ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A 73-year-old alleged leader of an armed group yielded a high-powered firearm as he surrendered to authorities in the province of Basilan. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that Salihin Nulani...
ILIGAN CITY – The mayor of the municipality of Hadji Muhtamad in Basilan turned over 23 loose firearms surrendered by residents on Monday, Jan. 30. AUTHORITIES receive 23 loose firearms turned over by a municipal mayor from Basilan. (Photo via Bonita Ermac) Mayor Arsina Nanoh handed over these...
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan holds a special session on Monday, Jan. 23, to declare a state of calamity in Basilan due to Pestalotiopsis infestation. (Basilan provincial government photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The province of Basilan was placed under a state of calamity due to the Pestalotiopsis...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Gov. Jim S. Hataman reported that 800 hectares of rubber trees in Basilan are infected with a plant disease known as Pestalotiopsis. THE provincial government holds an emergency meeting with officials of the Philippine Rubber Research Institute and industry stakeholders to arrest...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four persons, including a minor, were injured when lawless elements fired at a Philippine Army detachment in Barangay Sabong, Lamitan City, Basilan on Sunday night, Jan. 8. Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan chief of police, said a group of lawless elements linked to the Abu...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- After five years in hiding, a Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf sub-leader was arrested during a service of warrant of arrest in Barangay Bulanza, Lantawan City, Basilan Province on Saturday, Jan. 7. A police report identified the suspect as Tiyana Janna a.k.a. Kumander Ramboo, a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not file charges against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) over the bloody firefight in Basilan more than a week ago which resulted in the death of three soldiers, a ranking military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 16. Brig. Gen. Domingo...
A joint peace and security team (JPST) will be formed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to monitor all the security concerns involving the Moro group in Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan. OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr....
A lawmaker on Monday, Nov. 14, called for a legislative investigation of the encounter between military forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman delivers his privilege speech during the plenary session at the House of...
Seventeen soldiers who got injured during a recent firefight between the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan were awarded with medals by Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. Department of National Defense (DND) OIC Jose Faustino Jr....
The bloody firefight between the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has finally come to an end after the latter signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Philippines (GPH), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said Friday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Fighting between government troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) backed by lawless elements (LLEs) in Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan stopped amid calls for a ceasefire on Thursday, Nov. 10. UNGKAYA Pukan, Basilan The firefight, occasionally intense and sporadic, began at...
