terrorist group

Leni Robredo, Duterte on Abu Sayyaf, Ambo | 12PM wRap
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Abu Sayyaf, MMShakedrill, Manila-Clark railway | 12PM wRap
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Duterte 'would be outraged' by beheading of Canadian
President elect Rodrigo Duterte remains mum on the murder of Robert Hall but his spokesman Salvador Panelo says Duterte is against all forms of criminality

Abu Sayyaf 'outsourcing' kidnap operations – police
The Abu Sayyaf has reportedly hired other criminal groups and outsiders to do the intelligence gathering and heavy lifting in connection with its kidnap for ransom activities

Koko Pimentel, Aquino on Duterte, LeBron James | 6PM wRap
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Duterte's lead, Abu Sayyaf, Indiana primary | 12PM wRap
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Here's what Indonesia plans to do after kidnappings
14 Indonesians are held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf What s Indonesia s plan to save them?

Jokowi on terror threat, saving Indonesian hostages: It's difficult
The Indonesian president reacts to the beheading of the Canadian hostage and shares plans on how to save his countrymen held captive by the Abu Sayyaf

Abu Sayyaf, Llamanzares citizenship, Zika warning | 12PM wRap
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Waiting to be freed: 22 foreign hostages in Sulu
They include 14 Indonesians and 4 Malaysians

Head of foreigner dumped in southern Philippines – police
Police sources say the head of a foreign man was thrown in a street corner in Sulu s capital of Jolo hours after a ransom deadline passed for the hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf

Abu Sayyaf demands billions for foreign hostages
The captors who identify themselves as members of the Abu Sayyaf are demanding P1 billion 21 million in ransom for each of the 3 foreign hostages

Kidnap victims rescued in Basilan
Members of the Abu Sayyaf Group abandon the construction workers in a remote village in Sumisip town following the hours long pursuit operations of government troops

10 construction workers held hostage in Basilan
UPDATED They were in a DPWH truck in a remote village in Sumisip Basilan

Sulu vs Abu Sayyaf on beheading threat: Who will blink?
Sulu officials are closely monitoring the Abu Sayyaf deadline amid a battle of resolve between the government and the notorious group

Rappler Newscast | December 5, 2013
A report says the NSA is tracking phones worldwide The Philippines wants equal access to US facilities At least 17 hostages still held by Abu Sayyaf