DAVAO CITY (June 9) — A wooden ferry loaded with groceries sank off the coast of Barangay Baluno, Isabela City, on Friday afternoon, scattering supplies across the shoreline of Block 4. According to the Isabela City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), responders were dispatched following reports of a maritime incident involving a sunken vessel. By the … [Read more...] about Ferry sinks off Basilan coast; All passengers rescued
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Marawi at 8: Families await justice, return, and closure
Families of the missing gather during the 2024 commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared in Iligan City. Photo: L. Monserate Piojo/ICRC DAVAO CITY (June 8) — Eight years after the devastating siege of Marawi City in 2017, thousands of families remain displaced, and more than 300 people are still missing, highlighting what humanitarian groups call a fragile … [Read more...] about Marawi at 8: Families await justice, return, and closure
Philippine vice governor-elect faces pressure to stay after vow to reisgn if brother wins
DAVAO CITY (May 23)—A high-profile political standoff is unfolding in the southern Philippine province of Basilan after Vice Governor-elect Jim Salliman-Hataman, a three-term former governor, vowed to resign following the election of his brother, Mujiv Hataman, as governor. Salliman pledged during the 2025 midterm campaign season, declaring that he would not serve as vice … [Read more...] about Philippine vice governor-elect faces pressure to stay after vow to reisgn if brother wins
Mujiv Hataman Proclaimed Governor-Elect of Basilan
DAVAO CITY (May 14) ----Former Congressman Mujiv Hataman has been officially proclaimed the newly elected Governor of Basilan following the completion of the official canvassing of votes in the May 13, 2025 midterm elections. Hataman garnered 121,829 votes from across the province’s two cities and 11 municipalities, securing a narrow victory with a margin of 3,275 votes over … [Read more...] about Mujiv Hataman Proclaimed Governor-Elect of Basilan
Mayoral bet, running mate survive ambush in New Bangsamoro Town
DAVAO CITY (April 27) — A barangay chairman from a prominent Moro clan and his running mate survived an ambush on Friday, April 25, in Nabalawag, a newly created town in Cotabato province under the Bangsamoro region. Authorities from the Cotabato Provincial Police Office and the 34th Infantry Battalion said Datu Esmael Tayuan, chairman of Barangay Damatulan and candidate … [Read more...] about Mayoral bet, running mate survive ambush in New Bangsamoro Town
