U.S. soldiers are scheduled to conduct training exercises in Jolo. The U.S.-Philippine military exercises, called Balikatan ("shoulder to shoulder"), are meant to quell Abu Sayyaf, another Islamic ...

Peace zone in Jolo aims to keep violence out of bounds Mindanao: Peace-lovers and pacifists have declared Jolo island, to the extreme south of Mindanao, a special "Zone of Peace". Representatives ...