Jolo, Sulu

Jolo, officially the Municipality of Jolo (Tausūg: Dāira sin Tiyanggi), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 125,564 people.

Part of its population is of Chinese descent, mainly from Singapore. Of the population, 90% are Muslim, the remaining 10% are Christian. Jolo was the center of the government of the Sulu Sultanate.

Jolo received international attention on January 27, 2019 when two bombings took place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, resulting the deaths of 20 innocent people(incl. 14 civilians, 5 soldiers & 1 coast-guardsman.) and 102 injuries. This had led to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to respond by issuing an "all-out war" directive against Abu Sayyaf.