(UPDATED) The Philippine Army (PA) said on Tuesday, Oct. 28, that it had deployed troops to Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, after the local government unit (LGU) announced that armed men, allegedly backed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), had laid “siege” in the town. “The Philippine Army...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A worker was killed in an explosion in a rubber farm in Barangay Mangal, Sumisip municipality, Basilan province on Thursday, Oct. 23. Police identified the victim as John Roy Alvarez, 35. Investigation disclosed that Alvarez was working near a rubber tree when the explosion...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Passengers of a distressed fast craft were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard and local fishermen in the sea of Isabela City, Basilan province on Thursday morning, Oct. 23. The fast craft was travelling from Zamboanga City to Basilan when it suddenly experienced engine...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two of the three suspects behind the murder of a village official in Basilan province on Tuesday, police said. Basilan police director Col. Cerrazid Umabong identified the two arrested suspects as Toh Lalung Acalul, 41, and Delpi Suratan, 32, both residents...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some P17-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized during an operation by Philippine Navy personnel in the sea of Basilan province on Monday, Oct. 20. A Western Mindanao Naval Command vessel detected a suspicious fishing vessel marked F/B Guess and immediately conducted...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The son of the barangay chairman of Parangbasak, Lamitan City, Basilan province survived a shooting incident in the village on Saturday, Oct. 18. Investigation said that Alcarem Muddalan, the son of Juddihal Muddalan, was sitting outside the family owned bakery when two men on a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four minors were rescued from a suspected human trafficker during an entrapment operation in Isabela City, Basilan province on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The 45-year-old suspect and resident of Barangay Sunrise in Isabela City, identified only as Jay-R, was taken into custody by...
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;...
