ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The military has declared Basilan free from the presence ... The surrenderees were presented to Sumisip Mayor Jul-Adnan Hataman and other local officials during ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.signed two laws declaring special holidays in the provinces of Basilan and Sarangani.

“We have our own identity that is unique,” said Sitti Djalia Hataman, mayor of Isabela, a port city on Basilan. Muslims are a minority in the Philippines, which is overwhelmingly ...