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LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Police are investigating an assault involving a fish vendor in Barangay Balas after the September 10, 2026 incident was initially described as a holdup allegedly carried…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — A 34-year-old businessman was shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Matibay, Lamitan City, on Friday evening, September 11, just three days before the first…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is further strengthening election security preparations in Basilan with the arrival of augmentation forces that will support the 1101st…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Barangay Sabong Chairman Alvin Anamsain Aransail survived an apparent gun attack on Monday morning, September 7, after two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on him and…
UNGKAYA PUKAN, Basilan — A former barangay chairman of Barangay Boheh Suyak was shot and killed Monday afternoon, August 31, in Barangay Tongbato, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan, in an incident that…
SULU AND BASILAN — Strengthening territorial defense is no longer viewed solely as a military responsibility as the Joint Task Force (JTF) Orion, together with provincial governments, local government units,…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 in Isabela City has issued warrants of arrest against Hadji Muhtamad Mayor Arsina Kahing Nanoh and seven other accused…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — A police operation in Barangay Balagtasan, Lamitan City, on August 14 resulted in the arrest of a man identified by authorities only through the alias “Lary”…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has intensified its campaign against cigarette smuggling and the illegal tobacco trade, resulting in the arrest of a man…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered more than 788 board feet of lauan lumber allegedly abandoned by unidentified individuals who fled during a maritime patrol operation in the waters off…