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(Eagle News) — The Anti-Money Laundering Council has approved a freeze order on accounts related to the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army. This was according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who made the announcement in a message to reporters. The justice secretary said the order was issued on December 23 after the Anti-Terrorism Council designated the two as terrorist organizations. “The AMLC can already move in the premises at any […]
(Eagle News)–Two Senate committees have recommended a probe to determine if criminal charges should be filed against a sitting party-list representative and seven others in connection with their supposed roles in the recruitment of minors to the New People’s Army. In their committee report number 10, the committee on public order and dangerous drugs headed by Senator Ronald dela Rosa, and the committee on national defense and security headed by Senator Ping Lacson asked that […]
(Eagle News) — The government has formally sought the declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army as a terrorist group. Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong filed on Wednesday a petition for proscription with the Manila Regional Trial Court. President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks with the communist rebels last year, and later issued a proclamation declaring the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization. Section 17 of Republic Act No. 9372, or the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that it will create a team that will draft and file and a petition on the declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as a terrorist group. “I will issue a DO (department order) directing Officer-in-charge Prosecutor General to form a team to draft and file a petition before the Regional Trial Court praying to grant the Petition to Declare […]
The Palace on Wednesday, December 6, released copies of Proclamation No. 374 that officially labels the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army as a terrorist organization. The group was declared as such after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 3260, officially terminated talks with the communist group. Duterte said he was fed up with the rebels’ “depredatory acts” that include the killing of a four-month-old baby. He also slammed what he said was the […]
