The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured that all necessary assistance will be provided to the soldiers wounded in a clash with lawless elements in Basilan province on Jan. 22. “The AFP ...

The MILF attributes the attack to poor communication, while the military maintains that proper procedures were followed COTABATO, Philippines ... treated in Basilan and Zamboanga City, and ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two soldiers, both members of the Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion, were killed while six others were wounded in an encounter in Basilan province on Wednesday ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines ... escape to Basilan when he was arrested on board a passenger vessel, according to Lt. Col. Ramoncelio Sawan, acting spokesman for the Zamboanga peninsula police.

An official of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines condemned Thursday the Basilan clash that left two soldiers dead. Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the encounter took place ...

It is located at the southernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and is bounded in ... and in the south by the Basilan Strait. Zamboanga City commands the sea lanes of southwestern Philippines. It is ...

The Northeast monsoon and easterlies will bring about rains to many parts of the country on Friday, January 24, the ...

The Zamboanga Peninsula has been declared free of communist insurgency ... of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and wiped out seven guerilla fronts and three regional ...