There are smaller groups that include the Banguingui, Samal and the Bajau of the
Sulu Archipelago; the Yakan of Basilan and Zamboanga del Sur, the Illanun of Lanao provinces and Davao and Sangir of Davao, the Molbog of southern Palawan and the Jama Mapuns of Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island.
The US State Department warns against all non-essential travel to the
Sulu archipelago, where the group is active.
citizens of the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the
Sulu Archipelago, the island of Mindanao, and in the southern Sulu Sea area.
The second incident was the invasion of an area of Sabah in East Malaysia by around 100 armed men, who claimed the territory on behalf of the Sulu Sultanate (the
Sulu Archipelago now being a part of the Philippines).
But in parts where there is an advisory against all kinds of travel, particularly in the southwest Mindanao and the
Sulu archipelago, the official said they may have to take in more considerations because of the high threat of violence from secessionist groups and those who may want to "undermine" the peace agreement.
It also called on Americans to defer non-essential travel to the
Sulu archipelago, a chain of islands off Mindanao where Al-Qaeda-linked militants are active.
One month ago, hundreds of armed followers of Jamalul Kiram III crossed over from the southern Philippine island province of Tawi-Tawi, part of a chain of islands known as the
Sulu archipelago, to assert a historical land claim in neighbouring Malaysia's Sabah State.
The group of 100 armed men has refused to move from the village they have occupied for nearly a week, despite pleas from both the Malaysian and Philippine govern ments to return to the
Sulu archipelago on the Philippine side of the sea border.
The majority of the essays, however, concentrate on waters between the southern Philippines and Borneo, centered on the
Sulu Archipelago. James Warren adds to his indispensable work on the Sulu Zone with a chapter on the workings of the Sulu slave market between 1800 and 1850.
Department of State has updated its travel warning about the risks of terrorist activity in the Philippines, particularly in the
Sulu Archipelago and on the island of Mindanao.