Proper noun
A province of the Philippines.
The largest and northernmost island of the Sulu archipelago.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnd it was this intelligence acumen that brought Indammog to Basilan and Sulu for many years, according to him. Source: Internet
Of the 7,584 PUMs, Lanao del Sur topped the list with 2,217, followed by Maguindanao with 2,117; Sulu with 1,124; Tawi-tawi with 1,107; Basilan with 929, Sibakil with 90; and Special Geographic Area with 47. Source: Internet
She added that out of the 97 deportees, only a dozen were residents of Zamboanga, while the rest were from the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and other regions. Source: Internet
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the transfer of rogue cops to Basilan where they will be helping security forces go after extremist Abu Sayyaf bandits. Source: Internet
The blast took place on Basilan, the island stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group notorious for kidnapping and banditry, which was the home of the former "emir" of Islamic State in Southeast Asia, killed last year by Philippine troops. Source: Internet
The former emir of Islamic State in Southeast Asia, who was killed last year by Philippine troops, was a leader of the Abu Sayyaf, a group notorious for kidnapping and banditry whose stronghold is in Basilan. Source: Internet