zamboanga siege

Zamboanga siege
September 9, 2015, marks the second anniversary of the siege of Zamboanga City.

We have collected a number of articles from our uniformed services that have written about the siege, its heroes, and the trials of the days that followed.

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FROM THE PHILIPPINE NAVY
NavForce Salutes a fallen navy hero with full honors
Slain Petty Officer Third Class Jose Audrey PN was given full honors upon the return of his remains to the Benito Ebuen Airbase via C-130.

Navy Chief salutes the wake of a hero frogman
Vice Admiral Jose Luis M. Alano AFP arrived at Naval Forces Central to visit the fallen navy hero, Petty Officer Jose Audrey Bañares PN.

NavForWeM facilitates return of stranded students, DSWD personnel and displace civilians amid Zamboanga standoff
The Naval Forces of Mindanao (NavForWeM) aided 328 civilian passengers aboard a civilian vessel which brought them to Basilan.

PN rescues 226 evacuees from Area Blanco and Tictabon, Zamboanga City
Following the firefight at the coastline of Mampang, Zamboanga City, 226 evacuees who were trying to flee the conflict were accommodated in the BRP Bacolod City.

BRP Benguet brings relief goods to Zamboanga
A month following the Zamboanga siege, the Philippine Navy continued to aid in rebuilding the city and in providing relief.

PMC teaches football to children in evacuation center
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) along with the Zamboanga Football Association taught football to kids in the evacuation center.

Half mast in honor of our fallen comrades
From September 22 to 23, 2013, all AFP camps raised their flags to half-mast as a salute to their comrades who fell in Zamboanga.

FROM THE PHILIPPINE ARMY
Rebel from Zamboanga Ziege captured in CDO
Daniel Cruz Xavier, an alleged MNLF suspect in the Zamboanga siege was arrested at West Bound Terminal, Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City.

Army commends Zamboanga heroes
The Philippine army honored those soldiers who were instrumental to the successful conduct of operations during the Zamboanga siege.

FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)
AFP employs surgical operations to rescue hostages
The AFP saved hostages from captivity by the Nur Misuari-Faction of the Moro National Liberation Front after fighting had broken out in Zamboanga City.

Hero’s welcome for soldiers deployed in Zamboanga
The AFP welcomed back soldiers from the AFP Special Operations Group to Villamor Air Base after the successful operations during the Zamboanga Siege.