... 8212; those were the words that came to mind the whole time I was there. People who’ve never been to Basilan hold the notion that it’s a perennially dangerous place. Well, we ... pleased I made these trips. I hope that, through my eyes, more people will come to appreciate that Zamboanga and Basilan are amazing and peaceful places. I’ll definitely be back there very soon! Copyright ...

... on Tuesday and killing five gunmen, including their leader, in the largely Muslim province of Basilan, south of the Philippines, officials said. Marine Major Ramon David Hontiveros, a regional ... two cadavers recovered by soldiers. The fighting lasted more than 30 minutes, but other reports in Basilan said those killed were members of the larger Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which is currently ...

... of the Diki Fisherfolk and Fish Processors Association in Barangay Diki, Malamawi Island, Basilan—all of them out-of-school youth who are children or relatives of former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)— ... MNLF combatants with pre- and post-harvest facilities and training leading to more profitable agriculture and aquaculture production in the Sulu and Basilan areas. GEM

... National Police (PNP) filed charges against 28 members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf for last week's abduction of two Chinese nationals and a Filipino laborer in Basilan, southern Philippines, according to a spokesman on Tuesday. PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said that local investigators filed charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention case at the ...

... of people who are being displaced by the widespread military operations in Basilan and Sulu. As a movement upholding the democratic aspirations ... intensified massive troop deployment and offensives in Basilan and Sulu. Last July 11, Marine soldiers ... Fr. Giancarlo Bossi, even if it was public knowledge that he was not in Basilan. They were instructed to operate in a territory where MILF rebels ...

... part of a decade, Onishi also noted, "Basilan, like many other Muslim and Christian areas in the southern Philippines, ... launches assisting, are engaged in disarming the Moros on Basilan Island. The troops are distributed around the coast and are co-operating ... soldier in a restaurant was killed in 2002..." As in Basilan, however, the U.S. counterinsurgency story in Jolo actually goes back ...