Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III said his brother, Rajah Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, is alive and unharmed despite the heavy air and ground assault launched by Malaysian forces in Lahad Datu, Sabah on Tuesday.
Three undercover agents of the National Bureau of Investigation posed as crew members of a TV network to get inside the residence of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III Wednesday afternoon.
The Sultanate of Sulu is considering seeking the intercession of the US government in pressing its claim to Sabah by invoking a 1915 agreement with the US colonial government in the Philippines.
Senators on Saturday called on the executive branch to ensure the safety of the more than 800,000 Filipinos residing in Sabah after Malaysian authorities decided to attack the armed Filipinos claiming the territory in the name of the sultanate of Sulu based in southern Philippines.
Action movie star Robin Padilla showed his support for embattled Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III by paying him a surprise visit at his home in Maharlika Village, Taguig City, Saturday afternoon. He gave the ailing Kiram a check for P500,000 for his medical needs.
The next in line to the title of Sultan of Sulu, Rajah Mudah Agbimuddin Kiram, said Saturday he and the remaining 224 followers in Sabah were ready to face death after Malaysian police forces attacked and killed 10 of them and wounded four others on Friday.
A standoff in Sabah erupted in violence on Friday morning, with 12 followers of the sultan of Sulu and two police officers killed as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak declared his patience had run out.
Filipino science prodigies bagged 11 silver medals at the recent 14th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) held in South Korea to give the Philippines its best finish so far in an international robotics competition.
French language will be taught to more public high school students in 2013 after the successful instruction of French as a language elective in select schools in the past three years.
What do Filipino students have to say about the West Philippine Sea row?
Instead of calling its ships from Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal), Beijing has sent more vessels there in the past two weeks, according to security sources monitoring the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
The fishing fleet of 30 ships sent by China to the Spratlys is outside Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the top military commander in Western Philippines said Wednesday.
