NPA fighters vow more attacks in 2014
From the Sun Star-Cagayan de Oro (Dec 28): NPA fighters vow more attacks in 2014Maoist rebels vowed Thursday to launch much wider and bigger offensives with more armed fighters next year. Jorge "Ka...
View ArticleNPA urged: Respect SOMO
From the Visayan Daily Star (Dec 28): NPA urged: Respect SOMOPresidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles called on the New People's Army to be faithful to the ceasefire they have declared...
View ArticlePhoto: Communist flag raising
Posted to the pro-CPP Davao Today (Dec 27): Photo: Communist flag raisingFLAG RAISING. At around seven in the morning, members of the Kabataang Makabayan raised the flags of the Communist Party of the...
View Article540 South Korean troops, heavy equipment arrive to help rebuild Leyte
From InterAksyon (Dec 28): 540 South Korean troops, heavy equipment arrive to help rebuild LeyteA South Korean landing ship transport prepares to dock at Tacloban port to unload troops and heavy...
View ArticleDeles: Gov't won't give up on talks with Reds
From Rappler (Dec 28): Deles: Gov't won't give up on talks with RedsNOT OFFICIAL: Presidential peace adviser Ging Deles says they have not received official communication from the Communist Party of...
View Article300 Korean soldiers in Visayas for rehab
From the Sun Star-Cebu (Dec 28): 300 Korean soldiers in Visayas for rehabSome 300 members of the South Korean Army were deployed on Friday to different towns in the Visayas to conduct rehabilitation...
View ArticlePN assures sufficient number of pilots to man AW-109s
From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 28): PN assures sufficient number of pilots to man AW-109s With three AgustaWestland AW-109 "Power" helicopters now in service and two more to arrive by 2014, the...
View ArticleCops, troops hunt Basilan blast suspects
From the Philippine Star (Jan 2): Cops, troops hunt Basilan blast suspectsThe Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process has assured Sulu leaders and their constituents that the peace...
View ArticleBIFF rebels attack government forces in 3 incidents
From the Business Mirror (Jan 2): BIFF rebels attack government forces in 3 incidentsMEMBERS of the breakaway Moro group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) harassed three military units in...
View ArticleMilitary accuses BIFF of attempting to derail RP-MILF peace negotiations
From the Daily Tribune (Jan 3): Military accuses BIFF of attempting to derail RP-MILF peace negotiationsMembers of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) harassed two military detachments in...
View ArticleNur camp confirms Haber Malik’s death
From the Manila Standard Today (Jan 3): Nur camp confirms Haber Malik’s deathA top commander of the Moro National Liberation Front-Nur Misuari faction who led the three-week siege in Zamboanga City...
View ArticleArmy chief retiring
From the Manila Standard Today (Jan 3): Army chief retiringThe commanding general of the Philippine Army is up for mandatory retirement and has started doing the rounds of field units of the...
View Article9 BIFF members killed in New Year’s Day clash – Army
From MindaNews (Jan 3): 9 BIFF members killed in New Year’s Day clash – ArmyNine members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters were killed on New Year’s Day in a gunfight with government troops in...
View ArticleWhat Went Before: Damage wrought by USS Guardian
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Jan 3): What Went Before: Damage wrought by USS GuardianOn Jan. 17 last year, the Avenger-class minehunter USS Guardian ran aground on the south atoll of the...
View ArticleUS has not paid Tubbataha fine
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Jan 3): US has not paid Tubbataha fineAlmost a year after an American warship ran aground on an atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea, the US government has...
View Article2 soldiers wounded in clash with Moro rebels
From the Mindanao Examiner blog site (Jan 3): 2 soldiers wounded in clash with Moro rebelsTwo government soldiers were wounded in a clash with Muslim rebels opposed to peace talks with the larger Moro...
View ArticleArmy kills nine Bangsamoro rebels in skirmishes in Pikit
From InterAksyon (Jan 3): Army kills nine Bangsamoro rebels in skirmishes in PikitFile photo of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom FightersPhilippine troops repulsed a series of attacks by a breakaway Muslim...
View ArticleArmy chief starts farewell visit to troops
From InterAksyon (Jan 3): Army chief starts farewell visit to troopsLt. Gen. Noel CoballesThe commanding general of the Philippine Army began Thursday his farewell visit to field units of the...
View ArticleBIFF fails to overrun Army base in NorCot
From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 3): BIFF fails to overrun Army base in NorCotRenegade Muslim rebels tried, but failed anew, to overrun an Army detachment in Barangay Paidu Pulangi, Pikit, North...
View ArticleAuthorities assure rebel returnees of govt assistance
From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 3): Authorities assure rebel returnees of govt assistanceCivilian and military authorities in Negros Oriental on Friday assured rebel returnees of the sincerity of...
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