The navy ships were observed as China's coast guard presence near the Philippines' main island reached the 30-day mark.

A military statement said the soldiers were "fired upon by unidentified armed personalities" in Basilan island, triggering a firefight that left two soldiers dead and 12 others wounded.

Former Muslim rebels ambushed government troops assigned to escort UN staff visiting the southern Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 ...

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday condemned the recent Basilan crash which led to the death of two soldiers and injuries to 12 others. According to a statement on Friday, the CHR said ...

The attack, blamed on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a formally disbanded group, took place yesterday in Sumisip, a town on Basilan Island. The military were escorting a delegation from ...

Earlier, Chinese naval vessels attracted Manila’s ire as they crossed Basilan Strait on the way to distant-sea training ...

The prelature was founded in 1963 and comprises the entire Basilan island.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two soldiers, both members of the Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion, were killed while six others were wounded in an encounter in Basilan province on Wednesday ...

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Gunmen attacked on Wednesday afternoon, January 22, a team of soldiers out on humanitarian mission in Sumisip town in Basilan, killing two of them and hurting 12 ...

HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman has called for an investigation into a recent encounter between government forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in ...

Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday called on the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to conduct a probe into the Basilan clash that left two soldiers dead.