ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two drug suspects were killed in a shootout with police in Barangay Semmut, Akbar, Basilan Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Police Col. Pedro Martirez Jr., Basilan police chief, said the suspects – Mascud Cuevas Sarael, of Bohe Lebbung, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, and Dasman Kilala of Barangay Bubuan, T
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A male voter was killed while five others were wounded after they were fired upon by still unidentified suspects after casting their votes in Tapiantana Island, Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan on Monday, May 9. The fatality was identified as Ricardo Fabian, a resident of Zamboanga City. Woun
ISABELA CITY, Basilan - The police have deployed a quick reaction force to prevent the escalation of violence in the municipality of Sumisip, this province, following a shooting incident on Friday night. Col. Pedro Martirez Jr., provincial police director, said additional cops have been dispatched after an imam was killed while four others were wounded in a shooting incident at around 7:45 p.m. Friday in Barangay Sapa Bulak, Sumisip. An imam leads Muslim worshippers in prayer at a mosque. "We have deployed the quick reaction platoon (forces) to prevent similar incidents and escalation of violence," Martirez said in an interview on Saturday. Twenty-year-old imam, Mutilan Como Ajanab, expired while at a hospital here. Wounded and hospitalized were Rashid Hajibain Suraman, 48; Abdulmalik Suraman Jumlatal, 34; Harisa Hajibain Hadjail, 15; and, Hafidz Suraman Jumlatal, 23. The police report stated the victims were resting in front of their house after they arrived home from a near
ZAMBOANGA CITY -Some 600 individuals, including local candidates, have joined the unity walk and peace covenant signing Thursday in Lamitan City, Basilan. The activity, which was initiated by Maj. Nurhaib Bungkac, Lamitan police chief, is in support of the efforts at making the May 9 polls safe, peaceful, and orderly. The unity walk started around 8:30 a.m. from Datu Kalun Park downtown to the city coliseum followed by a simple program. The signing of the peace covenant and manifesto by local candidates and other stakeholders for the 2022 National and Local Elections Integrity Pledge and Pledge of Commitment highlighted the unity walk. "The event was similar to a blood compact, which requires parties to respect the agreement regardless of the circumstances," Bungkac said in a statement. The covenant signing indicated that candidates agreed to refrain from any actions that could threaten the ballot's sanctity; to promote a safe, clean, healthy, and wholesome environment du