THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has designated 149 policemen to serve as Special Election Board (SEB) members in place of the teachers in Basilan province, ...

ISABELA CITY — They say nothing is permanent in politics and this is what is happening now with the defeat of the Akbar clan that used to lord it over Basilan province. In their place ...

POLITICAL dynasties have long been a defining feature of local governance in the Philippines, shaping political outcomes ...

Around 35 passengers jumped off the vessel after they heard an explosion, Arsina Kahing-Nanoh, a municipal mayor in Basilan province told CNN affiliate CNN Philippines. Basilan residents went to ...

“The deployment of this unit in Basilan is part of the effort of the Western Mindanao Command and the Joint Task Force Orion to ensure a safe and clean elections in the province in May 2025 ...

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Four persons were killed in armed skirmishes in a village of Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan province on Sunday, the eve of Election Day. According ...

MANILA, Philippines—Two simultaneous explosions in separate areas rocked Basilan province Thursday evening, but no one was injured, police said Friday. Senior Superintendent Mario Dapilloza ...

COTABATO CITY — Two Bangsamoro regional agencies and the office of the provincial governor in Basilan will jointly study the viability of setting up an airport in the island province to boost ...

ISABELA CITY, Basilan (PIA) – In another step toward peace and security, 61 assorted loose firearms were officially surrendered recently by various local government units (LGUs) in the province, ...

who remain captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan province. A radio report Monday quoted Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao, ARMM police director, as saying that they would let the Crisis ...

Two MILF members surrender in Isabela City, and take responsibility for the August 12 ambush of soldiers in the town of Ungkaya Pukan BASILAN, Philippines – Members of the Moro Islamic ...