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SIBUTU, Tawi-Tawi — The 4th Marine Rifle Battalion formally marked a new chapter in its mission to secure the country’s southern maritime frontier after it conducted its first-ever Flag Raising…
COTABATO CITY — In a move signaling the Bangsamoro government’s growing openness to strategic and sustainable energy partnerships, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) welcomed officials of…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Long isolated by geography and years of limited digital infrastructure, the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi are poised to take a major step toward digital…
BASILAN PROVINCE — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued a distressed motor launch off the coast of Basilan on Sunday after it suffered a steering failure while en route…
RAJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A 39-year-old farmer was killed on the spot after being shot in a brazen midday attack along the national highway in Barangay Mileb on…
PATIKUL, Sulu — A peaceful Sunday morning in Barangay Latih, Patikul turned deadly after an armed encounter between government troops and suspected gunmen left an Army sergeant and two civilians…
The sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 off the waters of Basilan, which claimed at least 40 lives, has once again exposed a painful truth Filipinos know too well: government…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — In a significant step toward lasting peace and social reintegration, Former Violent Extremists (FVE) and the Philippine Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion (18IB) successfully conducted a team-building…
Zamboanga City — The death toll from the sinking of passenger vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has risen to 36 after authorities recovered three more bodies during continuing search and…
Wao, Lanao del Sur — In a coordinated crackdown against illegal drugs, law enforcement authorities successfully arrested two suspected drug personalities and seized illicit substances worth over Php210,800 during a…