The PLA patrol occurred after Beijing and Manila exchanged barbs over the transit of a Chinese destroyer fleet in the Basilan Strait, which separates the Philippine islands of Mindanao and Basilan.

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 ...

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 / ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) began collecting information to identify those responsible for the armed attack in Sumisip, Basilan, which left two soldiers dead and 12 others injured. Brig.

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 ...

The MILF attributes the attack to poor communication, while the military maintains that proper procedures were followed COTABATO, Philippines – The deadly ambush in Sumisip, Basilan, on ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Government leaders condemned the ambush staged by members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) against soldiers in Sumisip town, Basilan on Wednesday ...

Four people, including two soldiers, were killed, and 12 others were injured in a clash with lawless elements supported by rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Sumisip, Basilan ...

An official of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines condemned Thursday the Basilan clash that left two soldiers dead. Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the encounter took place ...