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MALUSO, BASILAN — The Basilan Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA) intensified its campaign against illegal fishing and unauthorized commercial fishing activities after intercepting two small-scale commercial fishing vessels during a targeted…
HADJI MOHAMMAD AJUL, Basilan — A 51-year-old man was shot and killed while staying at a friend’s residence in Sitio Pamucalin, Barangay Tuburan Proper, Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, on Tuesday…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — An alleged high-value drug personality was arrested after authorities seized approximately 100 grams of suspected shabu with a reported standard drug value of ₱680,000 during a…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — September 14, 2026 — Security forces foiled a potential bombing incident after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in Barangay Balobo, Lamitan City, Basilan,…
MALUSO, Basilan — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has discovered pre-shaded ballots in Maluso, Basilan, on Monday, September 14, as voting began for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections, prompting the…
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…