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(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed the rebellion complaint against the widow of slain Maute terrorist group leader Otto Maute. In a resolution dated March 7, the DOJ ruled there was a lack of probable cause for the complaint filed by the police and the military against Najiya Dilangalen Karon-Maute. She was arrested in January by the police and the military who accused her of aiding members of the terrorist group. In junking the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The sub-leader of the Maute group arrested in Manila over the weekend had no plans of wreaking havoc in the country’s capital in the first place, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday. According to Dela Rosa, Abdul Nasser Lomondot had actually gone to the country’s capital to elude government security forces who were after him in Mindanao. Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government hailed the inclusion of the Maute group in the United States list of foreign terrorist organizations. “The official designation of the Maute Group as an affiliate group of ISIS and its inclusion in the US list of foreign terrorist organizations are positive developments in the campaign against terrorism,” said Presidential Spokesperson harry Roque in a statement. “This reaffirms our long-held belief that the Maute Group is composed of local […]
(Eagle News) – We are ready. The deputy commander of Joint Task Force had this to say, after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Murad Ibrahim warned that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group could seize another Filipino city. According to Col. Romeo Brawner, the military was “rewriting (their) doctrines,” “reorganizing (their) units,” and “re-equipping and retraining,” applying the lessons they learnt when Maute rebels who pledged allegiance to ISIS overran Marawi in May. He said […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will intensify coordination with its Indonesian counterparts to ensure security and prevent the utilization of territorial waters as an “avenue for the proliferation of terrorism and other transnational crimes,” among others. The border committees of both countries said in a statement that they were considering adding more border crossing stations to “closely monitor the entry and exit” of their nationals. In the statement issued days after President Rodrigo Duterte met with […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday that it was verifying reports foreign terrorists have again entered Mindanao. Lorenzana said reports from neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia showed that there was an increase of foreign fighters in the island group in the southern part of the country. “But we are trying to verify that. Up to now, wala pa kaming na-coconfirm,” he said. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants to “intensify” maritime security and cooperation with Indonesia to fight terrorism. Duterte made the statement during a courtesy call made by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Wednesday. Duterte was accompanied by representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Education, while Retno was accompanied by Consul General for the Indonesian Embassy in Davao Berlian Napitupulu, Indonesian Embassy in Manila charge d’affaires Budi Dhewajani, among others. “While […]
(Eagle News) — Around 800 temporary shelters are set to be turned over to displaced residents in Marawi on Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a televised press briefing in Marawi City. “We targeted to transfer 500 units but instead of just 500, we are actually transferring 800,” he said. According to Roque, of the 800, the 500 are in Sagonsongan, and the 300 in Matungao, in Lanao del Norte. The scheduled turnover–which […]
Guevarra notes, however, that extension of 60-day martial law rests in Congress as provided for also in Constitution (Eagle News) — Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday said that approving a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao would be tantamount to circumventing the Constitution which said that martial law could be imposed for a period of 60 days. “I’d like to be enlightened again…How can the extension be longer than the original,” he said before […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally asked Congress to extend martial law for one year in Mindanao. In a letter addressed to Senate President Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Duterte cited a letter of recommendation suggesting the one year extension beginning January 1, 2018 from the Secretary of National Defense. In the letter received by Duterte on December 4, the defense department cited the “current security assessment” made by the chief […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has recommended a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. This is according to AFP Spokesperson Restituto Padilla, who spoke to the media on Friday. “As far as I’m concerned, there is a recommendation to similarly support the recommendation of the (Philippine National Police),” he said. He said the recommendation has been submitted to the Department of National Defense, whose secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, submitted the same […]
(Eagle News) — The government plans to turn war-torn Marawi into a commercial and tourism hub in Mindanao, a military official announced on Thursday, as rehabilitation efforts went underway. In an interview over dzbb, Armed Forces of the Philippines Public Affairs Office chief Edgar Arevalo said the plan was to make Marawi known not only as a city that defeated terrorism, but also as a city that rose from the ashes to become a magnet for […]
