SULU PROVINCE (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 15, 2013) – Sulu Governor Totoh Tan has charted two ferries to pick up hundreds of local residents stranded in Zamboanga City in Mindanao where government forces are fighting Moro National Liberation Front rebels, officials said Sunday.
The vessels – MV Prince Glory and MV Bounty Cruiser – have picked passengers in Zamboanga on Sunday and were heading back to the capital town of Jolo, according to the Sulu Area Coordinating Center.
It said Tan has ordered social and humanitarian workers to attend to the passengers as soon as they arrived in Jolo.
Tan earlier expressed serious concern over the plight of Sulu residents, particularly the women and children and senior citizens, including students trapped in the violence in Zamboanga.
Tan has repeatedly appealed to Sulu residents residing or studying in Zamboanga to stay vigilant due to the serious security in the city. He is also in constant communication with his teams in Zamboanga to help monitor the situation and assist Sulu residents. (Mindanao Examiner)
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