PCG Rescues Distressed Fishermen off Basilan Waters Amid Rough Seas
Isabela City, Basilan — February 4, 2026 The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued two distressed fishermen after their motorbanca…
Numbers Don’t Add Up: MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Tragedy Raises Alarms Over Possible Passenger Cover-Up
ZAMBOANGA CITY / BASILAN — As search and retrieval operations continue in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, disturbing questions…
PCG Locates Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin III Off Basilan; Death Toll Climbs to 43
BASILAN — February 4, 2026 — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has officially located the wreck of MV Trisha Kerstin…
PCG Recovers Two More Bodies Near Baluk-Baluk Island; Death Toll in MV Trisha Kerstin III Tragedy Rises to 42
BASILAN — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday confirmed the recovery of two additional cadavers from waters off Baluk-Baluk…
Bridging the Digital Divide: Globe’s Submarine Cable Project to Strengthen Connectivity in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Long isolated by geography and years of limited digital infrastructure, the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and…
PCG Rescues Distressed Passenger Boat off Basilan Amid Ongoing SAR Ops
BASILAN PROVINCE — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued a distressed motor launch off the coast of Basilan on…
Former Violent Extremists, Army Forge Trust in Basilan Peacebuilding Initiative
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — In a significant step toward lasting peace and social reintegration, Former Violent Extremists (FVE) and the…
Three More Bodies Recovered in Ongoing SAR Ops for Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3
Zamboanga City — The death toll from the sinking of passenger vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has risen to 36…
Maternal Death in Basilan Raises Alarms Over Gaps in Public Health System
Isabela City, Basilan — The death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child at the Basilan Medical Center…
Death Toll Rises to 29 as Two More Bodies Recovered in Basilan Ferry Tragedy
BASILAN — January 30, 2026 — The death toll from the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed further…