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BASILAN PROVINCE — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued a distressed motor launch off the coast of Basilan on Sunday after it suffered a steering failure while en route…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — In a significant step toward lasting peace and social reintegration, Former Violent Extremists (FVE) and the Philippine Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion (18IB) successfully conducted a team-building…
Zamboanga City — The death toll from the sinking of passenger vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has risen to 36 after authorities recovered three more bodies during continuing search and…
Isabela City, Basilan — The death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child at the Basilan Medical Center (BMC) has ignited public outrage and renewed scrutiny over the…
BASILAN — January 30, 2026 — The death toll from the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed further after two additional cadavers were recovered at noon on Friday…
BASILAN / ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE — Authorities have intensified search and information-gathering efforts after nine crew members aboard the motorized banca M/B Lady NURS went missing at sea, marking another…
Isabela City, Basilan — January 29, 2026 —The death toll from the sinking of passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 continues to climb after authorities recovered additional bodies floating near…
BASILAN — A Philippine Army soldier has died while another remains wounded after a brazen daylight shooting by still unidentified gunmen in Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, authorities confirmed. Private First…
BASILAN — Two members of the Philippine Army were wounded after being shot by unidentified assailants in a bold daylight attack in Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on Monday afternoon, January…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — A small wooden boat locally known as a jungkung traveling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu capsized and was heavily damaged near the shoreline of Barangay…