http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/wo...=tw-share&_r=0

U.S. Phasing Out Its Counterterrorism Unit in Philippines

An elite American military counterterrorism unit that has been operating in the southern Philippines for more than a decade is being phased out, the Pentagon’s Pacific Command said Thursday...
About time, IMO: the effort has accomplished as much as it was ever going to accomplish. Hasn't solved the problem, but only the Philippine government can do that in any case.