A SUSPECTED member of Abu Sayyaf was arrested in Manila's Quiapo district on Friday, police said. Joint elements from the police and the Philippine navy arrested Tammy Imam alias Alex Cabuatan, 32, at the Islamic Center on Carlos Palanca Street at around 3:45 p.m., Chief Inspector Joselito Sta. Teresa, Manila police intelligence chief, said in a report.Imam, a native of Marawi City, has a standing arrest warrant for murder issued by branch 54 of the Manila regional trial court, Sta. Teresa said.
On Friday, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Tony Hely said his government remains "concerned" over the security situation in Mindanao, where the Abu Sayyaf and the JI are holed out.