BASILAN – Major Lito Orbita, the operations officer of the Joint Task Force Basilan, reported during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting today, June 15, that the number of active Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members operating in the hinterlands of the island province has dropped from 12 to 9 at present, with most of them being wounded in recent military … [Read more...] about Only 9 active ASG members remain in Basilan – AFP
Village exec hurt, driver killed in Basilan ambush
ISABELA CITY – A village chief and two others were wounded while the official’s driver was killed in an ambush in barangay Maloong San Jose, Lamitan City in Basilan province at arouind 3:30 in the afternoon today, April3 Lamitan City police chief Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines identified the slain driver as Omar Akirin, who died on the spot. While the village chief Robert … [Read more...] about Village exec hurt, driver killed in Basilan ambush
Abu Sayaff Terrorist killed in Tawi-tawi clash
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN--- A ranking sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group died in a clash with police troops in Languyan, Tawi-Tawi on Thursday, January 28, 2021. PNP-SAF Director, Police Major General Bernabe M. Balba in a statement identified the fatality as a certain sub-leader Alkam Udjaman Hadjail, aka Alkam, 30, a native of Patikul, Sulu and currently residing at Sitio … [Read more...] about Abu Sayaff Terrorist killed in Tawi-tawi clash
Barangay Captain arrested for murder in Basilan
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN --- Members of Basilan Police arrested a village chairman and his alleged cohorts who are suspected to be members of a gun-for-hire group operating in Basilan Province. PNP Chief, Police General Debold M Sinas said a composite police team from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB)-9, Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) and PNP Special Action Force (SAF) … [Read more...] about Barangay Captain arrested for murder in Basilan
2 ka CAFGU nagpinusilay sa Basilan, usa patay
ISABELA, BASILAN --- Duha ka membro sa Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) nga nagdumot nagpinusilay niadtong Huebes sa buntag didto sa Barangay Bulanza, Lantawan, sa probinsya sa Basilan. Giila sa kapulisan ang namatay nga biktima nga si Ismael Ambihal. Sa inisyal nga imbistigasyon sa kapulisan, nahibaw-an nga dugay nang nagbikil ang duha ug nagdumot na … [Read more...] about 2 ka CAFGU nagpinusilay sa Basilan, usa patay
