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  Sulu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its capital is Jolo and occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.
Sulu's area is 1,600.4 kilometers square, and is 15th of the largest islands of the Philippine Archipelago, in terms of the area.
Sulu although a small island was regarded by the Spanish Conquistadors of the past as one of its strongest enemy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sulu   (316 words)

  
 Lupahsug.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Sulu and Mindanao seas surround it on the west and north and the Celebes Sea on the east.
Sulu's total land area is divided into alienable and disposable (A and D) lands of 47,687 hectares (29.8%) and forestlands of 112,353 hectares (70.2%).
Sulu Province lies outside the typhoon and earthquake belt and experiences a "Type 4 Climate" as defines by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), a Type 4 climate is defined as having no pronounced periods of wet and dry seasons.
lupahsug.com /land.php?PHPSESSID=61d39b733b903b50bc47e2cd3dd6e827   (1294 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Sulu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Once ruled by a Rajah, a 1703 treaty between him and the Sultan of Brunei granted the modern Malaysian region of Sabah to the Rajah of Sulu.
Once ruled by a Sultan, a 1703 treaty between him and the Sultan of Brunei granted the modern Malaysian region of Sabah to the Sultan of Sulu.
Leased to an Austro-Hungarian company in the 1800s who later gave it to a British company (which then became the semi-independent state of North Borneo for some years), the Philippines argue they never formally gave the territory away.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Sulu   (2275 words)

  
 GlobalPinoy, Travel - Sulu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bounded on the north and west by Sulu Sea, on the east by Mindanao Sea and on the south lies the Celebes Sea.
Even before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers, the island of Sulu already embraced Islam introduced to them by Tuan Masha'ika in 1280 and due to their location the people were involved trading with China and other Asian countries.
Tausug tribes reign most part of the Sulu archipelago and was often referred to as "people of the current" because of their close ties to the sea.
www.globalpinoy.com /travel/province/sulu.php   (622 words)

  
 Tausug
The Tausug, numbering around 502,918 (NCCP--PACT) in 1988 are predominant in the northern part of Sulu province, i.e., Jolo Island and the neighboring islands of Pata, Marunggas, Tapul, and Lugus, and to a lesser extent in Siasi and Pangutaran (Arce 1963:3).
But Sulu was only occupied and made into a protectorate in 1876 when Gov Gen Malcampo, using naval artillery, succeeded in destroying the kota (fort) of Jolo, and prevented the smuggle of ammunition to the besieged forces.
In 1934, Arolas Tulawi of Sulu, Datu Manandang Piang and Datu Blah Sinsuat of Cotabato, and Sultan Alaoya Alonto of Lanao were elected to the 1935 Constitutional Convention.
litera1no4.tripod.com /tausug_frame.html   (8040 words)

  
 Sulu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Basilan | Lanao del Sur | Maguindanao | Sulu | Tawi-Tawi
This page was last modified 03:59, 21 March 2006.
Sulu, People and culture, Economy, Geography, Political, Municipalities, Physical, See also, External links and Provinces of the Philippines.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sulu   (199 words)

  
 Igorot and moro National Reemergence: The Fabricated Philippine State.
Notable among the insurrections were those of: the Panglimas Hasan and Maharadja Andung in Sulu, the Datus of Maciu, Binidayan, and Taraca in Lanao, Mindanao, the Datu Ali in Cotabato, Mindanao, and the leaders of the Footmen Uprising in Palawan.
On June 9, 1921, fifty-seven Muslim leaders met in Sulu and signed a petition which was addressed to Manila and Washington, D.C. After enumerating numerous acts of Filipino discrimination against Moros, the signatories formally requested that the Sulu archipelago be separated from the Philippines and annexed to the United States.
Alleging that Sabah was an integral part of the Sultanate of Sulu, and that the sultan had transferred his patrimony to the Philippines, Manila nearly went to war with Malaysia for control of this territory in the 1960s.
www.cwis.org /fwj/21/imnr.html   (12004 words)

  
 Sulu is an island province province of the Philippines Philippines...
Sulu is an island province province of the Philippines Philippines...
"Sulu" is an island province province of the Philippines Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Its capital is Jolo Jolo and occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan Basilan and Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi.
www.biodatabase.de /Sulu   (169 words)

  
 http://www.webalice.it
This flag is very interesting because is the flag or Standard of the Sultan of Sulu, on the central symbol there is a stylized animal, (maybe a "kalabaw ") apparently in contrast with the islamic believe, where to represent animals or human figures is forbidden.
This flag has the typical structure of the flags of Sulu, the central motif is maybe a personal symbol of the Chief of the rebels
This flag, at present in a great spanish museum (Museo Naval de Madrid ") is the flag of the Sultanate of Sulu, the symbol on its center is the stylized Mecca door with "okir or Ukil" motifs.
www.webalice.it /paopadd/FLAGS_OF_SULU_BEFORE_1898_-_2.html   (496 words)

  
 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sulu Archipelago rain forests (IM0156)
The precursors of the Sulu Islands were an arc of submarine volcanoes that have existed for at least 25 million years.
During the Pleistocene, the majority of the present Sulu Archipelago was one island, separated from Basilan-Mindanao to the north and greater Sibutu (and Borneo) to the south by deepwater channels of 205 m and 290 m depths, respectively.
The islands of the Sulu Archipelago were delineated as a separate ecoregion, the Sulu Archipelago Rain Forests [IM0156].
www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0156_full.html   (1408 words)

  
 Sulu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Its capital is Jolo, SuluJolo and occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.
ABS CBN News5 Abu Sayyaf militants captured in Sulu townSun.Star, Philippines - 2 hours agoZAMBOANGA CITY -- Soldiers clashed Wednesday with Abu Sayyaf militants in the outskirts of Patikul town in Sulu and arrested five members of the group, the...
George "Sulu" Takei will replace Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who was indicted by a grand jury in the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame to the media.
www.33beat.com /Sulu.html   (388 words)

  
 Bugs & Bytes: My Sister's Version
Sulu lies midway between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi in southern Mindanao.
It is surrounded by the Sulu Sea on the north and west, the Mindanao Sea on the east, and the Celebes Sea on the south.
Jolo is the name of the capital town, the island on which the town is located ….
bugsnbytes.tripod.com /bb_book_06b.html   (1291 words)

  
 "REGION IX"
Sulu ranks third in population among the Western Mindanao provinces with 360,588 (1980).
The early inhabitants of Sulu were the Baranums, Taguimahas, Baklayanons and Badjaos who were the ancestors of the Tausogs, the dominant Muslim group in Sulu today.
of Municipalities: 18 (Indanan, Jolo, Kalingalan-Cauang, Lugus, Luuk, Maimbung, Marunggas, Pananaw, Pandami, Panglima Estino, Pangutaran, Parang, Pata, Patikul, Siasi, Talipaw, Tapul, and Tungkil)
www.livinginthephilippines.com /region9.html   (1160 words)

  
 P.D. No. 1734
The seat of the government of the newly created municipality shall be in Barangay Alu, and that of the Municipality of Tapul shall be in Barangay Kalang.
The present elective municipal officials of the Municipality of Tapul shall continue to perform their duties as such officials in the newly created Municipality of Lugus until the municipal officials of the latter municipality shall have been appointed by the President.
Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the proportionate share of Lugus in the obligations, funds, assets and other property of the Municipality of Tapul shall be transferred by the President to the newly created municipality upon the recommendation of the Commission on Audit.
www.lawphil.net /statutes/presdecs/pd1980/pd_1734_1980.html   (393 words)

  
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Table 1 shows that majority or 40.7% of the respondents were from Jolo, the capital of Sulu, while the rest are distributed to the municipalities of Tapul, Luuk, Parang, Patikul, Inadanan and Maimbung.
Sulu is situated at the southernmost tip of the Philippine archipelago.
It lies midway between the provinces of Basilan and Tawi-Tawi and surrounded by the Sulu and Mindanao seas on the west and north and the Celebes on the east.
www.law.emory.edu /ihr/wrkpaper/j_kamlian.doc   (10491 words)

  
 Mindanao & Sulu Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A lot of them, especially those who have ceased to be nomads and live in houses on piles like the Samal have accepted the new way of life and converted to Islam.
Of all the inhabitants of the Sulu Islands, the Badjao are on the lowest rung of the social ladder.
It is the only place in the entire archipelago where the Spaniards, after a relatively short period of 20 years, finally gained a foothold and built a fortress.
web.1asphost.com /filcom/13K-PhilBestPlace-Mindanao&Sulu.htm   (2667 words)

  
 Loong vs Comelec : 1407814-107815 : May 16, 1996 : J Hermosisima Jr : En Banc
In the May 8, 1995 elections held in the Province of Sulu, petitioner Tupay T. Loong and private respondent Abdusakur Tan ran for the position of Governor, while petitioner Kimar Tulawie and private respondent Munib Estino were candidates for the position of Vice-Governor.
which prayed that the elections in Parang, Sulu, be set aside and annulled on the ground that there was failure of election in said municipality due to massive fraud.
On July 21, 1995, petitioners countered by filing with the COMELEC a Petition to Declare a Failure of Election in the Municipalities of Tapul, Panglima Estino, Pata, Siasi and Kalinggalang Caluang, on the similar ground of massive fraud resulting in a statistical improbability in the election results.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/1996/may1996/107814.htm   (7078 words)

  
 Loong vs COMELEC : 133676 : April 14, 1999 : J. Puno : En Banc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The voting in Sulu was relatively peaceful and orderly.
The problem started during the automated counting of votes for the local officials of Sulu at the Sulu State College.
On June 8, 1998, private respondent Tan was proclaimed governor- elect of Sulu on the basis of the manual count.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/1999/apr99/133676.htm   (8345 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
lthough Islam came to Sulu only in the 14th century, a lot later than to Malaysia and Indonesia, it is still apparent that the Islamization of Sulu could have come from China, however indirectly.
Although Islam came to Sulu only in the 14th century, a lot later than to Malaysia and Indonesia, it is still apparent that the Islamization of Sulu could have come from China, however indirectly.
In an article entitled "Chinese Relationship with the Sultanate of Sulu," Majul writes in more detail about the Chinese companions of Arab missionaries: "Some of the early Arab missionaries, who had brought the faith of Islam to Sulu and settled there, arrived in Chinese junks and were accompanied by Chinese Muslims.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=7505   (1207 words)

  
 Tausugs are not from Jolo Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
While Jolo IS an island, Sulu is not-it is an archipelago, composed of a group of islands forming a unity.
But since it broke away from and became independent of Sulu, its inhabitants ceased to be Tausug and became a separate tribal entity altogether, even if there are Tausugs in that chain of islands.
And because of too much familiarity with Jolo being thought of as Sulu, we are at ease referring to Jolo as Sulu, which is not, without realizing that Jolo is but an island within a group of islands.
www.bangsamoro.com /forum/index.php?topic=49.msg125   (1786 words)

  
 Jolo, Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The recorded items are taken from the "Notes on Sulu Culture" by Oswalda A.
PROFILE: Established in 1982 as a provincial museum (Sulu Provincial Museum and Library), containing historical and ethnological artifacts (notably in connection with the performing arts) from the South-Western Sulu islands group.
It boasts of about 1 km of white sand, which is most frequently by the residents of Jolo because of its accessibility.
www.waltokon.com /Jolo04d.html   (283 words)

  
 The Office Of The President - News Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The local officials of Iligan City and the 2nd District of Sulu province have joined numerous other local officials all over the country who earlier expressed their unwavering support for the continued leadership of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Association of Barangay Councils of Iligan City and the municipal mayors of Sulu’s 2nd district stated in separate resolutions of support their firm belief that President Arroyo won the national elections in May 2004.
The 10 mayors of the 2nd district of Sulu said the President "has in her heart the sincere desire and conviction to improve the lives and welfare of the Filipino people, especially the poor, and lead the Philippines towards a bright future."
www.op.gov.ph /printerfriendly.asp?newsid=11775   (208 words)

  
 http://www.webalice.it
FLAGS OF SULU BEFORE 1898 - PART 1
FLAGS OF SULU BEFORE 1898 - PART 2
FLAGS OF SULU BEFORE 1898 - PART 3
www.webalice.it /paopadd/FLAGS_OF_SULU_BEFORE_1898_-_PART_2.html   (536 words)

  
 Abraham S. Iribani   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He facilitated the settlement of clan feuds in Sulu in 1993.
Both died in the aftermath of the bloody fighting in the town of Jolo in February 1974 between government forces and the MNLF rebels.
She finished at the top of her class in the Nursery School in Zamboanga City, was a consistent honor student from Grade 1 to 6 at the Centro Escolar University, Manila, where she graduated Second Honor in 1997.
www.waltokon.com /Jolo13h.html   (2061 words)

  
 Filipinos Do Not Respect Their Own Country's - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Samals  They are located in the Sulu archipelago primarily on the island of Tawi-Tawi.
Badjaos  They are located in the Sulu archipelago and are called "Sea Gypsies" because of their migration from island to island in order to avaid conflicts. 
         Notable among the insurrections were those of: the Panglimas Hasan and Maharadja Andung in Sulu, the Datus of Maciu, Binidayan, and Taraca in Lanao, Mindanao, the Datu Ali in Cotabato, Mindanao, and the leaders of the Footmen Uprising in Palawan.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=9874   (10490 words)

  
 Manila Standard Today -- Troops kill Sayyaf leader, kin in clash -- april05_2006
Earlier, Army spokesman Maj. Bartolome Bacarro said another ASG member, Kahal Asmad, alias Bua Akmad, was arrested by a combined team of the military and police intelligence agents in Isabela City.
Asmad, who guarded the hostages who were abducted from a beach resort in Sabah, Malaysia in 2000, had admitted he was the leader of Team Zero, a group of pirates who operate around the island of Tapul.
It was during the time that he was approached by a certain Jaja, said to be leader of another armed group based in Balloh Island, also in Tapul, Sulu, who asked him to guard the hostages from Sabah, Malaysia with his men.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=regions02_april05_2006   (315 words)

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