ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Government troops based in Jolo fired several rounds of cannons towards the hinterlands of Sulu province where the group of ABS-CBN broadcaster Ces Oreña-Drilon is held captive by Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Troops were also sighted Sunday leaving a military camp in Jolo, the capital town of Sulu province.
In an interview Sunday morning with Brigadier General Juancho Sabban, chief of the Task Force Comet, he said: "no military operation is going on."
Lieutenant General Nelson Allaga, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), also said the firing of the cannons is not intended for the Abu Sayyaf group.
source:
Sun.Star Network Online - Troops kick off offensive in Sulu
Unsay purpose nganong nag fire sila ug canon's

....