the Abu Sayyaf’s hostage-taking in Basilan made headlines. Father Rhoel Gallardo, a Claretian priest, was abducted in the town of Sumisip, along with a number of students and faculty members. There ...

The excitement of everyone – from the team owners to players and even their loyal fans – is palpable and contagious as Starhorse-Basilan can’t wait for the MPBL Season 7 to open shop. The excitement ...

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said Wednesday that negotiations are ongoing with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to surrender its members involved in ...

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 ...

THE peace process with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would not be derailed despite the recent clash in Basilan between government forces and Muslim separatist guerrillas, the Armed Forces of ...

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 ...

AFP Spokesperson Francel Margareth Padilla made this remark following the MILF ambush which killed two soldiers in Sumisip, Basilan. Padilla said the encounter as an “isolated incident ...

During a press conference on Thursday in Basilan, Brawner stated that the deployment of soldiers to Sumisip town was properly coordinated with the MILF and other concerned stakeholders. “Yes, we want ...

These included areas approximately 85 nautical miles from Rozul Reef, 40 nautical miles from Puerto Princesa in Palawan, and 33 nautical miles from Hadji Muhtamad in Basilan. However ...

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 ...