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QUEZON City, Philippines – Sixty-seven policemen that are allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade will be transferred to Mindanao. According to NCRPO Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, the unnamed policemen are still continuing with their illegal activities despite the government’s anti-drug activities.
(Eagle News)– Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana insisted on Wednesday (September 14) that the American troops deployed in Mindanao could not be abducted by Abu Sayyaf. According to Lorenzana, the US servicemen are always inside the military camps. “Iyong fears ni Presidente that they (US troops) may be subject to reprisal by Muslims is a little bit … hindi siguro mangyayari dahil nasa kampo lang sila and they don’t go out of the camps,” he said. […]
(Eagle News)– United States (US) Department Spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday (September 13) reiterated that US will continue its commitments to the Philippines, and has yet to make any formal announcement regarding the removal of US troops in Mindanao. “I’ve seen the comments. I’ve seen them in press reporting, and what I can tell you is that we’re not aware of any official communication by the Philippine Government to that effect and to seek that […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) stressed that United States Special Forces deployed in Mindanao should pack up. “Kaya iyong mga Special Forces, they have to go. They have to go. In Mindanao, maraming mga puti roon, they have to go. I-review ko iyang foreign policy. Hindi ko lang masalita noon out of respect or I do not want a rift with America. But they have to go,” Duterte said. “Mas lalong […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte says he could be open to peace talks with the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and kidnapped seven more. “The Abu Sayyaf is not my enemy. I know it is connected with the issue of Mindanao,” Duterte told supporters in a speech in the central city of Cebu late Saturday, referring to the rebellion-torn south of the country. “That is why […]
(Eagle News) — The May 9 Philippine elections is a very crucial event, with the next Philippine president steering the country in this era of the ASEAN community. On May 9, and the period after that the world will focus on this Southeast Asian country, and the next President’s moves would be under a microscope. In this excerpt from Asean in Focus weekend edition aired on May 7, two prominent figures in the scene of […]
Inilagay na sa red alert ang buong Mindanao dahil sa sa generation deficiency o kaunting suplay ng kuryente ayon sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Dahil dito, ayon sa ahensya, inaasahan na ang rotating brownouts sa Mindanao kaugnay na rin anila ng zero megawatt na contigency reserves sa Mindanao. Napag-alaman ding magkukulang ng 49 megawatts na reserve power ang Mindanao Grid kaugnay ng pagbagsak ng Quezon Power Plant.
(Eagle News) UPDATE — Umakyat na sa 25 ang patay sa panig ng rebeldeng grupong Abu Sayyaf (ASG) sa nagpapatuloy pang opensiba ng militar sa Tipo-Tipo, Basilan na una nang nakabakbakan ng 44th Infantry Batallion noong Sabado, Abril 9. Kabilang sa mga malubhang nasugatan ang isa sa mga lider ng ASG na si Furugi Indama na kabilang sa mga target ng operasyon. Kumpirmado naman ang pagkasawi ng Moroccan bomb expert na si Mohammad Khattab, hinihinalang […]
DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 26 — The military wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have repositioned more than a thousand of its fighters in several barangays to avoid a mis-encounter as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its law enforcement operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and other terrorist groups operating in the province. Last February 5, the AFP’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade initiated a law enforcement operation against […]
The General Santos International Airport has been chosen by a United Nations unit as the location for the construction of a disaster response center in Mindanao. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced this in a recent statement sent to reporters. According to the CAAP, the World Food Programme, the UN’s food assistance branch, will fund the construction and manage for two years the center, which will include a warehouse to store disaster relief […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang welcomed the statement of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal assuring the United Nations that the separatist group remains committed to peace despite the non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III said that Iqbal’s pronouncements were reassuring. Iqbal said the MILF will continue to engage in peace initiatives despite the security challenges on the ground. “We welcome this […]
QUEZON CTY, Feb. 4 — Government of the Philippines said that the Bangsamoro peace process will continue even though the 16th Congress closed sessions Wednesday (3 Feb) without passing the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). “The collective inaction of our legislators to complete the deliberation on the BBL did not, and will not, stop the momentum of the Bangsamoro peace process,” Ferrer said in a statement on Wednesday. “At this low point, we call for […]
