A government employee was killed in an attack by motorcycle-riding assailants in Lamitan, Basilan on Thursday night.

Philippine Army (PA) chief, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, hailed the Basilan-based 101st "Three Red Arrows" Infantry Brigade for its ...

A college teacher was seriously wounded in another shooting incident in Lamitan City late Saturday, the second in the area in just three days, amid a nationwide election-related gun ban. The ...

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 ...

Hataman filed House Resolution 2206 directing the appropriate House committee to investigate the Jan. 22 clash in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip, Basilan, which resulted in the deaths of Pfc. Mark ...

Speaking at a press conference Thursday in Basilan, Brawner said the entry of soldiers in Sumisip town was duly coordinated with the MILF and other stakeholders. "Yes, we want to make it clear na ...

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 ...

Hajj Hamad Atain, MILF-CCCH chief in Basilan, said the Army version of the incident “was not exactly true.” Atain said the UNDP party was in Barangay Upper Benembengan, which is 12 kilometers away ...

Basilan. In a statement released Thursday, Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade commander, said the clash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng. He said ...

The wounded soldiers were brought to a hospital in Lamitan City. “We are reassuring the people of Basilan of the government’s commitment to peace, justice, and security,” said Galvez. The Joint Task ...

MANILA, Philippines – Four people were killed and at least a dozen others wounded in a deadly ambush on Wednesday, January 22, in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip town, Basilan province.