X-Nico

unusual facts about Tuburan, Basilan


Batasang Pambansa bombing

Jamiri Hajirun y Usman, ex- mayor of Tuburan, Basilan was indicted for violation of Section 2 of Republic Act 8294 (Illegal possession of explosives) before Manila RTC, on May 15, 2008, and P200,000 bail was recommended for his release.


Akbar, Basilan

It is composed of 9 barangays that were formerly part of Tuburan.

Batasan Hills

On November 13, 2007 an explosion occurred on South Wing of the Batasan Complex killing four people including Congressman Wahab Akbar of Basilan and injuring six more including Representatives Luzviminda Ilagan of GABRIELA and Pryde Henry Teves of Negros Oriental.

Benjamin Hataman

Benjamin Hataman is a Filipino staff member who was charged with murder in the 2007 assassination of rival political leader Wahab Akbar in Basilan.

Charles Hovey

While in charge of a shore party on the island of Basilan, Ensign Hovey was killed by gunshot when attacked by natives on 24 September 1911.

Chavacano language

A small number of Zamboanga's indigenous peoples, such as the Tausugs, the Samals, and of Basilan such as the Yakans, majority of those people are Sunni Muslims, also speak the language.

Cities of the Philippines

However, by opting to remain within Region IX, Isabela City's residents are not eligible to elect and be elected to regional offices of the expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) which now includes the rest of Basilan.

Controversies in the Philippine general election, 2010

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) declared failure of elections in seven municipalities in Lanao del Sur, two municipalities but with several barangays involved in Basilan and one municipality in Sarangani.

Delfin Castro

Under his command, SOUTHCOM had operational control of the whole of Mindanao including Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

Fort Pilar

The Virgin Mary made an apparition, according to the people who witnessed it, they saw the virgin standing mid-air over the Basilan Strait, she had her right hand raised to signal the onrushing waves to stop, saving the city from a tsunami.

Jemuel Apelar

He is married to Gladys Antonio Apelar, a member of the royal Antonio-Cuevas family of Basilan Island, Philippines, descendants of Datu Kalun.

John Hugh Catherwood

While attached to the U.S.S. Pampang, Catherwood was one of a shore party moving in to capture Mundang, on the island of Basilan, Philippine Islands, on the morning of 24 September 1911.

Medina College-Pagadian

After acquiring St. John College and Hospital, Medina College Pagadian City in the Philippines is the leading nursing school in the province of Zamboanga del Sur attracting students from Sulo, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga City, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and even Cotabato City.

Noel Abrigo Coballes

In 1995 he led four different groups of Task Group Panthers in Basilan which liquidated numerous of Abu Sayyaf's terrorists which were accused of kidnaping of civilians.

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 2010

The voters in Isabela vote their representative as part of Basilan's legislative district.

Note that Isabela, Basilan, despite being a part of the province of Basilan, is not a part of the ARMM.

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula, 2010

Note that in Isabela, Basilan, although a part of this region, the voters elect their representative via Basilan's legislative district.


see also