ILIGAN CITY – Five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to the 64th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan on April 4. FIVE Abu Sayyaf Group members surrender in Basilan on April 4. Lt. Col. Abel Potutan, 64th Infantry Battalion commander, said the surrenderers...
ILIGAN CITY – Warring families in Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, and Barangay Guinanta, Al-Barka, Basilan settled their “rido” or clan war on Sunday, March 10, in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. MEMBERS of warring families settle a 'rido' or clan war in Basilan. (Army) The settlement was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the destruction of 550 loose firearms at the Sampinit Complex in Sumisip, Basilan on Saturday, March 2. PRESIDENT Marcos, with Basilan Gov. Jim Salliman Hataman, inspects loose firearms in Basilan prior to their destruction on Saturday....
President Marcos lauded the dedication of the locals of Basilan, saying their dedication transformed the province from one that is tainted by violence and terrorism to an epicenter of peace. ARMS DESTRUCTION — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. takes a look at one of the surrendered...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The president of the Association of Barangay Captains of Isabela City, Basilan was shot dead and his two companions were wounded in front of a hotel here on Sunday night, February 25. Police identified the fatality as Franklyn Galos Tan, chairman of Barangay Seaside. Wounded...
ILIGAN CITY – Another set of warring families settled their “rido” or clan war on January 17 at the headquarters of the 101st Infantry (Three Red Arrows) Brigade in Barangay Tabiawan, Isabela City, Basilan. ANOTHER ‘rido’ was settled in Basilan. The families of the late Nasser Asarul and...
ILIGAN CITY – A long-standing “rido” within the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has finally come to an end. A PEACE agreement ends a long-drawn family feud in Basilan. (Photo by 101st Infantry Brigade) The clan feud ended with through a formal settlement program and signing of...
ILIGAN CITY – Two feuding families in Basilan on Saturday, December 16, signed a peace covenant facilitated by the 101st Infantry (Three Red Arrows) Brigade settling their “rido” or clan war. TWO warring families in Basilan settle their ‘rido’ or clan war on Saturday, December 16. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two militiamen were killed and two others were injured when an improvised explosive device went off on Monday, November 28, in Sitio Bato Piat, Barangay Limbocandis, Sumisip, Basilan. The fatalities were identified as Rit Iklaman, 41, of Barangay Guiong, Sumisip, and Ligaya...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A grandmother allegedly hacked her 12-year-old grandson to death on Friday, November 10, in Barangay Bohe-Sapa, Lamitan City, Basilan. Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan City chief of police, identified the suspect as Marilou T. Tumangquiz, 53. Investigation showed that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A provincial board member of Basilan was gunned down in Barangay Basak, Sumisip, Basilan, on Wednesday afternoon, November 8. The Sumisip Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Nasser "Jackson" Asarul, who represented the second district of Basilan. Investigation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay chairman and five others were wounded in a shooting incident during the barangay elections in Barangay Lahi-Lahi, Tuburan, Basilan on Monday, October 30. BUREAU of Fire Protection personnel respond to a shooting incident in Tuburan, Basilan during the...
