Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. has assured that coordination with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was carried out ahead of bloody encounter on January 22 that left as many as four people dead.

Government leaders condemned the ambush staged by members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) against soldiers in Sumisip town, Basilan on Wednesday, in the

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) began collecting information to identify those responsible for the armed attack in Sumisip, Basilan, which left

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. shot down assertions from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that government troops would need to

An official of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines condemned Thursday the Basilan clash that left two soldiers dead. Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the encounter took place on Wednesday while troops from the 32nd Infantry Battalion were providing security to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) personnel involved in a peace and development project in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng,

The Philippine military coordinated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ahead of a bloody encounter on January 22 that left four people dead,

Gunmen attacked on Wednesday afternoon, January 22, a team of soldiers out on humanitarian mission in Sumisip town in Basilan, killing two of them and hurting 12 others, now in a hospital.

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) on Thursday strongly condemned the attack against government troops in Basilan province that killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others Wednesday afternoon.

The United Nations in the Philippines “strongly condemned” on Thursday the deadly ambush that killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others in Sumisip town, Basilan province on Jan. 22. Despite the incident,

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) paid tribute to the bravery of soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Battalion wounded in an ambush in Basilan, presenting t

Two soldiers, both members of the Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion, were killed while six others were wounded in an encounter in Basilan province on Wednesday, said Brigadier General Alvin Luzon, commander of the 101st Army Brigade.

The Philippine government issued on Saturday a high alert for residents in Palawan and Basilan, urging them to stay vigilant ahead of China's Long March 8A rocket launch, which may affect the two provinces.