Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News) — Only a court of law can mete out any form of penalty against anyone violating the laws of the country. This was the response of Senator Panfilo Lacson to a statement over the weekend from the National Democratic Front ordering the arrest of President Benigno Aquino III over the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan on April 1, last year. Aside from Aquino, also ordered arrested were Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista, North […]
MANILA, March 13 – Malacanang official said the Palace welcomes the announcement on the resumption of formal peace talks between the Philippine Government and the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF). In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said “The Palace welcomes the announcement of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on the resumption of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the […]
(Eagle News) — The negotiating panels of both the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) agreed on Saturday (March 11) to resume peace talks in April and June this year, as both parties also agreed to “forge an interim bilateral ceasefire agreement” so that the talks could proceed. In a statement signed by the members of both parties’ negotiating panels in Utrecth, The Netherlands, the government and the NDF […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday directed the military and the police to “wage war” against the New People’s Army rebels after they killed four policemen who were not even combatants but were merely responding to a call to investigate a murder in the area. The President said there is no peace talks as of now. “Wala pang peace talks. It’s totally absent. So, in the meantime, I will also ask the […]
(Eagle News) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is ready to go after and hunt down the New People’s Army rebels following President Duterte’s directive to scrap peace talks with communist leaders. Lorenzana clarified that there was no “all-out war” but normal military operations to be conducted against the NPA, the armed component of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), especially after their action of killing unarmed soldiers on February 1, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kailangang managot ang mga rebeldeng komunista na nasa likod ng pag-ambush at brutal na pagpatay sa mga sundalo. Ito ang inihayag ng mga senador, upang anila ay mabigyan ng hustisya ang pagkamatay ng mga sundalo. Samantala, suportado naman ng ilang kongresista ang pagkansela ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa napagkasunduang peace talks sa rebeldeng komunista na CPP-NPA-NDF. Ayon sa mga ito, sobra na ang naging pagbibigay ng pamahalaan sa mga rebeldeng komunista […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced he is pulling out members of the government’s peace panel negotiating with communist leaders in Rome and Oslo, as he cancels peace talks with the National Democratic Front. In a talk with reporters in Davao City, late Saturday night, the President said he is not interested with arguing with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) anymore, as the latter insisted on the release of the remaining 400 […]
(Eagle News) — Communist rebels admitted to have conducted at least 20 actions against Philippine government forces, targetting even those conducting peace and community development activities in the last five days amid a supposed ceasefire as part of the New People’s Army’s (NPA’s) alleged “active defense posture” against the government. In a statement released by NPA Spokesperson Oris Madlos, it said that the rebel group made their attacks on soldiers of the Armed […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte announced the lifting of the ceasefire with the communist rebels effective Friday night (February 3) because of the recent killings of soldiers done by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. The President made the announcement during the ceremonial switch-on of the M’lang Solar Powered Irrigation System (MSPIS) first prototype in Barangay Janiuay, M’lang, Cotabato on Friday afternoon. “I tried my best. Pero parang kanta, But my best was […]
(Eagle News) – The Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said the Philippine government is “dismayed” with the announcement of the New People’s Army (NPA) to withdraw the unilateral ceasefire effective February 10. The announcement was made by NPA spokesperson “Ka Oris” Madlos on Wednesday morning, February 1. Dureza rued that “this cancellation came just after some progress were made in the 3rd round of peace talks in Rome where negotiating panels […]
By Mary Rose Faith Bonalos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippine (CPP) and the National Operations Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Wednesday morning (February 1) declared that it is terminating its August 28 unilateral ceasefire with the Philippine government due to alleged skirmishes with the military and police. In a statement issued by the NPA spokesperson, Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, he said […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza confirmed on Monday that National Democratic Front consultant Jose Maria Sison was no longer listed as terrorist by European Union (EU). However, other members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) still hang on the list. Dureza met with EU representatives in Brussels, Belgiumafter the peace talks in Oslo, Norway. “Sa EU, they already removed Joma Sison. Only the CPP-NPA-NDF […]
