Basilan authorities have offered a ₱1-million bounty for the recapture of five inmates who escaped from the provincial jail and the two suspects who aided their escape. Governor Jim Hataman-Salliman urged residents to provide information to the police. Col. Cerrazid Umabong, Basilan police chief, stated the inmates fled after their accomplices overpowered the lone jail guard. Meanwhile, Senator Loren Legarda has called for an investigation into the killings of non-Moro indigenous peoples in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, where 84 murders, including 12 leaders and 8 women, have been documented. The latest victim was Teduray-Lambangian tribal chief Fernando Promboy, killed on February 19. Additionally, the Philippine National Police has deployed 145 more officers to Lanao del Sur for election security duties on May 12, 2025, with 20 towns identified as election hotspots due to serious armed threats.
