Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed in 2017 to joint sea, air efforts to deter maritime abductions.
A “cover-up” by Kuwaiti authorities into another killing of a Filipina triggered action, Manila says.
Two suspected Abu Sayyaf militants were arrested in connection with plot to attack a cathedral in Basilan province.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics are using the document as “political propaganda,” attorney Jude Sabio alleges.
