MNLF faction maintains Misuari still leader, disowns 'new chairman' Alonto
From InterAksyon (Mar 19): MNLF faction maintains Misuari still leader, disowns 'new chairman' AlontoThe faction of the Moro National Liberation Front that has remained loyal to Nur Misuari said the...
View ArticleUS Pacific commander emphasizes Philippine alliance, amid China row
From InterAksyon (Mar 19): US Pacific commander emphasizes Philippine alliance, amid China rowFile photo of USS Blue Ridge.The US Pacific commander Tuesday emphasized the Philippines' importance as a...
View ArticleHomicide raps to be filed vs PH coast guard personnel over Taiwan fisherman's...
From InterAksyon (Mar 18): Homicide raps to be filed vs PH coast guard personnel over Taiwan fisherman's death - DOJAfter nearly a year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday finally said it would...
View Article‘US help to Philippines Unclos-based’
From the Business Mirror (Mar 19): ‘US help to Philippines Unclos-based’THE commander of the USS Blue Ridge, a control and command ship of the US 7th Fleet, on Wednesday said the US would rely on the...
View ArticleMILF unprepared for elections, says former peace negotiator
From MindaNews (Mar 19): MILF unprepared for elections, says former peace negotiatorA former member of the government peace panel in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Wednesday...
View ArticleAbdulrab Rasul Sayyaf - man who brought bin Laden to Afghanistan
From RFI (Mar 17): Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf - man who brought bin Laden to Afghanistan Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf Open access/ANBI Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf, 68, a former anti-Soviet mojahedin, leads the Dawat...
View ArticleZambo-based kidnap gang leader nabbed in Paranaque
From the Philippine Star (Mar 19): Zambo-based kidnap gang leader nabbed in ParanaqueSecurity forces on Wednesday arrested the alleged leader of a notorious kidnap-for-ransom group and his four...
View ArticleAFP vows to unmask killers of bishop’s brod
From the Philippine Star (Mar 20): AFP vows to unmask killers of bishop’s brodThe military has vowed to unmask those behind the killing of a younger brother of Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando...
View ArticleDND to buy P67.6-M worth of 5.56mm bullets
From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 20): DND to buy P67.6-M worth of 5.56mm bulletsThe Department of National Defense (DND) said it has allocated P67.6 million for the acquisition of 13 million pieces...
View ArticlePSWDO-Ifugao closely monitors implementation of PAMANA projects
From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 19): PSWDO-Ifugao closely monitors implementation of PAMANA projectsLAGAWE, Ifugao -- The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) here is...
View Article$850m arms buys to upgrade Philippine military
From AsiaOne (Mar 19): $850m arms buys to upgrade Philippine militaryPRESIDENT Benigno Aquino has unveiled new arms purchases worth at least 30 billion pesos (S$850 million) to modernise the Philippine...
View ArticleIRIN Analysis: Prospects for peace in Mindanao
IRIN (Mar 19): Prospects for peace in MindanaoAnalysts warn that a peace accord due to be signed on 27 March between the Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel force, the Moro...
View ArticleDuterte accused of being a ‘rebel financier’
From the Sun Star-Davao (Mar 19): Duterte accused of being a ‘rebel financier’A FORMER party-list representative of the Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (Anad) accused Davao City Mayor Rodrigo...
View ArticleMaoists pay $225 each to 4 civilians wounded in raid
From the Gulf Today (Mar 20): Maoists pay $225 each to 4 civilians wounded in raidA church-based group confirmed that the communist New People’s Army (NPA) has paid $225 each to four civilians...
View ArticleNPA must face law after landmine blast – AFP
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Mar 20): NPA must face law after landmine blast – AFPAfter the New People’s Army’s landmine blasts injured 16 people in Davao del Sur, the Armed Forces of the...
View ArticleAFP sends choppers to help contain Mt. Banahaw wildfire
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Mar 20): AFP sends choppers to help contain Mt. Banahaw wildfire Photo courtesy of Jerome Quejano As the fire in Mount Banahaw rages, the Armed Forces of the...
View ArticleCudia fails to secure TRO on his dismissal, high court orders PMA, AFP to...
From InterAksyon (Mar 20): Cudia fails to secure TRO on his dismissal, high court orders PMA, AFP to comment on cadet's pleaCadet First Class Aldrin Jeff Cudia's failed to secure a temporary...
View ArticleAlleged head of gang that kidnapped Australian, massacred 10 Badjaos falls to...
From InterAksyon (Mar 20): Alleged head of gang that kidnapped Australian, massacred 10 Badjaos falls to CIDGThe police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on Thursday said it had captured the...
View ArticleChina 'posturing' to seize Ayungin – Golez
From Rappler (Mar 19): China 'posturing' to seize Ayungin – GolezFormer National Security Adviser Roilo Golez is convinced that the latest moves by China show that it is "posturing" to seize Ayungin...
View ArticleJapan extends USD 855,325 grant for Mindanao projects to boost peace in the...
From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 20): Japan extends USD 855,325 grant for Mindanao projects to boost peace in the regionJapan demonstrated anew its full support to the Philippine government’s peace...
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