US Troop Movements in Mindanao
US Troop Movements in Mindanao
|When |Where |Type of Mission |Data |
|June 2002 |Basilan |US troops fire with Abu Sayyaf members. US Army was guarding Philippine Marines |LA Times |
|July 2002 |Tuburan, Sulu |US soldier Reggie Lane accompanies AFP troops in raiding the house of Buyang buyang |Juraida, victim’s wife as initially reported by |
| | |Isnijal, |the International Solidarity Mission 2002 (ISM) |
| | |shooting him in the leg. Isnijal was arrested and accused of being an Abu Sayyaf |and |
| | |member |subsequent other sources |
|May 2004 |Brgy. Sipangkot, Umapoy island, |Raid on a suspected Abu Sayyaf hideout by local military and police forces, |Bayan Muna Partylist |
| |Tawi-Tawi |accompanied by four (4) US soldiers, which resulted in the death of three civilians.| |
| | | | |
|Nov 2004 |Butilan Marsh, Maguindanao |US military intelligence guided the Philippine army to bomb Butilan Marsh, killing |Astrid S. Tuminez; “The Past is Always Present: |
| | |unknown number of |The Moros of Mindanao and the Quest for Peace,” |
| | |civilians and MILF fighters |May 2008 |
|Jan 2005 |Butilan Marsh, Maguindanao |US military intelligence guided the Philippine army to bomb Butilan Marsh, killing |Astrid S. Tuminez; “The Past is Always Present: |
| | |unknown number of |The Moros of Mindanao and the Quest for Peace,” |
| | |civilians and MILF fighters |May 2008 |
|April 2005 |Talayan, Maguindanao |US UAV spotted flying at night by residents prior to fighting between MILF fighters |Report from —the website of the MILF |
| | |and the AFP. | |
| | |Among the reported casualties were 2 US soldiers who were brought to the hospital in | |
| | |GSantos after the fighting ceased. | |
|April 2005 |Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat |US UAV crashed and put under “protective custody” of US military officials. |Report from —the website of the MILF; |
| | | |interviews with residents by Out Now! – |
| | | |SOCSKSARGEN |
| | | |corroborated the data |
|April 2005 |Maguindanao |US troops joined Filipino soldiers in their |Local residents as reported by Herbert Docena, |
| | |operations against alleged Abu Sayyaf |”US troops order to shut down hospital revives |
| | | |unanswered |
| | | |questions,” Wednesday, 02 January 2008, MindaNews|
|June 2005 |Butilan Marsh, Maguindanao |US military intelligence guided the Philippine army |Astrid S. Tuminez; “The Past is Always Present’ |
| | |to bomb Butilan Marsh, killing unknown numb civilians and MILF fighters | |
|Nov 23-25 2005 |Various sitios of Indanan, Sulu |US soldiers stationed in an area where hostilities between the MNLF and AFP were |Accounts of residents to Timogen Tulawie, |
| | |ongoing. |Municipal Councilor, as reported by Suara |
| | |Residents noted “kite-looking airplanes” being flown by the US troops. |Bangsamoro & |
| | |“On November 24, evacuees temporarily settled at |Herbert Docena, ”US troops order to shut down |
| | |Bato-Bato Elementary School on the coastal side of Indanan, just below Sitio Sindang,|hospital |
| | |saw four |revives unanswered questions,” Wednesday, 02 |
| | |American soldiers get down from a military helicopter that landed in the school |January 2008, MindaNews. |
| | |ground. They |Note: Gen. Nehemias Pajarito, then commander of |
| | |were dressed in seven colors (camouflage) and were armed with a ‘double body’ (M203 |Filipino troops involved in the operation, |
| | |armalite). |corroborated the witnesses’ statements but claims|
| | |“They were later seen riding a military tank |that the Americans |
| | |accompanying almost a hundred Filipino soldiers marching towards Sitio Sindang.” |were only repairing water pipes as the fighting |
| | |Another account: They were spotted together with |raged |
| | |Filipino soldiers aboard trucks and Hummers or | |
| | |aboard rubber boats, mounting heavy artillery, operating military equipment, and | |
| | |removing landmines. | |
|Feb 10 2006 |Brgy. Marang, Indanan, |A US unmanned aerial vehicle was found by a farmer near the camp of the MNLF. |Sulu Kawagib Moro Human Rights Organization |
|,Nov 2007 |Nuangan, Kidapawan, North |Two US soldiers accompanied PNP personnel through an inspection of fertilizer |Affidavit of Brgy. Kagawad Melencio Lambac |
| |Cotabato |suspected of | |
| | |being material used in the manufacture of a bomb which had exploded earlier in said | |
| | |place | |
|Dec 2007 |Bohe Suyak and Silangkom villages |Dynacorp (defense contractor) helicopter carrying supplies for US troops was attacked|“US helicopter fired on while flying over |
| |in Unkaya Pukan and Tipo-Tipo, |in towns near |Basilan; one injured,” Manila Times, December 19,|
| |Basilan |the location of a camp of the Moro Islamic Liberation Camp, and the site of a |2007. |
| | |Philippine | |
| | |military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf. | |
|Feb 2008 |Ipil, Sulu |Abu Sayyf Raid- military killed 8 civilians after getting information from a US P-3 |Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2008s |
| | |Orion Spy Plane. Four (4) US military personnel seen aboard military ship where | |
| | |victims’ bodies were taken after | |
| | |the incident. | |
|Mar 2008 |Cagayan de Oro |Docking of the USS Vandergrift |Sunstar Davao |
|Mar 2008 |Cotabato |Docking of the USS Vandergrift |Sunstar Davao |
|Mar 2008 |Docking of the USS Vandergrift |Docking of the USS Vandergrift |Sunstar Davao |
|April 2008 |Brgy. Ngan, Compostela Valley |Four (4) US soldiers seen providing technical |Statement of Merardo Arce Command – New Peoples |
| | |assistance during AFP offensives against the NPA. “They were seen by ... in the |Army; 09 May 2008 |
| | |tactical command | |
| | |post of the Scout Rangers and 1003rd Brigade-AFP in Sitio Spar Dos. Clearly providing| |
| | |technical | |
| | |intelligence to the AFP combat maneuvers, the American operatives used satellite | |
| | |discs, laptop | |
| | |computers, scanners and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).” | |
| | | | |
|Aug 2008 |Basilan |One US helicopter seen evacuating Pinoy troop |Philippine Enquirer, August 15 |
|Aug 2008 |Midsayap, N. Cotabato |Four US soldiers recovering unexploded bombs |Mindanews, “US Troops join search for unexploded |
| | | |bombs in conflict area.” |
|Aug 2008 |Patikul, Sulu |US soldier was reported among those with a Philippine military convoy that was |US soldier safe in |
| | |attacked; |Abu attack in Sulu,” Sept 2, 2008, Philippine |
| | |later his presence in the ambush was denied by US officials |Daily Inquirer |
| | |US military helicopters were used to transport wounded Philippine soldiers | |
|Sept 2008 |Lanao Provinces |Posters calling on citizens to report “terrorists” to the US Anti-Terror Rewards |US Troops Out Now! Coalition – Lanao Copy of |
| | |Hotline are posted in |poster |
| | |areas were there are ongoing offensives against the MILF | |
|Sept 6 2008 |Brgy. Tee, Datu Piang, Maguindanao |US soldiers present in area where ongoing AFP offensives against the MILF are taking |Jeoffrey Maitem, Cotabato correspondent |
| | |place and |Philippine Daily Inquirer; |
| | |six civilians were killed in indiscriminate air strikes | |
|Sept 11 2008 |Munai, Lanao del Norte |Six (6) US soldiers were spotted in area where AFP offensives against the MILF are |Accounts of the residents as reported to a |
| | |ongoing. |volunteers of US Troops Out Now - Lanao |
|Oct 2008 |Zamboanga City |300 US troops are encamped in a portion of the AFP Western Mindanao Command's |November 2008 Editoral, PWRC |
| | |(Westmincom) Camp Navarro | |
|Oct 2008 | |"The way I tell people at home, is, 'Have you ever heard of terrorist groups coming |In Philippines, U.S. Wages Quieter Kind of War on|
| | |from the Philippines? No? That's because we're doing our jobs,' " said a U.S. Army |Terror, |
| | |Special Forces officer on Jolo. Under military ground rules, only American commanders|Sunday, October 26 |
| | |here can be identified by name. | |
| | |U.S. soldiers here are barred from combat, except in self-defense. They maintain a | |
| | |low profile by operating from inside Filipino military bases. During August's | |
| | |clashes, they were confined to their enclaves at the request of the Manila | |
| | |government, to avoid any perception that Americans were involved in the fighting | |
| | |which could be a propaganda coup for the insurgents. | |
| | |Said one soldier with long experience in the Philippines: "This is a 50- (to) | |
| | |100-year mission." He referred to how long it might take to reshape Mindanao, not to | |
| | |the potential tenure of U.S. troops here. | |
|Nov 2008 |municipality of Poona Piagapo, |US Military camp under construction. Area was the site of Camp Bilal which Abdullah |Mindanao Examiner, November 22, 2008 |
| |Lanao del Norte |Macapaar, a notorious commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation, had previously | |
| | |controlled. | |
|Nov 2008 |Maguindanao |Philippine Muslim rebels shot down a US spy drone flying inside their territory in |“US Spy Plane Shot down by Rebels.” Mindanews, |
| | |the restive region of Mindanao, where American forces are aiding local troops in |November 14 2008, |
| | |fighting insurgencies. | |
|Nov 2008 |Jolo, Sulu |American troops traveling in a Philippine Army convoy came under fire from suspected |Abu Sayyaf attacks American troops in Sulu, |
| | |Abu Sayyaf bandits in Jolo, the capital town of Sulu province, the US Embassy |Sunstar online. November 19, 2008 |
| | |reported Thursday. Philippine marines and police said the convoy of military vehicles| |
| | |was on its way to inspect an infrastructure project in Indanan town Tuesday when six | |
| | |alleged members of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group opened fire. | |
Priority Mining Projects in Mindanao (Exploration)
|Where |Name |Company |Nationality |
|Compostela Valley |Batoto Gold Project |Cadan |Canadian |
| |Manat Copper-Gold Project (in Maco |Indolphi/Xstrata |Australian/London Stock Exchange |
| |and Maragusan) | | |
| |Panang Mining Project (Gold) (in |Philco/ Sur American |American |
| |New Bataan) |Corporation | |
| |Tagpura Copper Project (in New |Philco/ Sur American |American |
| |Bataan) |Corporation | |
| |Boringot Gold Project |King Eagle Exploration and |Philippine |
| |(in Pantukan) |Mining Corporation | |
| |Amacan North Davao Copper Project |Privitzation Office |Government |
| |(in Maco and Mabini) | | |
|Surigao del Norte |Mabuhay Gold Project |Pelican Resources Int’l |American |
| |Paco Copper-Gold Project |Philex/Angloamerican |American |
|Davao Oriental |Road 5 Gold Project |Boston Mineral Mining |Philippine |
| | |Corporation | |
| |Banawan Limestone Project |Solid North Corporation | |
Priority Mining Projects in Mindanao (Development)
|Where |Name |Company |Nationality |
|Surigao del Norte |Adlay Cagdianao-Tandawa Nickel (July 2007) |QNI/BHP Billiton, Australia |Australia |
| |Siana Gold Project (Jan. 2006) |Pacific Nickel | |
| |Boyongan Copper |Philex & Anglo American, UK |UK/American |
| |Nonoc Nickel |JCG Resources & Red V Australia |Australian |
|Compostela Valley |King king Copper-gold |Benguet Corporation |Philippine |
| |Amacan Copper-gold |North Davao Mining Corp |Philippine |
| |Diwalwal Direct State Utilization Project |NRDC-NRDMC |Government |
|Davao Oriental |Pujada Nickel |Blueridge, St. Patrick, PL Goodman & | |
| | |Hopewell Mining Corporation | |
|South Cotabato |Tampakan Copper Project (2009) |Sagittarius Mines & Indophil Resources, |Australia |
| | |Australia | |
|Zamboanga del Norte |Canatuan Gold (2003) |TVI of Canada |Canadian |
Non-mineral US Interests in Mindanao
|Where |Company Name |Stage of Production |AMERICAN |
|Sulu |Exxon-Mobil |Exploration; drilling of wells | |
| | |may start mid-2009 | |
|Polomolok |DoleFil |Production | |
|Southern Mindanao |Kraft Foods |“charitable” programs to | |
| | |introduce their products to | |
| | |Mindanao | |
|All over Mindanao |Mead Johnson/Bristol Myers |“milk-feeding” program and other|Go to website |
| |Squibb |“charitable” programs to | |
| | |introduce their products to | |
| | |Mindanao | |
|Northern Mindanao |Cargill |Seed distribution | |
|Davao City, Cagayan de Oro |Citibank Savings |Open for business | |
|Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro |Del Monte |Production | |
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