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(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said there was a need to put in place a mechanism that would allow the President to be updated on terrorist threats. He said the mechanism should be in the executive department. He cited as an example the United States, where he said the President receives a daily executive brief. “There is need for a regular update to allow quick analysis, submitted on a regular basis. […]
by Kay Armin Serjoie Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they launched a missile strike against a “terrorist” headquarters in Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 people in the Iranian city of Ahvaz. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had vowed a “crushing” response to last month’s assault — claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group — on a military parade commemorating the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. “The headquarters of those […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, July 31, condemned what it considered a “terrorist attack” in Basilan that left at least six people dead. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest terrorist attack in Basilan perpetrated in violation of our laws,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. According to Roque, investigators were now probing the incident. He also vowed to “bring the perpetrators of this brazen attack to justice.” At least six […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagkibit-balikat lamang ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine National Police (PNP) ang banta ni Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chair Jose Maria Sison na kaya ng New People’s Army (NPA) na pumatay ng isang sundalo kada araw hanggang sa ituloy ng pamahalaan ang peace talks. Ayon kay AFP Spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo, ang banta ng CPP-NPA ay nagpapakita lamang ng tunay na kulay ng mga komunista […]
(Eagle News) –Ilang buwan matapos ang bakbakan sa Marawi City, iginawad na ng Philippine National Police ang pangakong promosyon sa 753 na pulis na kasamang nakipagbakbakan sa mga terorista. Nasa limangdaan sa kanila ang mula sa hanay ng PNP-Special Action Force (SAF). Mismong si PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa at si Phil Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joselito Bautista ang nagbigay ng promosyon sa mga pulis. Ayon kay Gen.Bato, siniguro nya na maibibigay ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang posible pang banta mula sa mga terror group ngayong holiday season. Ayon kay Colonel Romeo Brawner, Deputy Commander ng Joint Task Force Ranao, hindi nila isinasantabi ang posibilidad na may mga galamay pa ng Maute-ISIS sa Marawin City kaya lagi silang naka-alerto. Aminado si Brawner na kahit mahirap ay sanay na silang hindi kapiling ang pamilya sa pagdiriwang kapag […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday expressed its condolences to Egypt following the deadly terrorist attack in a mosque that killed over 200 and wounded others. “We join the people and the government of Egypt and the rest of the world in mourning the loss of many innocent lives in the tragedy,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano also condemned the attack, which Ambassador Leslie Baja said took place at the Al-Rawdah […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umani ng suporta sa mga senador ang plano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ideklara bilang terorista ang Communist Party of the Philippines at ang armed wing nito na New People’s Army. Ayon kay Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, matagal nang nawala ang ideolohiya ng CPP-NPA at ang tanging ginagawa na lamang ng grupo ay ang maghasik ng takot sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng pagpatay, extortion, pagsusunog at pagsira ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na walang Pilipinong nadamay sa nangyaring pamamaril sa San Antonio, Texas nitong weekend na ikinasawi ng dalawampu’t anim na katao. Dalawampung katao rin ang nasugatan sa nasabing insidente na naganap sa maliit na bayan ng Sutherland Springs sa labas ng San Antonio. Ayon sa Philippine Consulate General sa Los Angeles, nasa pitong libo at apatnaraang Pilipino ang nasa San Antonio pero walang napaulat na nadamay […]
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — One man was shot dead and two others were hurt in a tourist area of Marrakesh, authorities in Morocco said, adding that it appeared to be a local settling of scores. Two attackers wearing balaclavas shot the victim at a cafe in the town, a popular destination for foreign visitors. The man, who was hit in the head, died instantly. The two assailants also injured two other people in a hail […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Paris prosecutor has opened an anti-terror investigation after the discovery at the weekend of a homemade bomb at a building in Paris and five people have been arrested, sources close to the case said Monday. Police discovered two cylinders of gas in the hall of a building in the city’s posh 16th arrondissement and two others on the pavement. They also found a mobile phone linked to the cylinders, which […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said that it was Congress that will decide and have the final say on whether or not martial law in Mindanao will be extended. Senator Drilon explained that the Supreme Court’s decision as well as Article VI Section 18 of the Constitution gives the body the power to determine such extensions, or absence thereof, while the President can only make recommendations. Drilon made the […]
