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(Eagle News) — Security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte is all set, a police official said during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 18. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said that there are 6,300 police personnel to be deployed on the day of SONA as they expect 10,000-15,000 militants to hold protest rallies. “Nagkasundo naman na pagbibigyan ang mga protesters sa same […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators allied with the administration expressed their apprehension about extending martial law until December. After the closed-door briefing with military officials, many said they are in favor of extending martial law, but felt that a month or two months is enough period for an extension. -1 to 2 month martial law extension enough, says some senators Senator Richard Gordon said that he is in favor of extending the […]
(Eagle News)– Two members of the Philippine Marines were killed on Wednesday (July 19) in Roxas, Palawan during an attack allegedly carried out by communist rebels. Palawan police director Senior Superintendent Gabriel Lopez said the slain soldiers were from Marine Battalion Landing Team 12 stationed in Roxas. “Our field personnel in Roxas are still investigating in the area, but initial reports said the two Marines were shot around 8:15 in the morning,” Lopez said. Initial […]
These photos showed the bullet-riddled vehicle of the Presidential Security Group, one of the two vehicles used in the convoy ambushed by suspected gunmen of the New People’s Army rebels. At least five PSG men were wounded and one militiaman was killed in the attack that happened around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, in North Cotabato. President Rodrigo Duterte warned the communist leaders he would not allow peace talks to continue if the […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Wednesday (July 19) dared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to fight on the side of the government against terrorists, if it really wants to pursue peace. “To show that the CPP/NPA/[NDFP] is truly in pursuit of peaceful coexistence, they must stand against a common enemy, regardless of martial law extension,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella added that ““it is […]
(Eagle News)– Senators took part in a closed-door briefing by security officials on Wednesday (July 19) morning ahead of the special joint session on Saturday (July 22) for President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of this year. The briefing was led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Eduardo Año, martial law administrator. Among the senators who attended the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to end peace talks with communist rebels on Wednesday, hours after suspected guerrillas wounded five members of the two-vehicle Presidential Security Group (PSG) convoy in an ambush along a national highway in North Cotabato. Aides said Duterte, 72, was not in the convoy when gunmen opened fire on two Presidential Security Group vehicles along a highway on the main southern island of Mindanao, where martial law is in effect. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Umalma ang mga mambabatas mula sa Makabayan bloc sa hirit na palawigin pa ang idineklarang martial law ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, hindi dapat madaliin ng Kongreso ang pag-apruba sa martial law extension. Sa halip, kailangan muna itong pag-aralang maigi upang malaman kung may batayan ang pagpapalawig dito. Dapat din aniyang mapaliwanag ang defense at security officials sa mga mambabatas kung […]
At least one person was dead and several others injured after government forces in a convoy clashed with suspected rebels in North Cotabato on Wednesday. The convoy composed mostly of members from the Presidential Security Group was on its way to Cagayan de Oro when they ran into a checkpoint manned by guerrillas, their commander Louie Dagoy told reporters. The fatality was identified as Benjamin Pandia, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit. […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark health care law, insisting it was finally time to “let Obamacare fail.” With four Republicans now lined up against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health overhaul, the plan has flatlined in the 100-member chamber, where the party could afford only two defectors in order […]
“Ayaw kong ibrutalize ka,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday warned soldiers against leaving their military camps without any weapons, noting they should not allow themselves to be “brutalized” by the enemy. “I will overrule that kind of regulation (regulation prohibiting government security forces from bringing guns outside their camps) because it is stupid,” he said in a speech during the turnover of around 3000 guns to the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an order banning portraits of himself and those of other government officials, noting that the portraits of heroes should be placed there instead. “I intend to issue a decree. Ipatanggal ko ‘yung mga litrato namin, lalo na ‘yang litrato ni… Tapos litrato, pagpasok niya, litrato niya. Na-buang man ‘yung mga ganun na tao,” he told soldiers in a speech on Tuesday. He noted that when […]
