ZAMBOANGA CITY: Local officials in Jolo felt slighted when United States (US) Ambassador Philip Goldberg failed to meet them as a courtesy protocol while visiting US troops stationed there on June 2.

Goldberg and embassy officials went straight to the Philippine Marine Brigade headquarters where US troops put up a small camp under the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P).

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