ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities safely rescued 20 fishermen two hours after they received a distress call from a fishing vessel in the sea of Basilan and Sulu, police said Monday. Police Major Geobani Calle, chief of the Basilan Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA), said the 20 fishermen, all crew of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two men were arrested while their companion escaped during an operation against illegal firearms and drugs in Purok 4, Barangay Boheyakan, Lamitan City, Basilan province, on Thursday, Aug. 28. The operation was based on a search warrant targeting Jovie delos Santos for violation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A patient being transported in an ambulance was held hostage and rescued by authorities in Tipo Tipo, Basilan on Saturday, Aug. 9. Investigation showed that armed men fired at the ambulance carrying a wounded patient in Campo Salam, Sitio Mabeh, Barangay Banah, on Saturday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was killed and three others were wounded in a firefight in an island barangay in Basilan province on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Investigation showed that the firefight in Sibago Island, Hadji Mohammad Ajul town, was borne out of a misunderstanding over military equipment. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion at the headquarters of the 18th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Campo Uno, Lamitan City, Basilan province on Wednesday evening, Aug. 6. Injured were Private Chico D. Obillo, 28; Private Armando M. Patinio III;...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 100 students in Isabela City, Basilan province were taken to various hospitals on Thursday, July 24, due to heat exhaustion. A report from the Isabela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said students of the Basilan National High School were holding their...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin Hataman outlined her vision and accomplishments as she embarked on her third and final term during her State-of-the-City Report at the Isabela City Gym on Tuesday, July 15. The mayor highlighted over 85 projects and programs initiated under her...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Basilan province experienced a massive power outage on Wednesday, July 16, after the National Power Corp. (NPC) disconnected electricity to the Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco) due to failure to pay its P46-million debt. The order was contained in a letter dated July 14...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Isabela City, Basilan Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, together with other city officials, took their oath during the Pasínaya: 9th Inauguration of the Elected Local Government Officials on June 30 at the Isabela City Civic and Cultural Center. The event marked the start of a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Basilan Gov. Mujiv Hataman began his new term by signing Executive Order No. 1 establishing the province 's first Freedom of Information (FOI) policy after taking his oath of office on Monday, June 30, at the new provincial building in Santa Clara, Lamitan City, Basilan....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four individuals were injured in an explosion that rocked a gasoline station in Barangay Matibay, Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday afternoon, June 17. Victims were identified as Gunong Reyyan, 20, a student; Mut-ab Muntasil Gunong, 23, gas station attendant; Naim Lamla...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police are investigating the death of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly hit and killed by her own mother in what was believed to be a child abuse case in Lamitan City, Basilan last June 14. Investigation showed that the girl left her home last Saturday afternoon to buy...
