Top defense officials rush to Basilan after convoy ambush

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Antonio Nafarrete rushed to Basilan on Tuesday to map out security measures and check on wounded troops following a military convoy ambush in Tipo-Tipo on Monday. Teodoro and Nafarrete convened a security conference