Ground News

Every Angle Covered.

Basilan image

News about Basilan

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Basilan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 14stories have been published about Basilan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

Local News Publishers

Suggest a source

Looking for a source we don't already have? Suggest one here.

Top Basilan News

2 roaming merchants shot dead in Basilan

Asia · Basilan

2 roaming merchants shot dead in Basilan

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

A lone gunman shot and killed two roaming merchants in Barangay Mangalut, Akbar town, Basilan, on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, while they were selling their goods in remote areas.See the Story

Demobilization and Disengagement: Lessons from the Philippines

Terrorism · Basilan

Demobilization and Disengagement: Lessons from the Philippines

The Philippines has ranked in the top 15 countries most affected by terrorism in 11 of the last 14 years, according to the Global Terrorism Index. This has come not only from a highly fragmented Islamist extremist ecosystem that was one part insurgency and two parts small terrorist groups, but also from communist elements. The leading insurgency actors were the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). T…Read Article

4 dead in Basilan clashes on eve of elections

100% Left coverage: 4 sources

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Four persons were killed in armed skirmishes in a village of Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan province on Sunday, the eve of Election Day. According to a report from the Hadji Mohammad Ajul police office, the armed encounter happened near the primary school of Barangay Langil, an island village, at around 9 a.m. on Sunday. The village chief, Amna Pawaki, the wife of town Mayor Talib Pawaki, was …Asia · Basilan See the Story

Wanted ex-Abu Sayyaf man arrested in Basilan after 13 years of hiding

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a former member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), who is wanted for murder and kidnapping cases, during a follow-up operation in Basilan. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the operation was carried out on May 7 after his men confirmed the presence of the wanted fugitive in Barangay Lanote in Isabela City--13 years after the arrest warrant was issued against hi…Basilan · Basilan Read Article

Dipolog: LGU OF LAMITAN CITY, DRAWS A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF DAPITAN - Radio Philippines Network

A Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) was conducted by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Lamitan City in the Province of Basilan, for the City Government of Dapitan, on April 25, 2025 at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall, Government Center. The said event was led by Dapitan Vice Mayor Mayor Alfredo A. Sy, with a total of 26 guests participating, led by Engr. Arnold Yap, a City Planning and Development Coordinator who shared valuable insigh…Government · Basilan Read Article

NCIP office head gunned down in Isabela City

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Basilan province head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples was shot dead by three men in her office in Barangay Tabuk in Isabela City yesterday. According to an Isabela City police report, Czarina Mustafa Malun was shot several times at the NCIP office in Purok 2.Asia · Basilan Read Article

Manhunt underway after 2 soldiers killed in Basilan ambush

By Teofilo Garcia, Jr. (File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – A manhunt is in full swing in Basilan province after two Army soldiers were killed and another wounded in an ambush Friday afternoon in Tuburan town. Sgt. Reymark Bation and Cpl. Jordan Daquipel of the 18th Infantry Battalion (18IB) were gunned down while riding a motorcycle in in Barangay Duga-a around 4:20 p.m., according to Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson Col. J-Jay Javin…Basilan · Basilan Read Article

Army collects 61 more unlicensed combat weapons in Basilan

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade has collected 61 more combat weapons turned in by residents of two cities and eight towns in Basilan in support of a local disarmament campaign complementing Malacañang’s Mindanao peace process.Asia · Basilan Read Article

2 soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Basilan ambush

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Two soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion (18th IB) were killed while another was wounded in an ambush on Friday afternoon in Barangay Dugaa in Tuburan, Basilan. Lt. Col. Mark Lagud, commander of the 18th IB, confirmed that at about 4:25 p.m., the three were ambushed by an undetermined number of “lawless individuals using M-16 rifles.” The three were traveling on two motorcycles from the Dugaa patrol base t…Asia · Basilan See the Story

5 PDLs bolt Basilan Provincial Jail

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five Persons Deprived of Liberty bolted the Basilan Provincial Jail in Barangay Sumagdang, Isabela City, Basilan province on Sunday, March 30.ONE of the cells at the Basilan Provincial Jail in Isabela City, Basilan. The escapees were identified as Amar Mohammad of Al-Barka, Teddi Boga-Baguindan of Tipo-Tipo, Ibrahim Badju and Muad Ahmad of Mohammad Ajul, and Mahad Hassan of Sumisip.Provincial jail guard Baser Halilulla said two…Basilan · Basilan Read Article

Breaking News Topics Related to Basilan