Today, one year after the siege, fear and apprehension still grips residents amid rumors that the MNLF are gathering to launch a second attack. Zamboanga Mayor Climaco has appealed for calm ...

Sporadic and intermittent gunfire rang out in Zamboanga City for a fourth day on Thursday as armed forces continued to clash with Muslim Moro National Liberation Front rebels holding as many as ...

One year since the bloody siege of Zamboanga City, Rappler sits down with soldiers of the Light Reaction Battalion who have stories to tell and lessons to share NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – For ...

191 people died in the siege of Zamboanga City. More than a year after gunfire punctuated church bells across the city, the death count has more than doubled. The siege of Zamboanga City lasted 20 ...

Welcome to Zamboanga, a province in the southern Philippines where a war between military troops and rebel fighters went on for 20 days before the government said on Saturday that the siege was over.

After 19 days of siege, the Philippine military declared victory in Zamboanga against fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front. But at what price? More than 300 people were killed.

which was heavily ravaged during the Zamboanga siege in 2013. School principal Anna Liza Martin says that none of the three multi-story school buildings of Sta. Barbara Central School survived the ...

(Editor's note: In this concluding essay, journalist Criselda Yabes examines the mistakes that were made during the attack in Zamboanga City, which she visited as the conflict entered its third week.

Three years after the Zamboanga siege that happened on Sept. 9, 2013, some internally displaced persons (IDPs) are still struggling to rebuild their lives on a foundation of peace and hope.

MANILA, Philippines—Another Medal for Valor could be given to a soldier for the exceptional act of courage that he displayed during the Zamboanga siege in September, after the military’s ...