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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday dashed what already appeared to be little hopes of a revival of peace talks between the government and the communist rebels, using strong words to denounce what he said was an organization that disrespected the republic. “Dito sa giyera na ito, destroy the New People’s Army, destroy the organization..,” he said in a speech in Compostela Valley. According to the President, he did what he could to “try […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Departmet of Justice (DOJ) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na imbestigahan ang isyu ng nawalang mahigit 1,000 armas sa Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters na sinasabing ibinenta sa New People’s Army (NPA) sa Mindanao. Ang kautusan ay inilabas ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II kasunod ng direktiba mismo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sa Department Order No. 007 na pirmado ni Aguirre, inatasan din ang NBI na mag-case build up. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The unilateral ceasefire declared by the government has officially ended with the end of the holiday season and the Armed Forces of the Philippines resumed military offensive against the New People’s Army. The suspension of military operations was declared last year, covering the periods of December 23 to 26 and December 30 to January 2, 2018. On the other hand, the NPA also declared a unilateral ceasefire from 6 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday slammed communist rebels for violating the ceasefire they themselves declared for the holidays. “Itong mga komunistang ito, hambugero. Kung magsalita, akala mo kung sino,” Duterte said, speaking in a briefing on the effects of “Vinta” in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. He noted that despite the ceasefire the rebels themselves declared, “may inatake nanaman sila.” President Duterte did not specifically say what the rebels attacked, but earlier the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ng Department of Justice ang petisyon na ihahain sa regional trial court upang gawing legal ang deklarasyon ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na teroristang grupo na ang New People’s Army. Naglabas ng Department Order No.779 ang kalihim na nag-aatas sa Office of the Prosecutor General na magsumite ng karampatang petisyon sa korte kaugnay sa nasabing deklarasyon. Ito ay ayon sa isinasaad ng RA No. 9372 o ang Human Security […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense declared on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels. The ceasefire will take effect from 6 p.m. of December 23, to 6 p.m. of December 26; and from 6 p.m. of December 30 to 6 p.m. of January 2, 2018. “We urge those who are waging war against our sovereign government and inflicting harm on the Filipino people to spend this period in reflection and seriously reconsider […]
“They are just a bunch of brigands,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday denounced the New People’s Army attack on soldiers who were only holding relief operations for those affected by “Urduja” in northern Samar on Sunday, likening the communist armed wing to “ISIS.” “I strongly protest and condemn the actions of the (NPA). I would say that this is something which I have been telling you all along. It does […]
(Eagle News)- A disaster official denounced on Monday the attack of New People’s Army members on soldiers who were only conducting relief operations for those affected by “Urduja” in northern Samar. “Naniniwala kami na pinaglalaban lang (ng mga sundalo) ang welfare ng ating mga kababayan..Tigilan ang pananambang sa mga tumutulong sa kapwa Pilipino,” Romina Marasigan, spokesperson for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said. Marasigan was referring to Sunday’s incident that saw two […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it welcomes a Commission on Human Rights probe into the encounter between government troops and alleged members of the New People’s Army in Nasugbu, Batangas that resulted in the deaths of 15. But Major General Rhoderick Parayno, 2nd Infantry Division commander who has jurisdiction over the place where the Nov. 28 encounter took place, said he hoped that the investigation “will show results […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has cancelled local peace talks with the New People’s Army. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation officially labeling the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA as a terrorist group. Prior to this, Duterte signed Proclamation 360, formally terminating peace talks with the rebels. Duterte had said he was fed up with the group’s “depredatory acts,” including what he said was the killing of a four-month-old baby. […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Communist Party of the Philippines New People’s Army as a “terrorist group.” This was announced by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a press briefing on Tuesday, December 5. “The President just asked me to announce this declaration,” he told reporters as he announced the President’s decision declaring the NPA as a terrorist organization. Roque said that it was clear in the declaration that President Duterte […]
(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 […]
