1.   Throughout much of the island province, people live in a grinding poverty.

2.   About half the Americans are in Basilan, the predominantly Muslim island province where the Abu Sayyaf are from.

3.   China considers Taiwan a renegade island province.

4.   China considers Taiwan a breakaway island province.

5.   Communist rebels are attempting to strengthen their presence in a remote western island province that they want to use as a rest and recreation area, officials said Tuesday.

6.   Government troops clashed with fighters from a Muslim separatist group Sunday as they continued an offensive against a different separatist group and bandits in a southern island province.

7.   He said that PPA is currently leading the way among national government agencies in the locality in contributing to the overall development of the island province.

8.   Indanan said the military intensified patrols in Basilan after receiving reports that a large group of Abu Sayyaf rebels had arrived in the island province aboard motorboats.

9.   It was one of fiercest battles against Abu Sayyaf guerrillas since the military launched a massive offensive against the group throughout the southern island province last May.

10.   It was one of fiercest battles against Abu Sayyaf guerrillas since the military launched a massive offensive against the group throughout the island province last May.