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Navy intercepts P526 million in smuggled cigarettes off Basilan

The Philippine Navy said its Western Mindanao Naval Command intercepted two maritime smuggling operations off Basilan within 48 hours, resulting in the seizure of...

Coast Guard calls off search for Kerstin casualties

The Philippine Coast Guard Technical Diving Group (PCG-TDG) on Tuesday called off its search for fatalities in the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3, ending...

Death toll in Kerstin tragedy now at 58

THE fatalities in the passenger ferry M/V Trisha Kerstin which capsized off Basilan Island on Jan. 26 has risen to 58 with the recovery...

Ferry sinking toll now at 57, including army soldier

The death toll in the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 off Basilan has risen to 57 after Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel recovered three more...

Senate to push criminal charges vs. Aleson Shipping

The Senate Committee on Public Services opened an inquiry Thursday into the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Basilan as it eyes tightening...

Coast Guard adjusts official tally from Trisha Kerstin tragedy

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) updated on Wednesday the latest official figures related to its comprehensive two-week investigation on the sinking of MV Trisha...

M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sinking death toll rises to 51—PCG

The Philippine Coast Guard said five more bodies were recovered Tuesday from waters off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan, raising the death toll from the...

PNP regional battalion relieved over hazing

THE entire Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 14-B assigned in Basilan has been relieved over complaints of physical harm on...

PNP to assist investigation into ferry sinking off Basilan

Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Tuesday committed police assistance in the investigation into the sinking of...

PCG: Divers to start search for Basilan ferry victims Wednesday

Diving operations to locate the remaining missing passengers of the sunken M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan waters are set to begin on Wednesday,...

18 dead as ferry sinks off Basilan

A ferry with more than 340 people onboard sank early Monday in choppy seas off Basilan, killing at least 18 and leaving 10 still...

Ferry survivor describes panic, wait for rescue

Manila, Philippines—As their ferry began listing heavily in the middle of the night off the southern Philippines, passengers instinctively raced to one side in a...

WMNC confiscates P372-m smuggled cigarettes off Basilan

THE Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) seized more than ₱372 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate operations last week, bringing...

Tipo-tipo Mayor slams ‘siege,’ denies ‘rido’ sparked violence

Tipo-Tipo, Basilan Mayor Ingatun 'Tong' Istarul condemned what he described as a “siege’ in his town on Tuesday which left at least four civilians...
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