ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited and gave recognition to the 17 Scout Rangers, who were wounded in an encounter with alleged Abu Sayyaf members in Patikul, Sulu last September 14. Duterte arrived in Jolo, Sulu at past 5 p.m., the military said. Seventeen Scout Rangers were wounded from the skirmish – all incurring minor shrapnel wounds and confined at the Camp Gen Bautista Hospital in Bus-bus, Jolo. Seven alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed during the mission. ADVERTISEMENTFamily and relatives of the suspects however said the seven were fruit harvesters arrested by the Scout Rangers in Sitio Sungkug in Barangay Kabuntakas in Patikul.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 24, 2018 12:41 UTC