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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday over 200 New People’s Army (NPA) rebel returnees in Malacañang. The 215 former rebels welcomed by the President were the first batch of the 683 NPA returnees lined up by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to tour Manila. The President said in his speech that the former NPA rebels made a good decision to return to the fold of the law instead of fighting […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported that a total number of 326 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the government last month. Despite the large number of rebels who surrendered, AFP Spokesperson General Edgar Arevalo admitted that it is still too early to say that the AFP can defeat the rebel group. He said that the unprecedented number of surrenderrees could be attributed to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech he delivered in Compostela Valley, once again said that he does not want to extend his term as president, even if there is a constitutional amendment and a switch to a federal system of government. “If I extend my term even by just one day, I am now asking the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP (Philippine National Police) not to […]
(Eagle News) — The military on Wednesday accused the communist rebels of violating the unilateral ceasefire it earlier declared for the holidays, and in commemoration of the group’s anniversary. In a statement, the 10th Infantry Division said on December 25, for instance, around 30 rebels went after Arbilito Catampao, a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary in Compostela Valley. Catampao only escaped the rebels by running as fast as he could. The Melale Patrol […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has been placed on full alert as the Communist Party of the Philippines geared up for its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday. AFP spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said the upgrading of the status was done to guard against possible attacks from the group. Only recently, President Rodrigo Duterte terminated peace talks with the Communists, and labelled them as terrorists. The government has declared a ceasefire from 6 […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Rey Guerrero dismissed critics’ claims of a declaration of martial law nationwide, saying these were only “speculative.” “I will not dare to venture into such topic considering, not only because it’s speculative, but because it’s too early, it’s too far in the future for me to project,” Guerrero added. He said as of now, the focus should be Mindanao. “It was mentioned in Congress […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday said it has recommended a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao to President Rodrigo Duterte. “Principally (we made the recommendation) due to existing threats sa Mindanao from the terrorist groups..,” he said, noting that there were other groups that need to be the focus of “continuing concern” apart from Maute. He said they received reports that the attack […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinaghahanda na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga opisyal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines dahil anumang araw ay maglalabas siya ng kautusan para sa isasagawang “mass arrest” sa mga miyembro ng Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte na dahil wala nang peace talks, kailangan nang arestuhin at ibalik sa kulungan ang mga lider ng grupo na pansamantalang pinakawalan noon para sa usapang pangkapayapaan. […]
(Eagle News ) — An Abu Sayyaf bomber with a P1.3-million bounty on his head was arrested in Basilan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan, said Rahim Abdul alias Aman Kabalu was apprehended at Zone 1 in Barangay Kampurnah, Isabela on November 28. He said the arrest at 3:40 p.m. was made possible after a civilian positively identified Abdul, who did not resist […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is convinced that the terrorist groups in the country are grooming new leaders. Joint Task Force Ranao Deputy Commander Romeo Brawner Jr. said that a Malaysian terrorist, Amin Baco, is on top of the list to replace Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute, but they are not sure if he is still alive. Brawner said that they are still comparing DNA samples recovered from a cadaver […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Lawmakers are now working on a law that will allow for the increase in the salaries of uniformed personnel, a promise President Rodrigo Duterte made in several of his speeches. Senate President Koko Pimentel said he has filed Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 for this. “There is a need to adjust the compensation package in order to make it more commensurate with their critical role in providing national security […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Major General Restituto Padilla said that 10 more barangays in Marawi City will be opened up to civilians and handed over to the local government’s authority. Out of 96 barangays in Marawi City, 50 have been opened up to civilians. Of the remaining 36 barangays, 24 barangays have yet to be cleared by the military because they are inside the main battle […]
