Three soldiers were wounded in a grenade attack in Basilan, prompting the Army to launch a manhunt against the assailants. The attack occurred at the headquarters of the 18th Infantry Battalion in Lamitan City, carried out by two men on a motorcycle. The wounded soldiers, two privates and a corporal, were hospitalized. Meanwhile, the Nali-Sikkiat Bridge No. 1 in Tawi-Tawi, spanning 541 meters across the Bongao Channel and funded by the Asian Development Bank, has been completed, marking a significant step in the region’s infrastructure development. In Misamis Oriental, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 10 is deepening its probe into illegal mining operations along the Iponan River, where one arrest was made and extensive environmental damage was reported.
