Tight security in Basilan

BASILAN - Security forces have imposed tighter measures in the Muslim province of Basilan following the seizure of materials in the manufacture of improvised explosives from a man who engaged policemen and army soldiers in a gunfight in Lamitan City.

Security forces kill man, recover bomb materials

BASILAN - Security forces have recovered materials in the manufacture of improvised explosives from a man who engaged policemen and army soldiers in a gunfight in the southern Philippine province of Basilan.