Aguil. Brig. Gen. Romeo J. Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, said on Sunday that he had ordered police units in Basilan to intensify their enforcement ...

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 ...

He pointed out that a similar incident between the military and the MILF happened in November 2022 in Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan, resulting in multiple casualties, including five MILF ...

A similar encounter between the AFP and the MILF also happened in November 2022 in Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan, which resulted in multiple casualties, including five MILF fighters and ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday the deadly clash in Sumisip, Basilan did not spoil the normalization program of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as stipulated in the ...

The high court’s decisions could affect operations of the nation’s schools. By Jordan Rubin Religion could take on a more prominent role in publicly funded education after this Supreme Court term.

Over 100 families flee their homes and take shelter at the Sumisip town hall, fearing a possible escalation in fighting COTABATO CITY, Philippines – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is ...

COTABATO CITY—The Moro Islamic Liberation Front said a lack of coordination by government security forces led to Wednesday’s clash in Basilan that killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others. “The ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government issued on Saturday a high alert for residents in Palawan and Basilan, urging them to stay vigilant ahead of China's Long March 8A rocket launch, which ...

One of the attackers of the Army soldiers in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday (22 January 2025) takes a video of an Army truck being set on fire. Screengrab from a video posted by Richard G. Falcatan / ...

COTABATO CITY — Relatives of the two soldiers killed in an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan, on Wednesday, January 22, will arrange separate "hero’s burials" for each to honor their deaths in the ...