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HADJI MOHAMMAD AJUL, Basilan — The lifeless body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the seawaters of Barangay Basakan in the municipality of Hadji Mohammad Ajul on Thursday,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy scored a major victory against maritime smuggling after intercepting two separate illegal cigarette transport operations in the waters off Basilan and Sulu on May…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard once again demonstrated swift humanitarian response after rescuing and assisting a mother who gave birth aboard a motorbanca while traveling…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — A family narrowly escaped death after unidentified riding-in-tandem gunmen opened fire on their vehicle Sunday evening, May 24, in Sitio Bohe Iris, Barangay Parangbasak, triggering panic…
Maluso, Basilan – A spirit of reconciliation and unity prevailed as community leaders, families, and local authorities successfully carried out a peaceful and amicable settlement aimed at preserving harmony and…
For years, fear, tension, and unresolved anger silently divided families and communities in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. But inside the halls of the People’s Capitol in Lamitan City on May 18, old…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — Fear and outrage continue to spread across Isabela City after another fatal riding-in-tandem shooting claimed the life of a City Hall employee on Wednesday, marking the…
Government forces in Basilan recovered nearly ₱50,000 worth of abandoned illegally cut lumber during a late-night anti-illegal logging operation in Sumisip town, authorities said Tuesday. The operation was conducted at…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Authorities recovered thousands of pesos worth of abandoned smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation conducted near a mangrove area in Barangay Balas, Lamitan City on Saturday…
Authorities confiscated more than half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu and arrested three individuals during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the…