ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Transportation (DOTR) has ordered a complete maritime safety audit and the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines following the sinking of the MV Trisha Kirsten 3 on Monday in Basilan. The order was announced by DOTR Secretary Giovanni...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Transportation (DOTR) has ordered a complete maritime safety audit and the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines following the sinking of the MV Trisha Kirsten 3 on Monday in Basilan. The order was announced by DOTR Secretary Giovanni...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A seven-month-old baby and 16 other persons died in the ill-fated voyage of the M/V Trisha Kirsten 3 in the sea of Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. The powerful image of the deceased infant became a compelling symbol of grief amid growing concerns of safety hazards in sea travel. The...
(UPDATED) A roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel bound for Jolo, Sulu sank off Basilan early Monday morning, Jan. 26, killing at least 18 individuals, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. A report from the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) said M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, operated by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Rescuers are racing against time to rescue survivors of a sunken roll on, roll off vessel in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Fifteen people were killed and 224 were rescued when the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 operated by Aleson Shipping Lines sank off the coast of Barangay Baluk-baluk Island...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Lukman Ingatun G. Istarul of Tipo-Tipo, Basilan died Monday evening, Jan. 19, from a heart attack. He was 63. Government officials, religious leaders, and residents of Tipo-Tipo and Basilan condoled with the family of Istarul. “We stand with the people of Tipo-Tipo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy seized P39.8-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in three maritime interdiction operations around Basilan and Zamboanga City, officials reported Monday. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Naval Command, said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the murder of former Mangalut Barangay Captain Haji Malik Aru of Akbar municipality, Basilan province in Isabela City, Basilan on Thursday, Dec. 11. Investigation showed that the gunman approached the victim on the Lamitan-Isabela Highway in Sitio Pilar,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer and a suspected drug pusher were killed in a shootout during a buy bust operation in Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan province on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The suspect Hamid Idarus, alias Mids and a high-value individual, and his companions fired at lawmen after they...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Soldiers recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at P27.7 million in the sea of Basilan province on Tuesday. The Naval Task Force 61 of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Naval Command stopped a motor banca near Amoyloi Reef in Ungkaya Pukan during a routine patrol operation. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Violence in Tipo Tipo town, Basilan province eased following the declaration of a ceasefire on Wednesday, Oct. 29, between the government and elements responsible for the attack. Gov. Mujiv Hataman said the ceasefire was achieved after a lengthy negotiation participated in by the...
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed relief goods to families displaced by clan violence in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan province, authorities said Wednesday. Dr. Nur-Khan Istarul, provincial board member, said 2,500 family food packs were...
