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Japan's new security plan bares increased defense budget
From the Philippine Star (Dec 17): Japan's new security plan bares increased defense budgetIn this Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 file photo, Japanese Coast Guard boat and vessel sail alongside Japanese...
View Article5 policemen wounded in landmine explosion
From the Manila Standard Today (Dec 17): 5 policemen wounded in landmine explosionBUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte --- Five policemen were wounded when landmines exploded near a patrol car providing...
View ArticleNo attempt by Abu Sayyaf, MNLF to intrude into Sabah's east coast
From Sin Chew Jit Poh (Dec 17): No attempt by Abu Sayyaf, MNLF to intrude into Sabah's east coastLAHAD DATU -- Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Director-General Datuk Mohammad Mentek said there...
View ArticleThe Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters: The Newest Obstacles to Peace in the...
From the CTC Sentinel (Nov 26): The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters: The Newest Obstacles to Peace in the Southern Philippines?In September 2013, approximately 150 militants from the Abu Sayyaf...
View ArticleKerry backs Philippines, warns China vs declaring air defense zone in West PH...
From InterAksyon (Dec 17): Kerry backs Philippines, warns China vs declaring air defense zone in West PH SeaUS Secretary of State John Kerry warned ChinaTuesday against any move to declare an air...
View ArticleZamboanga City teacher abducted
From the Mindanao Examiner blog site (Dec 18): Zamboanga City teacher abductedArmed men raided a government school on Wednesday and abducted a teacher in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga,...
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Gen. San Juan is new chief of Army's SOCOM
From InterAksyon (Dec 18): Gen. San Juan is new chief of Army's SOCOMThe Army’s Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has a new chief: Brigadier General Ben Donato San Juan, a member of the Philippine...
View ArticleReds declare Christmas cease-fire as AFP awaits Palace decision
From InterAksyon (Dec 18): Reds declare Christmas cease-fire as AFP awaits Palace decisionAs promised, the communist revolutionary armed movement on Wednesday declared a unilateral cease-fire days...
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Filipino peacekeepers at Golan Heights, seized twice by Syrian rebels, get UN...
From InterAksyon (Dec 18): Filipino peacekeepers at Golan Heights, seized twice by Syrian rebels, get UN Service MedalsLieutenant Colonel Nolie L Anquillano receives his UN Service Medal from AFP Chief...
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How Pinoy soldiers befriended their Syrian captors
From Rappler (Dec 18): How Pinoy soldiers befriended their Syrian captorsHOME: After over a year in Golan Heights, hundreds of Filipino peacekeepers are home. Photo by Carmela Fonbuena/Rappler It was a...
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Kerry: $24.6M more for Yolanda rehab
From Rappler (Dec 18): Kerry: $24.6M more for Yolanda rehabIN TACLOBAN. US Secretary of State John Kerry (in white shirt, 2nd from right) arrives at a evacuation camp in TaclobanCity, 18 December 2013....
View ArticleKerry: Cemeteries showcase close Philippine-US ties
From Rappler (Dec 18): Kerry: Cemeteries showcase close Philippine-US tiesUS Secretary of State John Kerry laid a wreath Tuesday, December 17 at a cemetery for US and Filipino war dead, and said it...
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CPP/NPA: Declaration of ceasefire to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the...
From the CPP Website (Dec 18): Declaration of ceasefire to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the CPP and observe holiday traditionsCPP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Communist Party of...
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CPP/NPA: CPP laughs off AFP claim Yolanda disorganized NPA in Visayas
From the CPP Website (Dec 18): CPP laughs off AFP claim Yolanda disorganized NPA in Visayas Communist Party of the Philippines The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today laughed off claims by...
View ArticleAFP declares Bulacan "cleared of communist affectation and influence"
From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 18): AFP declares Bulacan "cleared of communist affectation and influence"MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan -–Long known as among the hotbed of communist insurgency in the...
View ArticleArmy, local officials prevent clan wars in North Cotabato
From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 18): Army, local officials prevent clan wars in North CotabatoLocal military officials on Tuesday prevented what could have been a bloody encounter involving Moro...
View ArticleArmy condemns NPAs for blaming military of rights violation the rebels committed
From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 18): Army condemns NPAs for blaming military of rights violation the rebels committedThe Army here has condemned the New People's Army and its sympathizers for...
View ArticleNavy Air Group gets much-needed boost with the arrival of 3 AW-109s
From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 18): Navy Air Group gets much-needed boost with the arrival of 3 AW-109sThe Philippine Navy said the number of flyable assets of its Naval Air Group (NAG) is...
View ArticleArmy forfeits $40m in US aid for abuses
From the Manila Standard Today (Dec 19): Army forfeits $40m in US aid for abusesTHE government’s failure to curb the abuses allegedly committed by its security forces has caused the Philippine Army to...
View ArticleSuspected NPA rebels torch sugarcane fields in Negros
From the ABS-CBN: Suspected NPA rebels torch sugarcane fields in NegrosSuspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels torched sugarcane fields in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, authorities said.The armed...
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