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Palace says martial law still needed because of “subsisting rebellion” in region (Eagle News) — Congress convened in a joint session on Wednesday, Dec. 12, to discuss whether to extend martial law in Mindanao, which expires on Dec. 31, anew. In seeking for the martial law extension for a third time, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea cited a “subsisting rebellion” in the region despite what he said were the “substantial gains” accomplished while martial law was […]
(Eagle News)–A Manila court has declared Satur Ocampo and several others, including a United Nations rapporteur, as “non-parties” to the government’s plea Communist rebels be tagged as terrorists. Apart from the former Bayan Muna representative, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 declared UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and former Baguio City councilor Jose Melencio Molintas as non-parties, noting that there was no proof in the DOJ petition that Molintas and Corpuz were indeed officers of the […]
(Eagle News) – We are ready. The deputy commander of Joint Task Force had this to say, after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Murad Ibrahim warned that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group could seize another Filipino city. According to Col. Romeo Brawner, the military was “rewriting (their) doctrines,” “reorganizing (their) units,” and “re-equipping and retraining,” applying the lessons they learnt when Maute rebels who pledged allegiance to ISIS overran Marawi in May. He said […]
PANTAR, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) — Patay ang tatlong natitirang miyembro ng Maute-ISIS terrorist group sa isinagawang operasyon ng militar at pulisya sa Barangay Lumba Punud, Pantar, Lanao Del Norte. Kinilala ang isa sa tatlong nasawi na si Omar Daiser, habang inaalam pa ang impormasyon ng dalawa pang miyembro ng Maute-ISIS. Batay sa ulat, nakuha agad ng PNP-Pantar ang bangkay ng mga terorista at agad itong naibigay sa kustodiya ng municipal councilor ng Pantar […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has said that Indonesian and Malaysian troops can enter the Philippines when in pursuit of terrorists. The President said all Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur should do was to inform the Armed Forces of the Philippines beforehand. President Duterte said the Philippines was even willing to give the foreign troops assistance. “If it is a joint operation, you bring along my soldiers because that’s what I’ve been saying. Hot pursuit in the seas,” […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has cancelled local peace talks with the New People’s Army. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation officially labeling the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA as a terrorist group. Prior to this, Duterte signed Proclamation 360, formally terminating peace talks with the rebels. Duterte had said he was fed up with the group’s “depredatory acts,” including what he said was the killing of a four-month-old baby. […]
(Eagle News) — Three men who police said plotted to attack Metro Manila during the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit were arrested by authorities in Quezon City, the police said on Friday. Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said suspects Abdulgaffar Jikiri alias Abu Bakar Jikiri, 19; Alim Sabtalin, 19; and Sadam Jhofar, 24; were apprehended by joint Quezon City Police District and National Bureau of Investigation-counter-terrorism division elements in Salam […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday called on the public to cooperate with the authorities as they hunt down the remaining terrorists and other lawless elements. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella issued the statement following the arrest of Aminkisa Romato Macadato, an alleged financier and member of the Maute terrorist group, in Valenzuela on Oct. 7. According to authorities, Macadato, who is included in the arrest orders issued by the Department of National Defense, is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to “purge” local governments in Marawi, which he criticized for not informing troops about the existence of tunnels that are being used by the local terrorists. “(The local terrorists) have positions and yet we are not aware of it. I am blaming officials of the local government for that. I think I have to purge them,” he said. He said “nobody told us about the tunnels that […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian police said Saturday they have detained four locals and four foreigners—three Filipinos and one Albanian— suspected of militant activities, the latest arrest of alleged Islamic extremists in the Muslim-majority country. They were detained between September 27 and October 6 in the states of Sabah, Selangor and Perak, police said. Fears have been growing in Malaysia that Muslim militants are ramping up their activities, inspired by the Islamic State (IS) […]
At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 others injured after drivers slammed into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks on Barcelona’s most popular street and in another busy Spanish seaside city. What happened? Around 4:50 pm (1450 GMT) on Thursday, a vehicle ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on the famous Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona. The promenade in the heart of the city centre is one of Barcelona’s busiest streets, normally […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte revealed alleged plans of terrorists to attack three provinces of Mindanao in a meeting with senators on Tuesday, August 1. This was bared by Senator Vicente”Tito” Sotto on Wednesday, August 2, a day after the meeting in Malacanang with the President. He said the President informed the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, including the opposition of the situation in Mindanao. “Meron discovered […]
