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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 26, met with Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force officers at the Malacañang Golf Clubhouse. In his short speech, the President congratulated the officers for their service. “You do it out of passion, for the love of country, because we are all Filipinos and we know where to place ourselves when the time comes..kayo mga sundalo, piloto. Ako naman, by stroke of luck, I became President,” the President […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P2-million reward for the killing of New People’s Army top commanders or information on their hideout. The President made the announcement as he railed against the rebel group, whose members he said were killing soldiers. “Kapag nakapatay kayo ng commander, nakaturo kayo saan natutulog iyong commander, sabihin niyo sa akin. P2 million (ang reward) ‘pag top commander,” Duterte said in a public address aired on Tuesday, May 12. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police is now on full alert after the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front ended its ceasefire with the government amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In a statement, the PNP said the 205,000-strong force “is ready and able to defend the country against any atrocities of this communist terrorist group,” as it condemned the Communists’ end to the ceasefire it says “endangers government response to overcome the […]
(Eagle News)–The extension of the government’s unilateral ceasefire with Communists will depend on President Rodrigo Duterte’s discussion with the National Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the remark on Sunday, April 19, after the Communist Party of the Philippines extended its unilateral ceasefire to April 30, or the expected end of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The government’s truce ended on April 15. “The call for peace is […]
(Eagle News)–The military has accused the New People’s Army of violating the declared ceasefire when it supposedly attacked government security forces in at least three instances. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Felimon Santos Jr. said one attack on the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Company in Barangay Tangdanua, Pantukan, Davao de Oro on April 7 led to the death of a suspected rebel. An AK-47 rifle was recovered at the site. […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 28, slammed the New People’s Army for its attack on soldiers in Rizal despite a ceasefire in place. “This armed attack by the NPA against our soldiers exposes the insincerity of the former in declaring a ceasefire as well as their blatant disregard of the welfare of the Filipino people they claim to fight for,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He said the soldiers were conducting community work in […]
(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday, March 29, said the New People’s Army will not honor the ceasefire it earlier declared. AFP chief of staff General Felimon Santos Jr. made the statement after government troops and NPA rebels figured in an encounter in Rodriguez, Rizal. A soldier and a rebel died as a result. “This attack on our people throws away their so-called ‘humanitarian principles’ and expose the exploitative nature of their […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Jose Maria Sison’s recommendation for a ceasefire amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “The recommendation of Mr. Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to issue a declaration of a ceasefire addressed to the New People’s Army purportedly in response to the call of the United Nations Secretary General for a global armistice, is a positive […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front, the Palace said on Wednesday, March 18. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the unilateral ceasefire, which will be effective at midnight of March 19 to April 15, was in view of the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine on Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. “The President has […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has set oral arguments for a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed for former New People’s Army leader Rodolfo Salas. In an advisory, the SC said the third division has set the arguments on the petition filed by Salas’ daughter Jody to March 12, at 9:30 a.m. A writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against warrantless arrests and illegal detention. Salas, who was arrested in February, is currently […]
(Eagle News) — A suspected high-ranking New People’s Army official was arrested in Pampanga on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The Philippine National Police said Rodolfo Canda Salas, 72, also known as Commander Bilog, was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for murder issued by Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 Presiding Judge Honorable Thelma Bunyi-Medina. The warrant was in connection with the 2006 discovery of a mass grave in Inopacan, Leyte. The grave supposedly […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine military has hailed Mindoro Oriental’s efforts to hold peace talks with New People’s Army rebels there. In a statement, 2nd Infantry Division commander Major General Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr. said the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Peace and Order Council’s initiative was “crucial and necessary.” “Localized peace talks will directly address the distinct social issues prevailing in every area,” he said. Earlier, the government urged the conduct of localized peace talks to address […]
