Army gets 5-hectare land for new Basilan camp
COTABATO CITY — The Lamitan City government on Tuesday donated to the Philippine Army a five-hectare land for a camp as part of its security and economic thrust for its 45 constituent barangays.
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Coast Guard member hurt in Basilan gun attack dies in hospital
COTABATO CITY — The 26-year-old Philippine Coast Guard member wounded in a gun attack in Lamitan City, Basilan on Thursday afternoon died in a hospital in Zamboanga City before dawn Friday.
Extensive probe on Lamitan City gas station bombing sought
COTABATO CITY — Residents have urged for a deep probe into the bombing of a fuel station in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday night. They are convinced that it was merely meant to embarrass the officials who declared all of its 45 barangays as Abu Sayyaf-free earlier the same day and not a terror attack.
Lamitan City declared free from Abu Sayyaf
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, Philippines — Business opportunities and development are expected to rise in this city after the local government declared Lamitan free from Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Basilan’s Lamitan City declared 'Abu Sayyaf-free'
COTABATO CITY — The police, military and local executives on Tuesday declared Lamitan City in Basilan free from the presence of the Abu Sayyaf that once had members in some of its 45 barangays, now touted as the new investment hubs in the island province.
New 'pro-peace infrastructure' in Lamitan City up
COTABATO CITY — Local officials in Lamitan City in Basilan inaugurated on Monday five newly-constructed covered courts that residents can use for sports and as venues for dialogues meant to sustain the fragile peace now spreading through their villages.
Construction of first-ever airport in Basilan mulled
COTABATO CITY — Two Bangsamoro regional agencies and the office of the provincial governor in Basilan will jointly study the viability of setting up an airport in the island province to boost its economy.
Basilan councilor, 5 companions hurt in shooting
MANILA, Philippines — A town councilor and his five companions were wounded in a shooting that triggered a gunfight between two clans in Akbar, Basilan yesterday.
6 armed villagers wounded in Basilan ambush
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Ambushers wounded six men in a rival group in an attack early Saturday in Sitio Lessem in Barangay Bato-Bato in Akbar, Basilan.