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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police will continue to go after communist rebels. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesperson, made the pronouncement even after President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that peace talks with the communists could continue if they stop committing alleged atrocities and agree to a ceasefire. “In fact, ang intel community, tuloy (ang paghahanap sa kanila)..Habang walang peace talks tuloy ang effort na yun,” Bulalacao said. He […]
(Eagle News)– Over 60 lawmakers from the House of Representatives urged President Rodrigo Duterte to resume peace talks between the government and communist rebels. The call made by 61 lawmakers was made through House Resolution 1803. These lawmakers were Ruby Sahali Tan, Sarah Elago, Carlos Zarate , Raul Daza, Emmanuel Billones, Carlito Marquez, Melecio Yap Jr., Ariel Casilao, Leo Cueva, Anthony Bravo, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan, Joel Almario, Cesar Sarmiento, Kit Belmonte, Edcel Lagman and Tom Villarin. Emmi De Jesus, Victor […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been directed to revoke the licenses and permits of mining companies that are “supplying explosives” to communist rebels, and violating rules on the handling of explosives. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who held a press conference on Tuesday, the directive was given by President Rodrigo Duterte himself during the National Security Council Executive Committee Meeting in Malacañang on Monday. In previous speeches, Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a ceasefire with the communists for the holidays. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday night that the ceasefire was effective from December 24, 2017 to January 2, 2018. “This unilateral ceasefire would lessen the apprehension of the public… We expect that the (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines) would do a similar gesture of goodwill,” Roque […]
(Eagle News) — Four policemen were wounded in what authorities said was a New People’s Army attack in a police station in Misamis Oriental early Sunday. A police report said 60 armed men held the assault in Minuangan that saw SPO1 Ramonito Zambas, Senior Insp. Dante Hallazgo, P03 Alberto Bernadas and PO1 Joshua Satur sustain injuries from shrapnel sent flying by an exploded grenade from an M203 launcher. The police were, however, able to fend off […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte has the power to order the arrest or even the shooting of armed rebel groups. “Of course (he is within bounds), because anyone who bears arms is guilty of rebellion. The crime of rebellion is the crime of taking up arms against the government,” he said in a phone interview with media. Roque also said that armed groups fighting the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang said that it will not hinder initiatives of local government units to conduct localized peace talks with Communist rebels. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that local government units have a degree of autonomy and they are free to promote localized peace talks with the rebels. “We have local autonomy so the peace talks can proceed on a local level if the local government units should want or desire […]
(Eagle News) — Secretary Jesus Dureza announced on Wednesday the cancellation of “all planned meetings” with communist rebels in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive there would no longer be peace talks with them. Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace process, made the announcement also after Duterte said he would classify the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines’ armed group, as a terrorist group. “There will be no peace negotiations anymore with the […]
Says New People’s Army “soldiers” who will surrender to the gov’t will receive houses, jobs (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed support for the peace talks with Communists launched by her daughter Sara Duterte in Davao, even if talks between the national government and the rebels were already terminated months ago. “Yes,” Duterte told reporters when asked if he supported the Davao mayor’s initiative, upon his arrival in the country from his 2-day visit […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse A kerosene lamp flickers beside a Macbook in a jungle camp as ageing Philippine communist leader Jaime Padilla plots the next step in one of Asia’s oldest insurgencies with a new generation of fighters. Fuelled by one of the world’s starkest rich-poor divides, a Maoist rebellion that began months before the first human landed on the moon plods on even though the country now boasts one of 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 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called on the New People’s Army (NPA) to stop attacking and waging war on government forces if its leaders are serious in pursuing peace talks with the government. The President expressed his frustration over the continuing attacks by the NPA on government forces despite the ongoing peace talk which leaders of the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) led by Jose Maria Sison […]
