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ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) has confiscated nearly ₱40 million worth of smuggled cigarettes following three separate maritime interdiction operations conducted in the waters…
In a groundbreaking effort to maintain peace and harmony, Governor Mujiv Hataman led the “Pagsulut duk Pagduwa’a: Sama-samang Pag-uusap para sa Kapayapaan”—a community mediation session addressing disputes involving Basri Abdulajid…
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN — A former barangay captain from Akbar Municipality was gunned down by an unidentified assailant in a bold daytime attack in Sitio Pilar, Barangay Binuangan, leaving local…
BASILAN/Tawi-Tawi — In two separate operations on December 5 and 7, 2025, the Regional Maritime Unit–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (RMU BAR) successfully intercepted and confiscated suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at over…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In one of the biggest contraband hauls intercepted by the Philippine Navy in recent years, naval personnel seized two vessels carrying a combined total of around 5,500…
LAMITAN CITY, BASILAN — More than 500 employees of the Lamitan City Local Government Unit (LGU) are set to receive a ₱55,000 Christmas benefit each, following an announcement made by…
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN — The Provincial Government of Basilan has officially launched PAVE 2.0 Kaelluman, a strengthened, livelihood-focused version of its homegrown Program Against Violent Extremism (PAVE)—a pioneering peace and…
Isabela City, Basilan – In a significant move toward peace and reintegration, Gov. Mujiv Hataman and Isabela City Mayor Sitti Djalia “Dadah” Turabin-Hataman, chair of the Local Amnesty Board (LAB),…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — A barangay chairman and his associate were arrested during a routine police patrol in Barangay Malinis on November 28, 2025, after authorities discovered multiple high-powered firearms…
Basilan — November 29, 2025.The first rays of dawn broke over Puno Sampinit on Saturday as Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman led a symbolic climb up the once-feared mountain—long known as…