ZAMBOANGA CITY – A manhunt is in full swing in Basilan province after two Army soldiers were killed and another wounded in an ambush Friday afternoon in Tuburan town. Sgt. Reymark Bation and Corporal Jordan Daquipel of the 18th Infantry Battalion (IB) were gunned down while riding a motorcycle in...
Basilan-Starhorse intends to make a big wave on its return to the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Seventh Season. Jervy Cruz will play a key role for Basilan-Starhorse in its MPBL return. Laden with veterans, rising stars and promising players, the Sea Titans hope to land in the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - An Isabela City government employee working for peace and order and illegal drug prevention was shot dead in front of his house in Isabela City, Basilan province on Thursday, Feb. 20. Isabela City police station chief Police Lt. Col. Raymond Sanson identified the victim as Ricardo...
Philippine Army chief, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido (right) checks the condition of a wounded troop at Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga city on Feb. 7, 2025, nearly three weeks since an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan that killed two soldiers and injured 12 other military personnel. (Photo: PA) Lt....
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the attack in Sumisip, Basilan where two soldiers, who were providing security to a United Nations Development Programme mission in the area, died and several others injured. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has filed a protest against...
The peace implementing panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led by co-chairs Cesar B. Yano (eighth from left) and Mohagher M. Iqbal (ninth from right) reaffirm their dedication to fulfill all their commitments under the Comprehensive Agreement...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman is calling for an urgent congressional inquiry on the deadly encounter between government troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the province. "Bakit na naman nangyari ito (Why did this happen again)?" Hataman, a former governor of...
A metal debris bearing Chinese markings is found by a fisherman in the open sea water of Morong, Bataan on June 5, 2024. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautioned Palawan and Basilan after China’s planned rocket launch on Saturday, Jan. 25, as debris...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said that ground commanders have filed a protest against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the bloody encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday, Jan. 22. ARMED Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (center)...
Armed Forces chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. pins a medal to a soldier who got injured following an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. honored soldiers of the 32 nd Infantry Battalion, 101 st Infantry...
The United Nations in the Philippines said they remain steadfast in their service to the country and are not cowered by the ambush in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday, Jan. 22, where two soldiers were killed and 12 others were wounded. “In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...
DAVAO CITY – Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. condemned the attack against government soldiers by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Galvez, a former military general, described...
