Mindanao News

Military officials confirmed Tuesday that Abu Sayyaf bandits are now holding the six Vietnamese nationals who were seized from a cargo vessel in the seas off Tawi-Tawi on Sunday night. A number of buildings in various schools in Surigao City have been declared unsafe after sustaining major damages as a result of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the area last Feb. 10. Image: Surigao City after Feb 10 earthquake ( AAP-EPA_Cerilo Ebrano)