The leader of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been killed by military forces in an encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Friday, March 25. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) says Radzmil Jannatul, an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and the successor of the late ASG commander Furuji Indama, has...
Successful agriculture interventions are key to attaining peace and stability in Mindanao, especifically in Basilan, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) "Pretty much, dito sa (here in) Mindanao, yung mga...
Right after the elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo plans to go back to work and help turn the picturesque Malamawi Island in Basilan into a tourist site. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) She gushed at the white sand and blue waters of the island, and...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo is only the third presidential candidate and the first one since 1992 to visit Basilan province, but she said that her relationship with Moros runs deeper than a campaign sortie. Vice President Leni Robredo during the campaign rally in Isabela...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Six passengers of a distressed vessel were rescued in the waters off Little Coco Island, Basilan Province on Thursday morning, Feb. 17. A Coast Guard personnel rescues one of six passengers from a distressed vessel in the waters off Basilan Province on Thursday, Feb. 17. (PCG photo)...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s office is extending assistance to to the 13 members of the Army’s 17th Scout Ranger Company who were injured in a vehicular accident while providing her security during a visit in Basilan on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the soldiers of...
Vice President Leni Robredo doesn’t see the need to defend herself in case President Duterte goes on another tirade against her as he has done in the past because she believes her “track record” speaks for itself. Vice President Leni Robredo meets with her supporters and volunteers from...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 26, welcomed President Duterte’s plan to reveal who among the leading presidential aspirants are corrupt and unqualified for the country’s highest post because if true, the information will help the people assess who to vote for in the upcoming May...
Deputy Speaker and Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman on Thursday, Dec. 30 announced the dramatic increase in funds for Basilan State College (BASC) - soon to be Basilan State U - for the year 2022 in the P5.024 trillion national budget. The increase in the budget of the State University and...
Philip Manalang (Photo from Chooks to Go) When Philip Manalang nailed the buzzer-beating trey that gave Basilan-Jumbo Plastic Medical Depot the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Invitational powered by TM crown in the wee hours of Friday, he turned his back, sobbing in front...
Philip Manalang nailed the buzzer-beating three-pointer in overtime to lift Basilan Jumbo Plastic Medical Depot past Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 83-80, and win the Chooks-To-Go MPBL Invitational crown and the P2 Million prize. Photo from MPBL With both teams tied 80-all and with 1.9 ticks left in...
The MRT-Negros Occidental swept the Basilan Steel Spikers, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20, to keep their Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League campaign alive for the battle for fifth at the Aquamarine Recreational Center in Lipa City, Batangas Thursday, Dec. 2 (Volleyball PH) John...
