ISABELA, Philippines — You learned to live with the fear, Sonia Acuna said. If you were Christian and couldn’t afford to leave Basilan island, you had no choice. You left your house each morning on ...

The death toll from the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan has climbed to 57 after three more bodies were recovered on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Technical divers from the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Nineteen technical wreck divers and a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commenced diving and search operations for the 10 missing passengers of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is continuing search and retrieval operations on the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which sank near Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, as technical divers work ...

Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann, left, with her son Kevin Eric Lunsmann, are seen together with Gerfa's unidentified husband in a family photo. Kevin was released by al-Qaeda militants today after five months ...

Basilan: A local chief executive of southern Basilan island has ordered an all-out offensive against kidnappers holding a Sri Lankan peace worker, three teachers and a young boy. Basilan Governor Jum ...

IN 2001, Basilan became infamous around the world when the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted 20 hostages, including three ...

KAPAYAWAN, Philippines — Somewhere in the dense jungle a few miles from here, American missionaries Gracia and Martin Burnham are spending their seventh month as captives of the rebel group Abu Sayyaf ...