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Google map of Albarka town, Basilan province. ZAMBOANGA CITY - A pursuit operation is underway for a group of gunmen who figured in a firefight with government troopers that resulted in the death of three soldiers in Basilan province. In a statement Friday, Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF) - Basilan commander, identified the target of the manhunt as the group of Abaas Jangkatan, a leader of lawless elements in Al-Barka town. According to Gobway, Lt. Col. Cyril Santander, Army's 18th Infantry Battalion (18IB) commander, said a team of the 18IB Charlie Company troopers clash...

SHOOTOUT. A policeman examines the pieces of evidence seized from two illegal drug traders killed in a shootout Tuesday (Aug. 23, 2022) in the town of Akbar, Basilan province. The shootout ensued when one of the two suspects allegedly pulled a handgun and opened fire upon sensing they were transacting with undercover policemen. (Photo courtesy of the Basilan Police Provincial Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two alleged illegal drug traders were killed in a shootout at sea with joint police and military authorities in Basilan province, a top police official said Wednesday. Colonel Pedro Martirez Jr., ...

Google map of Basilan Island province. ZAMBOANGA CITY - Troops tracking down Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have discovered a lair of the Daesh-inspired elements in the hinterlands of Basilan province, a top military official said Monday. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the ASG hideout was found Sunday and consisted of three houses with foxholes each that can accommodate 10 persons at one time. Troops chanced upon the hideout barely a day after an intense firefight in Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Saturday. The encounter resulted in the wounding of si...

LIVELIHOOD AID. Beneficiaries from Basilan pose with the farm inputs they have received. The Western Mindanao Command and the United Nations Development Program distributed livelihood aid to farmers groups from Basilan and Tawi-Tawi during a program in Zamboanga City on Friday (Dec. 3, 2021). (Photo courtesy of Westmincom Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), on Friday distributed farm inputs to boost the livelihood of selected beneficiaries from the provinces of Basilan and Tawi...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Representative Mujiv Hataman of the lone district of Basilan has filed a bill seeking to reapportion the province into two legislative districts. Hataman said in a statement Tuesday that House Bill 10407, which was filed on Monday, would allow the local government to keep up with the increasing population of Basilan province, which is made up of two component cities and 11 municipalities. The two component cities are Isabela and Lamitan, while the 11 towns are Tuburan, Mohammad Ajul, Akbar, Tipo-Tipo, Al-Barka, Ungkaya Pukan, Sumisip, Tabuan-Lasa, Lantawan, Hadji Muhtamad, and...