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(Eagle News) — Tuloy naman ang opensiba ng militar laban sa mga grupong terorista at komunista sa bansa kahit na holiday season. Sinabi ni 6th Infantry Division Commander, Major Gen. Cirilito Sobejana na sapat ang kanilang mga tauhan bagaman ang ilan ay pinayagan munang makapiling ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay ngayong holiday season. Kailangan aniya nilang maging handa makaraang tumanggap ng banta ng pag-atake ang ilang lugar sa Mindanao region. Kinabibilangan ito ng Cotabato […]
(Eagle News) — Nasa full alert status ang buong pwersa ng militar at pulisya sa Bicol Region makaraan ang serye ng pag-atake ng Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Kinansela rin PNP Region 5 director Arnel Escobal ang bakasyon ng lahat sa kanyang mga tauhan sa rehiyon dahil sa posibleng maulit muli ang mga pag-atake ng komunistang grupo. Nitong Martes, Disyembre 18 ay magkakasunod na sinalakay ng mga NPA members ang police station […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines is investigating how weapons and ammunition believed to be the property of the government were seized from suspected arms suppliers to rebels. The AFP launched the probe after Edgardo Medel and Rosemarie Medel were nabbed by authorities for “selling” to authorities P1.2 million worth of firearms and ammunition believed to be the property of the 7th Infantry Batallion in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. “While we can already […]
(Eagle News) — Nanindigan ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) na hindi na kinakailangan ng martial law para matugunan ang acts of lawlessness sa Mindanao. Ayon sa CHR, pinapanatili nila ang kanilang posisyon na ang sektor ng seguridad sa ating bansa ay kaya ng matugunan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines ang acts of lawlessness at hindi na kailangan ng martial law. “The CHR has taken a position from the […]
(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 12, extended its “appreciation” for Congress’ grant of another extension of martial law in Mindanao. ““We appreciate this grant that lengthens the period of Martial Law implementation (in Mindanao)..,” Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said in a statement. He said the AFP was “mindful that it is impressed with enormous responsibility…to quell the rebellion that persists in Mindanao and prevent lawless violence by […]
(Eagle News)–Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal is the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Madrigal, the commander of Eastern Mindanao Command based in Davao City, will assume the post on December 12. He will replace Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr., who is slated to reach the mandatory age of retirement.
(Eagle News) — The Palace has ordered the deployment of additional security forces in some parts of the country. The issuance of Memorandum Order 32 that ordered the deployment of additional troops in Samar, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and the Bicol region to “suppress lawless violence and acts of terror” came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said there had to be some changes in the military because of the number of soldiers’ lives lost in the […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple on Thursday delivered blockbuster earnings, but saw shares punished after a disappointing holiday season forecast and word that it will stop reporting how many iPhones it sells. The California-based technology giant makes most of its money from iPhones, and sales numbers have been seen as a bellwether of the company’s fortunes. Apple shares dove 6.5 percent to $207.78 in after-market trades following the […]
(Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that the action of President Rodrigo Duterte to put the Bureau of Customs “under the watchful eye” of the military was just “temporary,” and that civilian rule in the controversial agency should still be supreme at all times. In a message to reporters, Guevarra said that the “President, as Chief Executive, has the power of supervision and control over the entire Executive Dept, and is duty-bound […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the nation’s security forces to be non-partisan during the election season as he asked them to make a “commitment to the Filipino people” to stay “neutral. “Let us make a deal here, promise, we make a commitment to the Filipino people. This election, strictly neutral tayong lahat,” he said in a speech on Monday, Oct. 15, during the Philippine Army’s change of command rites. Duterte also asked […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of the Army’s intelligence unit as the military’s next commanding general. Major General Macairog Alberto, chief of the Intelligence Service unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will replace Major General Rolando Bautista, who is slated to retire on Oct. 15. President Duterte has said, however, that he would appoint Bautista as the next Social Welfare secretary. Alberto served as commander of Task Force Davao […]
(Eagle News) – Pensions of eligible living senior war veterans would be increased from the current P5,000 to P20,000 under the Senate Bill No. 1766 which was approved on Monday by the Senate. This will benefit some 6,000 still living veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War who will be now eligible to receive P20,000 monthly pension — representing a 300 percent increase of their previous pension. The bill’s author and […]
