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The battle of Jolo, also referred to as the burning of Jolo or the siege of Jolo, was a military confrontation between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the government of the Philippines in February 1974 in the municipality of Jolo, in the southern Philippines.
Feb 6, 2024 · Gov't officials at the time downplayed the 1974 Siege of Jolo, casualties were reported minimal, impact on the smiling martial was glossed over.
Mar 1, 2024 · On February 4, 1974, the AFP under Southwestern Command (SOWESCOM) commander Commodore Romulo Espaldon, who was offshore on a naval ship, launched OPLAN CENTURION amphibiously to recover control of those municipalities from the MNLF.
On February 7, 1974, the town of Jolo, Sulu was left in ruins because of a conflict between the forces of the Philippine State and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Jul 18, 2022 · Addressing the limitations of the dominant historiography of the Martial Law period (1972–1986) of the Philippines in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, this article provides testimonial ...
Jul 18, 2022 · Addressing the limitations of the dominant historiography of the Martial Law period (1972–1986) of the Philippines in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, this article provides testimonial narratives of witnesses and survivors of the 1974 Battle of Jolo as a counter-history.
Feb 23, 1974 · commercial center of Jolo, which had population of 40,000, reduced to acres of charred rubble and blasted concrete, from which bodies are still being recovered; talks with survivors indicate ...
