The Philippine military authority reported that when the army was on battle patrol near the town of Parang on the Island of Jolo on August 9, it encountered a group of Abu Sayyaf guerillas and triggered a gunfight.

• 菲国军方报告说，该军九日在和鲁岛上的巴朗镇附近进行作战巡逻时，遭遇一帮阿布沙伊夫游击分子，引发了一场枪战。