Troops clash with BIFF gunmen in Maguindanao province
From the Mindanao Examiner blog site (Feb 22): Troops clash with BIFF gunmen in Maguindanao provinceLt. Col. Donald Hongitan, commander of the 45th Infantry Battalion, and two other army officers...
View Article20 NPAs charged for Batangas arson
From the Philippine Star (Feb 21): 20 NPAs charged for Batangas arsonCharges were filed against 20 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including a female member of the so-called “Morong 43,” for...
View ArticleNo deal, no PNoy-Joma meeting
From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 22): No deal, no PNoy-Joma meetingThere won’t be any meeting between President Benigno S. Aquino III and Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) founding chairman Jose...
View ArticleAlbay: Army’s ‘Bayanihan’ activity harassed
From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 22): Albay: Army’s ‘Bayanihan’ activity harassedTerrorists tried to harass a group of Army men and government officials conducting countryside development projects in...
View ArticleSoldier killed in NPA ambush
From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 22): Soldier killed in NPA ambushAn army soldier was killed while another was injured after they were ambushed by communist rebels in Alabel, Sarangani last Friday.Lt....
View ArticleChina, Japan need dialogue to avoid ‘miscalculations’: US general
From the Manila Times (Feb 22): China, Japan need dialogue to avoid ‘miscalculations’: US generalUS Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno on Saturday said Beijing and Tokyo must enhance communication to...
View ArticleNPA claims 8 soldiers killed in Davao Sur, North Cotabato attacks
From the Manila Times (Feb 22): NPA claims 8 soldiers killed in Davao Sur, North Cotabato attacksCommunist rebels took responsibility for attacking government troops in the southern Philippine...
View ArticleFilipina documentary makers freed from Abu Sayyaf captivity
Fro al-Arabiya News (Feb 21): Filipina documentary makers freed from Abu Sayyaf captivityTwo Filipino sisters kidnapped by Muslim extremists eight months ago escaped their captors in the jungles of the...
View ArticleMilitary says expulsion of BIFF leader from group a 'propaganda'
From the Philippine Star (Feb 20): Military says expulsion of BIFF leader from group a 'propaganda'The military on Thursday branded as "damage control propaganda” the reported expulsion from the...
View ArticleMilitary accuses NPA of burning cadaver of slain soldier
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Feb 23): Military accuses NPA of burning cadaver of slain soldierThe military has accused the New People’s Army of committing “unconscionable and dastardly act” when...
View ArticleNo PMA clique in AFP, says chief of staff
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Feb 23): No PMA clique in AFP, says chief of staffArmed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista on Saturday belied the claim of retired Air...
View Article2 abducted construction men freed by Sayyafs
From the Mindanao Examiner blog site (Feb 23): 2 abducted construction men freed by SayyafsSuspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two construction workers they seized in the southern Philippine...
View ArticlePalace on PSG member's arrest: Be ready to face the consequences
From InterAksyon (Feb 24): Palace on PSG member's arrest: Be ready to face the consequencesMalacanang on Sunday warned a newly-arrested Presidential Security Group (PSG) member to be ready to face the...
View ArticleVIDEO | Cadet Aldrin Jeff Cudia in trouble anew with PMA Honor Committee
From InterAksyon (Feb 23): VIDEO | Cadet Aldrin Jeff Cudia in trouble anew with PMA Honor CommitteeHis dismissal from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) may be under a reinvestigation, but...
View ArticlePMA alum caught in ATM scam fired from PSG
From Rappler (Feb 24): PMA alum caught in ATM scam fired from PSGNo second chance for the Presidential Security Group (PSG) member detained by police for possessing a scanner in from of an ATM...
View ArticleAFP: No let-up vs kidnappings in W. Mindanao
From the Philippine Star (Feb 24): AFP: No let-up vs kidnappings in W. MindanaoThere will be “no let-up” in efforts against the spate of kidnappings in the region following the recovery last Thursday...
View Article8 US lawmakers visit Yolanda-hit Leyte village
From the Philippine Star (Feb 22): 8 US lawmakers visit Yolanda-hit Leyte villageUS Ambassador Philip Goldberg and eight American lawmakers visited the village of San Jose here yesterday to see for...
View ArticleCotabato, Maguindanao on alert after arrest of top MILF commander
From GMA News (Feb 23): Cotabato, Maguindanao on alert after arrest of top MILF commanderSecurity forces in Cotabato City and nearby communities in Maguindanao have been put on alert after a top leader...
View ArticleAFP junior officers stress they strictly uphold Honor Code
From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 23): AFP junior officers stress they strictly uphold Honor CodeTwo junior officers of the country’s premier military institution said they strongly uphold the...
View ArticleArmy troopers, cops kill 1, arrests 3 in Basilan anti-drug operations
From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 23): Army troopers, cops kill 1, arrests 3 in Basilan anti-drug operationsTroopers from the 1st Infantry Division together with local police and anti-drug...
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