Yakan Motorist Fatally Ambushed in Basilan
Lamitan City, Basilan—A 38-year-old Yakan motorist, identified as Pidey Hajalun Nasir, was killed in an ambush by armed assailants along a section of the highway in Kahibaan, Barangay Santa Clara,…
Basilan’s First Coconut-Based Learning Site Paves the Way for Agricultural Growth
A new chapter in Basilan’s agricultural development was written on November 27, 2024, with the formal launch of the Lamitan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (LARBECO) as the province's first Coconut-Based…
Drug Den Shut Down in Lamitan City; Three Arrested in Buy-Bust Operation
A drug den operator and two others were arrested during a buy-bust operation on November 29, 2024, at Calle Onse, Barangay Maligaya, Lamitan City.
Lamitan City Ends Power Outages with 2MW Rose Power Plant Inauguration
Lamitan City, Basilan – In a historic development for Lamitan City, key officials including Governor Jim Salliman-Hataman, Mayor Oric Furigay, Vice Mayor Hegem Furigay, and Conrad Isahac, the Western Mindanao…
Individual Voluntarily Surrenders Loose Firearm to Authorities in Basilan
Lamitan City, Basilan, October 14, 2024 – A resident of Barangay Santa Clara, Lamitan City, voluntarily surrendered his loose firearm to the 1st Basilan Provincial Mobile Force Company in an…