“I lost my slippers on its white sand beach,” Natividad recounts her latest getaway to Malamawi in Basilan’s Isabela City. To her, it is the “real white beach.” “The place is so cool ...

COTABATO CITY— Two grade school girls drowned while swimming together at a beach in Barangay Lower Manggas, Lantawan, Basilan, on Sunday, March 2. Officials from the Basilan Disaster Risk ...

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 ...

Despite its troubled past, Basilan offers incredible warmth and beauty, challenging misconceptions about Mindanao. Fearless & Far Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025 ...

Jim Hataman of the southern island province of Basilan. Rescuers were still searching Thursday for at least seven missing people, he said. Many of the more than 200 people who survived the fire ...

The vessel caught fire near the southern island province of Basilan, the coast guard said. The cause of the accident was under investigation. By Jason Gutierrez and Mike Ives Reporting from Manila ...