TAWI-TAWI, Philippines — As rebrands go, the southern islands of the Philippines face what has to be among the toughest challenges. For a long time, these jungled islands were known as sites of ...

Up to 106 passengers and 15 crew members of a passenger vessel were rescued nearly six days after the boat was reported missing while navigating the sea en route to Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi from ...

The crocodile that was caught at sea in Languyan, Tawi-Tawi has been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Residents built a balsa that will be used to transport ...

A navy patrol boat found the missing boat off the coast of the Philippines' southern Tawi-Tawi archipelago on Tuesday, it added. Its 106 passengers and 15 crew members, all Filipinos, were ...

COTABATO — Navy personnel on Tuesday rescued 121 passengers and crewmen of a small boat that went adrift for six days due to engine trouble while sailing from Zamboanga City to Taganak island town in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy on Wednesday rescued 106 passengers and 15 crew members of ML J Sayang 1, after being stranded in the waters off Tawi-Tawi province for six days.