The ferry was enroute to Jolo town in Sulu province from the southern port city of Zamboanga when it caught fire midway off ...

IN 2001, Basilan became infamous around the world when the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted 20 hostages, including three Americans, from Dos Palmas Resort in Palawan. The ASG entered Lamitan City in ...

The death toll from the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan has climbed to 57 after three more bodies were recovered on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Technical divers from the ...

Two children, aged two and five, were killed and three others wounded by a home-made bomb that went off Monday morning on the southern Philippine island of Basilan, an army spokesman said. Lt. Col.

Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman of Isabela City, Basilan, leads the launch of The Murillo Bulletin – Basilan Issue on January 28, 2026, in Zamboanga City. For generations, Basilan was spoken of as ...

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Sulu has posted online a list of 49 ‘suspected missing persons’ who were passengers of the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which ...

MANILA, Philippines — The shipping firm that owns MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which sank off Basilan, remains suspended and was ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is continuing search and retrieval operations on the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which sank near Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, as technical divers work ...

ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Philippines — A day after a passenger vessel sank off the coast of Basilan, killing 18 people with 24 missing, another boat capsized early yesterday morning in the waters off ...

Basilan: A local chief executive of southern Basilan island has ordered an all-out offensive against kidnappers holding a Sri Lankan peace worker, three teachers and a young boy. Basilan Governor Jum ...