Rappler's latest stories on Sandakan
Cebu Pacific to launch flights from Zamboanga to Sandakan, Malaysia
Now the previous 14 hour travel by sea is cut down to just a 40 minute airplane ride says Cebgo president and CEO Alexander Lao

4 Malaysian kidnap victims released by Abu Sayyaf in Sulu
The victims who were kidnapped more than two months ago are now in Sandakan

Philippine official hits proposed Sabah barter ban
This comes after 4 gunmen reportedly linked to the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group in the Philippines abduct two Malaysians in Sabah

Abu Sayyaf kidnaps restaurant manager, customer in Sabah
Four men swoop down on the popular Ocean King Seafood Restaurant and has reportedly fled toward Tawi Tawi province in the Philippines

Rappler Newscast | April 10, 2013
Court upholds Garcia plea bargain deal LP bets arrested in Sabbah to be released Chinese fishermen charged with poaching in Tubbataha
LP bets 'billeted' in Sandakan set to be released
President Aquino directed Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario to facilitate their immediate release
'If you are Tausug, they will arrest you'
Filipinos in Sandakan live in fear says a Filipino evacuee from Sabah who brought her entire family home
86 victims of human trafficking rescued in Zamboanga
The raid took place when a PCG Special Operations Group received information that two fast craft vessels were carrying suspected victims of human smuggling
Pinays rescued after a raid in Malaysia night club
4 girls from the Philippines believed to be victims of human trafficking were rescued after a raid at a night club in Malaysia
Captain of damaged cruise ship: We did not need help
Luxury cruise ship arrives in Sandakan Malaysia after drifting for 24 hours due to a fire in its engine room