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ZAMBOANGA CITY / BASILAN — As search and retrieval operations continue in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, disturbing questions are mounting over the true number of passengers aboard the…
SIASI, Sulu — In a powerful show of growing trust in peace and security efforts, residents of Laminusa Island in the Municipality of Siasi voluntarily surrendered assorted firearms to the…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — A massive fire tore through Barangay Lamion late Tuesday night, reducing an estimated 1,000 houses to ashes and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes in…
BASILAN — February 4, 2026 — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has officially located the wreck of MV Trisha Kerstin III in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, marking a…
February 2, 2026 A long-standing rido between the Idjas and Hassan families from the municipalities of Talipao and Patikul was peacefully settled on February 2, marking a significant milestone in…
MARAWI CITY — Another long-standing family feud, locally known as rido, was successfully resolved on Tuesday following a peace agreement forged at the Social Hall of the New Capitol in…
Balabagan, Lanao del Sur — A three-year-old child was saved from a potentially fatal drowning incident after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) mounted a swift and decisive response in the…
January 30, 2026 In the aftermath of the tragic sinking of the vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3, the Philippine Army underscored its commitment to the welfare of its troops as…
BASILAN — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday confirmed the recovery of two additional cadavers from waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, pushing the death toll from the sinking of…
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…