The office of House Deputy Minority Leader Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman was quick to give financial assistance to 68 survivors of MV Mary Joy 3, which had caught fire off the waters of Basilan. "Nakapagpaabot na tayo mula sa ating tanggapan ng tulong pinansyal na P3,000 sa 68 na survivor...
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer...
At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least ten people were confirmed dead while more than 100 were rescued when a passenger vessel caught fire in the sea off Basilan province before midnight Thursday, March 30. THE MV Mary Joy as it burned in the sea of Baluk Baluk Island in Basilan before midnight on March...
ILIGAN CITY – Mayor Nursiya Ismael of Lantawan, Basilan has turned over 34 loose firearms surrendered by constituents to the military in a ceremony at the 19th Special Forces Company headquarters in Barangay Tabuk, Isabela City, Basilan. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force Basilan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Scout Ranger was killed while his colleague was wounded in an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The fatality was identified as a certain Staff Sgt. de Jesus while Staff Sgt. Roby Gallo Balbuena, 32, was wounded in the incident. Both are assigned to the...
Did you know that there are white sand beaches in Basilan in Mindanao? Boracay in Aklan, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. Congressman Mujiv Hataman says there are similar white sand beaches in his province of Basilan down south. (Unsplash) One of these are in Lampinigan Island, and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A passenger cargo vessel rescued five persons from a motor banca that capsized in the sea of Basilan on Valentine’s Day. PASSENGERS of a capsized motor banca disembark from a passenger cargo vessel that rescued them at the Basilan Strait on Tuesday, Feb. 14. (PCG photo) The...
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...
