With efforts now underway to promote the Philippines as a premier destination with a flourishing halal industry, the country ...

BASILAN, Philippines (CNN) -- When you board the ferry to Basilan, you're met by soldiers carrying submachine guns. They say the Abu Sayyaf has its informers watching the people boarding, and that ...

BASILAN Mindanao Philippines travel vlog. Posted: April 17, 2025 | Last updated: April 17, 2025. In this episode, we explore Basilan’s rich culture, from Lamitan City’s weavers to trying Betel ...

Philippine Coast Guard personnel search for survivors from the fire on MV Lady Mary Joy at Basilan, southern Philippines on March 30, 2023. AP At least 23 passengers were injured and brought to ...

The Philippine Coast Guard responds to the fire aboard a passenger ferry in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, Philippines, March 29, 2023.

The burned ferry was towed to Basilan’s shoreline where the bodies of 18 of the 31 ... At least 31 people are dead after a fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged ...

In 2019, around 270 residents from a remote village in Basilan province were forced to flee their homes due to armed clashes between government forces and a non-state armed group. ... Asniah, ICRC ...