ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines —The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has converted the Basilan State College in Lamitan City into a state university, the first in the island province. CHED ...

Fifteen people were confirmed dead and 43 were missing after a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry vessel sank in the waters offshore Pilas Island, Basilan early Monday. In an interview with Super Radyo ...

ISABELA CITY, 18 July 2003 — Basilan province, the island where the notorious Abu Sayyaf extremist group was born, is now a safe place to visit, according to its governor. Gov. Wahab Akbar made the ...

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 ...

The recent suicide bombing in Lamitan City in Basilan Island and attack on a military base in Sulu Island in Southern Philippines highlight the persistent security threat posed by Islamic State (IS) ...

Reports from the national intelligence organisation in the Philippines say the Abu Sayyaf Group may have received fresh funding from foreign donors. Al Jazeera visited the island of Basilan in the ...

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 ...

Seven bodies were found floating in the waters of Baluk-Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad town of Basilan on Thursday, January 29, 2026. INQUIRER FILES PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—Seven bodies were ...

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 ...

Eighteen people were confirmed dead and 24 were missing after a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry vessel sank in the waters offshore Pilas Island, Basilan early Monday. The Coast Guard District ...