LAMITAN CITY, Basilan-— San Antonio de Padua Parish Church parish priest Rev. Fr. Xerxes Palermo leads the blessing of fire during the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 8, 2023. The Easter Vigil, considered the longest mass of the year is held on the eve of Easter Sunday to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the […]
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DND, OPAPRU welcome Macacua’s appointment as OIC of Maguindanao del Norte
Department of National Defense (DND) Acting Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Isidro Purisima welcomed the appointment on April 5 of the new officials of the newly created provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. appointed […]
4 more cadavers found drifting at Basilan seas; 20 still missing
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Four more cadavers out of the missing passengers of the ill-fated MV Lady Mary Joy 3 were fished out between the waters of Lampinigan and Baluk-baluk Island in Basilan Province during the last two days. The personnel of Coast Guard Basilan Station recovered the cadavers of Jack B. Bungso, a resident […]
Macacua gituboy ni PBBM isip gobernador sa Maguindanao del Norte
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Aduna nay Gobernador ang Maguindanao del Norte, apan dili si Fatima Ainee Sinsuat, ug kini si Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua. Opisyal nang nanumpa si Macacua isip officer-in-charge sa atubangan ni Presidente Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. kaganinang alas 10:00 sa buntag didto sa Palasyo. Una nahimong Gobernador, nagsilbi si Macacua isip senior minister […]
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 […]
12 die as passenger ferry catches fire in Basilan
Coast Guard Station Basilan Search and Rescue Operation for M/V Mary Joy 3. The Philippine Coast Guard Basilan Station continues its search and rescue operations after a fire incident onboard passenger ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 at the coast of Baluk-baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan on the night of March 29. The vessel was […]
7 BIFF members surrender to Army’s 33rd IB
At least seven alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered on Sunday to the military in Maguindanao del Sur. The surrender took place at the 33rd Infantry Battalion headquarters in Barangay Zapakan, Rajah Buayan town. Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, Joint Task Force Central Commander, said that the surrender of the seven BIFF […]
PDEA Basilan no let up in anti-drugs campaign
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — “There’s no let up,” this was the statement of Cielito Llano, the chief of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) In Basilan province last week. Llano told Newsline, Basilan is making headway in clearing the province of illegal drugs as it cleared 105 of 216 barangays (48.61 percent in the province. In […]
Matanog wants to be eco-tourism hub in Maguindanao del Norte
COATABATO CITY –— The local government unit of Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte is pushing to position their town for tourism development, a move to put their town in the tourism circuit. From a town that saw so much conflict, the move aims to erase the painful realities of the past to a brighter tourism-driven future […]
PDEA nabs 4 drug suspects in Lamitan City
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Basilan (PDEA-BASILAN) arrested four persons in a drug buy-bust operation conducted conducted in Sitio Larbeco, Barangay Limo-ok, Lamitan City on Wednesday, March 22. Cielito Llano, director of PDEA-Basilan, identified the drug suspects as Dennis Julian Tinguha alias ‘Ekong’, Joey Tinguha Ibañez, Jonathan Mag-usara Partosa and […]
34 firearms yielded in Basilan
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan –– With the continuous efforts in managing and restricting the movement of firearms in the province, 34 assorted firearms were surrendered on March 20 from the different barangays of Lantawan town in Basilan Province. Since then, the municipality of Lantawan has been active in the implementation of the Small Arms and Light […]
PNP Internal Affairs starts PNP-BARMM audit
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan —The Philippine National Police-BARMM Regional Internal Affairs Office has started the annual inspection and audit in the region. Atty Richard Opinion, Director of RIAS-BARMM. said that the PNP will audit whether the performance of the police is lackluster, and will see if it is in line with the PNP’s mandate. Opinion visited […]
Former town dad main suspect in Marawi City shooting
Police investigators from the Marawi City Police Office suspect that a former Ganassi town councilor is the main suspect in a drive-by shooting on March 15 and using an ambulance as a getaway vehicle. BARMM PNP regional director Police BGen John Gano Guyguyon said that hot pursuit operations are underway to arrest Ansary Marohombsar, a […]