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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Saturday, May 23, paid tribute to the government troops killed in the Marawi siege in 2017. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque lauded the heroism of the uniformed personnel on the third anniversary of the attack on the city in Lanao del Sur by local terrorists, who had reportedly wanted to establish an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia at that time. The siege lasted for at least five months and left […]
(Eagle News) — Stranded students of the University of the Philippines Los Baños were finally able to go home, thanks to the efforts of army soldiers. The students had been staying at UPLB since the Luzon lockdown in March. On Friday, through the efforts of the army soldiers, including the 703rd Infantry Battalion Agila Brigade and the 7th Infantry (KAUGNAY) Division, they were finally brought home. The students sought the help of the authorities under […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the continuous killing being done by communist rebels of soldiers and policemen who were just assigned to secure the transportation of food and supplies across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte warned that he might just declare martial law if this continues to stop the New People’s Army (NPA)’s violence and mayhem, he said. “I might declare martial law, and there will be no falling back. […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, April 18, condemned the attack of Abu Sayyaf members in Patikul, Sulu that led to the deaths of 11 soldiers on Friday. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest incident in Patikul, Sulu, where members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) believed to be under ASG leader Radullan Sahiron and Hatib Hadjan Sawadjaan attacked government troops resulting in a firefight, which left 11 soldiers killed and 14 wounded,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 17, reiterated his “unqualified support” for the military, as he urged them to continue to protect the country. Duterte reiterated his commitment during the 84th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Quezon City. “I and I alone. Kung sakali man, [I] will go to prison. You can enjoy your freedom. I will take the risk,” Duterte said, saying he was “old” and “disposable.” […]
(Eagle News) – Six soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 14th infantry Battalion were killed while 20 others were wounded in an ambush by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who used improvised explosives in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The ambush happened late Monday afternoon, Nov. 11, when the NPA rebels detonated six explosives in a remote village called Pinanag-an. The Philippine soldiers from the three platoons of the Army’s 14th IB suffered heavy casualties following the […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has been given tighter security after she accepted her designation as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs. This is according to Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, in an interview over dzmm on Saturday, Nov. 9. According to Gutierrez, the vice president, after all, would be up against drug syndicates now. Guitierrez said any help from President Rodrigo Duterte would be welcome. Earlier, Robredo said she would push through with […]
(Eagle News) — One soldier was killed and three others were injured after government troops clashed with suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu on Thursday, Feb. 14. Lt. General Arnel dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, did not identify the casualties in the clash between members of the Army’s 6th Special Forces Battalion and the bandits in Barangay Bigasan at 11:30 a.m., but said the injured have already been brought to Kuta […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with families of soldiers who were killed in the line of duty in two separate incidents in Sulu, the Palace said on Wednesday, Feb. 6. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President met with the kin of soldiers who died in an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf in Patikul on Feb. 2 and with the kin of a soldier who was among those killed after the twin […]
(Eagle News)–Five soldiers were killed and five others were injured in a clash with Abu Sayyaf members led by one of the men allegedly behind the Jolo, Sulu twin blasts on Saturday, Feb. 2. Col. Gerry Besana, Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said in an interview over radio dzbb that three Abu Sayyaf members led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan were also killed and more than 15 bandits were injured, including a “high-value target,” […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police on Friday, Jan. 25, paid tribute to the 44 Special Action Force members who were killed in the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde was guest of honor at the ceremony held in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, while National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar led a wreath-laying ceremony at the SAF44 monument. Relatives of the SAF 44 witnessed the event on the National Day of […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte issued a stern warning to the police and the military all over the country not to enter bars, pubs and other public drinking places. During his speech on Tuesday, January 8, on the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, the President said that policemen and soldiers should not be involved in drinking sprees inside such places. “Kaya ‘yang mga pulis — […]
