The island province of Basilan is now officially free from the threat and presence of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a notorious ...

The white doves released are symbolic as they signal a break from Basilan's long, violent past. Yet officials are quick to ...

THE 10 poorest municipalities nationwide, with poverty incidence rates of above 64 percent, may be found in Basilan and Sulu, according the Philippine Statistics Authorities (PSA). Based on the ...

Maluso is a 4th class municipality in the southwest of Basilan in the newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). They only have one doctor and 46 healthcare workers ...

Basilan, which has 11 towns and two cities, Lamitan and Isabela, was declared Abu Sayyaf-free during a symbolic multi-sector rite on Monday, June 9, that the Presidential Adviser on Peace ...

THE nearby island province of Basilan, which is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm), has two component cities now. These are: Isabela City, the province's capital; and Lamitan, ...

So far, the drought has destroyed thousands of hectares of corn and rice farms in Basilan, they said. Given that agriculture is a major source of income for residents of the 11 towns and two cities of ...

THE Province of Basilan was officially declared free from the influence of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Monday, June 9, 2025 ...