Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has condemned the shooting incident which took the life of former Lamitan City, Basilan mayor Rose Furigay and two others at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) campus on Sunday, July 24. Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman (Photo from ARMM Bureau of...
ILIGAN CITY – Four Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members surrendered to the 18th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Lamitan City, Basilan, Saturday, July 16. FOUR Abu Sayyaf members embraced peace and surrendered to the government in Lamitan City, Basilan. They handed over M1 Garand rifles and one Carbine. The...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) escorted back home 24 Filipinos who are victims of human trafficking after they were saved by the authorities from being sent to Malaysia. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) PCG Station Isabela personnel assisted the Department of Social Welfare and...
House bills seeking to establish a medical center, a science high school, a multi-species hatchery, and a sports academy were among the first measures filed at the Lower Chamber by a congressman of the lone district of Basilan for his constituents in 19th Congress. Basilan Representative Mujiv...
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan (PNA) – A bomb courier formerly identified with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while his companion escaped during a shootout with government troops in this city, the military said Thursday, June 30. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some 30 houses were gutted in a fire at Zone 1, Barangay Kaumpurnah, Isabela City, Basilan Province on Tuesday afternoon, June 14. Some 30 houses were razed by fire in Isabela, Basilan on Tuesday, June 14. (BASILAN PDRRMO photo) Isabela City Fire Marshal F/Sr. Insp. Edgar Quitoy...
GAPPAL ZAMBOANGA CITY – A losing mayoral candidate in the May 9 polls and his son-in-law were killed in Lamitan City, Basilan last Thursday, June 9. Ujud Ujurun J. Gappal was standing by the roadside in Riverside, Barangay Matibay when he was shot and killed by a still unidentified suspect at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Isabela City police were able to find closed circuit television (CCTV) footage showing a person of interest who may have been behind the explosions at the parking lot of a fastfood chain and a bus terminal on Monday, May 30, in Isabela City, Basilan. The suspect in the...
Bishop Leo Dalmao of the Isabela prelature condemned the twin explosions that hurt at least two people in Basilan Island on Monday. Photo courtesy Caritas Philippines In a pastoral statement released Tuesday, May 31, the prelate described the incident as “unfortunate” and “unwarranted by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A tricycle driver and a motorcycle rider were killed while two others were wounded when a group of gunmen numbering to about six fired shots at them in Barangay Matikang, Lantawan, Basilan on Wednesday, May 11. The fatalities were identified as Omar Marani Manasal, 37, a tricycle...
The 2022 national and local elections in Basilan province commenced on Monday, May 9, but it was marred by strafing and shooting incidents, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said registered voters in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Candidates from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi signed a peace covenant for safe and honest elections at Basilan State College, Isabela City, Basilan on Saturday, April 23. BaSulTa (Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi) candidates sign the peace accord at the Basilan State...
