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by Amir Havasi Agence France Presse Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani vowed a “crushing response” after gunmen shot dead at least 29 people including women and children Saturday in an attack on an Iranian military parade. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group claimed to have carried out the rare assault in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, while Iranian officials accused “a foreign regime” backed by the United States of being behind it. “The response of the […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the militarization of the South China Sea in a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the United States Department of State, said also included in the agenda were the threats posed by terrorism and efforts to achieve denuclearization in North Korea. Nauert said the two secretaries also “reaffirmed the commitment” of the two countries to the […]
(Eagle News)—Eight people were hurt after an improvised explosive device exploded in General Santos on Sunday, Sept. 16. The victims in the blast at a pharmacy near Hadano Park in the National Highway, were identified as Marlon Orabia, 30; Jerry Guyos, 19; Felipa Regidor, 64; Lally Jean Alipio, 34; John Calang, 22; Claire Uozolam, 24; Joana Alipio,3; and Jeslly Yvonne Guyos. The police said based on witnesses, two men were behind the incident, which Philippine National […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is not discounting the possibility of more attacks in the country following the blasts in Sultan Kudarat that left at least five dead. “There’s a lot of terror attacks going on, not only here but all over the world and my country is no exception. We just had about two explosions in one of the provinces in Mindanao. And we expect more,” Duterte said during his visit to Israel’s Magen […]
(Eagle News)–A second blast rocked Isulan in Sultan Kudarat on Sundy, Sept. 2, leaving at least one dead and several injured. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said the incident took place past 7 p.m., in Rrenz Internet Cafe at the corner of Valencia and Valdez Streets in Barangay Kalawag 2, based on a report to him. This was a short distance from where an improvised bomb under a motorcycle blew up on August 28, killing […]
(Eagle News)—-Authorities are eyeing another group in the blast in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday, Aug. 28, as the death toll rose to three. A report over dzbb said authorities were looking into the possibility one Abu Turaifie group, led by one Esmail Sheikh Abdulmalik alias Abu Turaifie, was behind the incident in Isulan that also injured over 30 others. The Philippine National Police said the group claimed to have ties with the Islamic State. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News)–Filipino and Russian officials met in Moscow, Russia early August to discuss ways on how to share information to fight terrorism. In a Facebook post, Philippine Ambassador to Moscow Carlos Sorreta said the Filipino delegation was led by Restituto Santos, the head of the directorate for counter terrorism of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. “Details were worked out on intensifying intelligence cooperation and exchanges,” Sorreta said. He said in another post that Defense Secretary Delfin […]
(Eagle News) — The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) could bring peace and lessen the threat of terrorism in Mindanao, according to political analyst Prof. Ramon Casiple. In an interview over NET 25’s Agila Balita Alas Dose, Casiple said that if BOL is implemented, there will be no more reason for violence and rebellion in Mindanao because there are resources that would then be available to help the Moro people. Casiple also said that BOL would […]
(Eagle News) — The United States has pledged to contribute $26.5 million over the next two years to the Philippines to help the Asian country in its counterterrorism efforts. In a statement, the US embassy said the assistance will include “training, equipment, and other support.” It said this was “to build comprehensive law enforcement capacity within a rule of law framework to deny terrorist operations, funding, and movement; investigate and prosecute terrorism cases; and counter radicalization […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 3, vowed to spend P139 billion to modernize the Philippine Air Force. The President made the vow as he called on the “men and women of the PAF to remain vigilant as we intensify our fight against the current challenges of terrorism and external security.” So far, he said the “acquisition of air defense surveillance radars, utility aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles to complement our existing air assets” […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia passed a new law Friday that will give police more power to take pre-emptive action against terror suspects in the wake of the country’s deadliest Islamist attacks in years. The bill had been stalled for almost two years as parliament wrangled over details, including how to define terrorism, but a wave of deadly suicide bombings this month hiked pressure on lawmakers to pass the legislation. Police will now be […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is seeking an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Marawi siege, and into the status of Marawi City’s rehabilitation. Trillanes filed Senate Resolution 743 and Senate Resolution 742 on Wednesday, May 23, exactly a year after members of Maute and the Abu Sayyaf attacked the capital of Lanao del Sur in an alleged bid to establish an Islamic State caliphate. In filing Senate Resolution 743, Trillanes said […]
