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A bill filed by Senator Robin Padilla seeks to create a new autonomous region for the people of Sulu, following its exclusion from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla filed Senate Bill 2879, which establishes the Basulta Autonomous Region composed of Sulu, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi provinces. “To further promote political stability and […]
The House Committee on Energy met for the third time to discuss possible ways forward to address the frequent power outages in Basilan, which Basilan Lone District Rep. Mujiv Hataman raised in House Resolution (HR) 1157.Hataman called for the inquiry because the outages are “discouraging investors from investing in (Basilan), and hampering the delivery of […]
Basilan Governor Jim Salliman issued an executive order imposing a temporary ban on the transport, entry, exit and movement of all live pigs, pork and pork-related products and by-products in Lamitan City and all other affected areas in the country due to the imminent threat of African Swine Fever (ASF). This, after eight blood samples […]
Senator Robin Padilla sent aid to some of those who were affected by the tragic fire that swept through the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan. Padilla’s brother Rommel went to Zamboanga where some of the injured were brought. Rommel, with help from Zamboanga-based volunteers, extended financial aid to the injured. The legislator expressed […]
The local government of Zamboanga City is eyeing to share part of the purchased AstraZeneca vaccines with its neighboring province of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the island areas of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, which are part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the P100-million worth of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has released P4.4 million to Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province, to boost its tourism industry. DOT Undersecretary Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar said the grant is for Isabela City’s project Tourism Short Courses as Opportunities for People Empowerment (TSCOPE) Claudio Ramos II, Isabela City tourism officer, said the TSCOPE is […]
The city government of Lamitan, Basilan, is constructing a P60-million bypass road to ease traffic and further spur development in the city.Basilan Congressman Mujiv Hataman, along with local officials and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officers, led the groundbreaking recently signaling the start of the road project, funded through Hataman’s office. Hataman said […]
The provincial government of Basilan is pushing to convert the Sampinit Complex in Sumisip town – a former stronghold of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) – into a military reservation and to be declared as a “peace zone.”Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman made this pronouncement after Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) […]