Tag: Terrorism

Armed Forces: Anti-terrorism law gives law enforcers legal means to protect public

(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines has hailed the signing into law of the anti-terrorism bill, saying it provides law enforcers the “legal wherewithal” to protect and defend the public. Major General Edgar Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, relayed to President Rodrigo Duterte the gratitude of AFP chief of staff Felimon Santos Jr., for his “resolve in putting public security and general welfare his primordial consideration in enacting the law that specifically targets terrorists.” He said […]

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President Duterte signs anti-terrorism bill into law

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the anti-terrorism bill into law. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the confirmation in a statement on Friday, July 3. According to Roque, the President signed Republic Act No. 11479, which effectively replaces the Human Security Act of 2007, after taking the time to study it together with his legal team, and “weighing the concerns of different stakeholders.” Prior to its passage, some sectors including activists  already denounced the bill, […]

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Anti-terror unit arrests far-right extremists at US protests

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Three far-right extremists arrested by an anti-terror unit at Las Vegas protests over the killing of an African American man by police were charged Wednesday with inciting violence, officials said. The men allegedly belong to the “Boogaloo” movement, which has adopted Hawaiian shirts as a uniform and which promotes “a coming civil war and/or collapse of society,” said a Nevada federal prosecutor. The US has been roiled by nationwide […]

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House approves anti-terrorism bill on third reading

(Eagle News)–The Philippines may soon have a new anti-terrorism law after the House of Representatives approved its anti-terrorism bill on third and final reading on Wednesday night. With 173 affirmative votes, 31 negative votes and 29 abstentions, the House gave the go-signal to House Bill 6875, which seeks to give more teeth to the law and repeal what some government officials have said was an outdated Human Security Act of 2007. Since the bill in […]

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Gov’t orders probe of Maguindanao blast that left two children dead, others hurt

(Eagle News)–Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. has ordered a probe into the explosion  in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Sunday that left two children dead and their mother injured. In a statement on Tuesday, May 26, Galvez said the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities and  the International Monitoring Team have started their investigation into the incident that also left eight others hurt. The rules of the Agreement of General Cessation of Hostilities […]

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Pres. Duterte urges Filipinos to take stand vs corruption, criminality, illegal drugs, terrorism in Bonifacio Day message

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 30, joined Filipinos in commemorating the 156th birth anniversary of Philippine revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio as he challenged Filipinos to take a stand against corruption, criminality, terrorism and illegal drugs. In his Bonifacio Day message, the President said that this day is an “auspicious occasion to reflect” on Bonifacio’s legacy of “awakening the Filipino consciousness to fight for our freedom and build an entire nation.” He […]

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Under Senate bill, terror suspect can be detained without charges for up to 90 days

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson has submitted for plenary debates a bill that aims to increase the number of days a terror suspect can be held by authorities without charges. Senate Bill No. 1083, which aims to amend the Human Security Act, seeks to allow the detention of a terror suspect who has not been charged for a maximum of 14 days, 11 days more than the allowed three days under the existing law. Under the […]

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Trillanes rejects proposal to amend anti-terror law

(Eagle News)–Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV thumbed down the proposal for a prolonged allowable detention of up to 60 days for arrested terror suspects. According to Trillanes, who now teaches in two universities, “in truth, we should be protected from [President Rodrigo] Duterte first.” He noted the  estimated 30,000 deaths under the Duterte administration’s campaign  illegal drugs, a number he said was “way more deaths than any terrorist has inflicted in history.” “What makes them […]

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Guevarra: Bureau of Immigration on alert for movements of alleged terrorists

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration’s anti-terror group is on alert  for the movements of people who have been floated as potential terrorists planning to enter the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Guevarra said three names have so far been floated. He said two of them have no arrival records, according to the BI. Only one, Guevarra said, “is already here, but has presented herself to the (National Bureau of Investigation) and has disavowed any […]

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President Duterte warns of “dangerous times ahead,” stresses need to better equip AFP, PNP

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned there could be “dangerous times ahead” which necessitated strengthening the country’s military and police, including equipping them properly with “armaments.” Duterte, speaking at the appreciation dinner on Tuesday night, July 9, for outgoing House Speaker and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, said that he hoped that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) would be better equipped by the time his term […]

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PHL co-sponsors UN Security Council resolution combatting financing of terrorism

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution combatting the financing of terrorism. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced this on Saturday, March 30, as it highlighted Philippine efforts in fighting terrorism in its co-sponsorship of UNSC Resolution No. 2462. “Money is the lifeblood of terrorism,” said Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., in his speech before the UN Security Council on Thursday, March 28, as he cited the country’s […]

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PHL strongly condemns mass shootings in New Zealand

(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Saturday, March 16, condemned the mass shootings in New Zealand that left at least 40 dead. “The Philippines joins all peace-loving nations and peoples around the world in condemning — in the strongest and in no uncertain terms — this assault on the faithful in places of worship,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the “reprehensible act has no place in a civilised world.” He said […]

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