ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a 65-year-old former ex-convict for allegedly killing and raping a nine-year-old girl in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday, July 9. Investigation said the victim reportedly asked permission from her mother to pick fruits outside their house. She failed to come...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Philippine Coast Guard was shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan on Thursday. Lamitan police chief Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines identified the victim as Nurhan Birong, 26, a resident of Akbar town, Basilan. Birong was assigned to the Ormoc City Coast...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A powerful explosion rocked a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday evening, June 18, the same day the city was celebrating its 17th founding anniversary. A loud blast was heard from the gas station owned by the Mateo family in Barangay Matibay at 6:47 p.m....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Dozens of hogs have died in Lamitan City, Basilan due to African Swine Fever, prompting the city to be placed under the red zone. A PIGLET infected with African Swine Fever in Lamitan City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Lamitan Mayor Oric Furigay said during a press...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) was shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan last Monday, May 27. The Lamitan City police under Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines identified the victim as Mahadir Ahari, 35. Ahari was attending a community fair in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer was shot dead in a checkpoint in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday night, April 23. MAP of Basilan with Lamitan City highlighted. Police Patrolman Khalid Ahmad of the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company was manning a checkpoint in Barangay Colonia at around 8 p.m....
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 murder suspect was killed and his cohort was arrested during a law enforcement operation in Barangay Parang Basak, Lamitan City, Basilan on Sunday, September 24. The fatality was identified as Cantino Hamsalin, who is facing murder and frustrated murder charges before the...
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 -- Four persons were killed while one was wounded after they were riddled with bullets hours after attending a wedding in Barangay Baas, Lamitan City, Basilan at dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 8. A report from the Lamitan police station said the victims were sleeping on a makeshift stage at a...
The Philippine National Police-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region has attributed to human error a mistake in a Lamitan City, Basilan PNP spot report which identified a shooting victim to be related to murder suspect Dr. Chao Tiao-Yumol. In an interview, PNP Bangsamoro Public Information Officer Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Lamitan City, Basilan police corrected a spot report Sunday, August 7, stating that a man with the same surname as Ateneo murder suspect Dr. Chao Tiao-Yumol was gunned down in Lamitan City. The Lamitan police had earlier issued a spot report saying that a man with the same...
