ZAMBOANGA CITY - An official of the US forces assigned to Mindanao has admitted difficulty locating Eugenio Vagni, the Red Cross worker still being held captive in the jungles of Sulu.
by Queenie Casimiro, ABS-CBN News Zamboanga 06/18/2009 8:03 PM
Labindalawang sundalo na ang namamatay mula nang dukutin ng Abu Sayyaf ang tatlong Red Cross worker. Karamihan sa kanila, mga breadwinner ng pamilya. Magba-Bandila si Ces Oreña-Drilon. Bandila, Lunes, Hunyo 16, 2009
06/17/2009 1:39 AM
MANILA - Government troops are closing in on a group of Abu Sayyaf extremists holding hostage Italian aid worker Eugenio Vagni in the hinterlands of Jolo, a military spokesman said Monday.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 06/15/2009 2:55 PM
MANILA - An Italian Red Cross worker held hostage by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines is still alive, the military said Sunday, after weekend clashes left six members of the security forces dead.
Agence France-Presse 06/14/2009 5:13 PM
A police commando has been killed and another policeman was wounded in an encounter with the group of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Albader Parad in Indanan town, Sulu province on Saturday.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 06/13/2009 12:04 PM
Three sons of two Abu Sayyaf group leaders holding Red Cross members Eugenio Vagni were among the six bandits killed in a gun battle with Marine troops in Indanan town, Sulu province, Thursday, the military said.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 06/12/2009 2:42 PM
Two members of the Philippine Marines team pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits holding Italian Red Cross member Eugenio Vagni were killed in an encounter in Indanan town, Sulu province, early Thursday.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 06/11/2009 1:04 PM
Land-mines planted by Islamic militants are slowing efforts to secure the release of an Italian Red Cross worker being held hostage in Jolo, a senior cabinet official said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 06/02/2009 5:01 PM