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Philippines kidnappings
![Are Philippine Militants Looking to Take Advantage of COVID-19? Are Philippine Militants Looking to Take Advantage of COVID-19?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-01.png)
Are Philippine Militants Looking to Take Advantage of COVID-19?
By Kenneth Yeo
Hints of a united front among Abu Sayyaf Group factions could sorely test a Philippine military already stretched thin by the pandemic.
![How Does Duterte Use the Philippine Coast Guard? How Does Duterte Use the Philippine Coast Guard?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-philippine_coast_guard_boat_monitoring_uss_mobile_bay.jpg)
How Does Duterte Use the Philippine Coast Guard?
By Jay Tristan Tarriela
Beyond securing disputed maritime rights, the PCG has an important domestic function.
![Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-10_17-01-35.jpg)
Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines
By Rob Attwell
Kidnappings in the region highlight the complex links between poverty, crime, militancy, and terrorist financing.
![Murdered Canadian Highlights Philippines' Abu Sayyaf Challenge for Duterte Murdered Canadian Highlights Philippines' Abu Sayyaf Challenge for Duterte](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_19-38-40.jpg)
Murdered Canadian Highlights Philippines' Abu Sayyaf Challenge for Duterte
By Luke Hunt
The incoming president faces a vexing problem.
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