What Went Before: The Al-Barka MILF-military encounter
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Jul 10): What Went Before: The Al-Barka MILF-military encounterDespite a ceasefire, fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) clashed with military troops...
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Editorial: Spoilers
Editorial from the Philippine Star (Jul 10): SpoilersThe latest rampage of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement or BIFM, according to security officials, is meant to sabotage the peace process with...
View ArticleR-XI remains top counter-insurgency priority
From the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 10): R-XI remains top counter-insurgency priorityArmy chief Lt. General Noel Coballes affirmed that Davao Region (R-XI) remains a top priority area in the...
View ArticleArmy dismantles CPP-NPA rebels’ mass structure in Negros Oriental
From the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 10): Army dismantles CPP-NPA rebels’ mass structure in Negros OrientalA total of 28 communist rebels have surrendered recently after an army troops of...
View ArticleMILF: Mindanao-based Human Rights Watchdog alarmed over abuses against Moro...
From the MILF Website (Jul 10): Mindanao-based Human Rights Watchdog alarmed over abuses against Moro civiliansThe Mindanao Human Rights Action Centre (MinHRAC), a human rights watchdog based in...
View ArticlePalace belies re-entry of PMA grads in PNP
From GMA News (Jul 11): Palace belies re-entry of PMA grads in PNPMalacañang on Wednesday belied supposed proposals to allow graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to join the country's...
View ArticleAir Force moves closer to getting Korea-made fighter jets
From ABS-CBN (Jul 11): Air Force moves closer to getting Korea-made fighter jetsThe government is moving closer to acquiring 12 fighter trainer jets for the Air Force after the defense department’s...
View Article2 blasts rock Lanao del Norte
From ABS-CBN (Jul 11): 2 blasts rock Lanao del NorteTwo explosions rocked a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte early Wednesday.Authorities said the first blast occurred at...
View ArticleSulu Sultan says more Filipinos forced to leave Sabah
From the Manila Standard Today (Jul 11): Sulu Sultan says more Filipinos forced to leave SabahSulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and followers in Sabah including those who have alleged links to him,...
View ArticleExtended peace talks yield no deal with MILF
From the Daily Tribune (Jul 13): Extended peace talks yield no deal with MILFDespite an extension of the peace talks earlier sought by the government chief negotiator, Miriam Coronel Ferrer, the...
View Article2 rebels yield in Southern Philippines
From the Mindanao Examiner blog (Jul 12): 2 rebels yield in Southern PhilippinesTwo mid-level members of the communist rebel group New People’s Army have surrendered separately to the military in...
View ArticlePMA brass okays plan to allow grads to join the Coast Guard
From the Manila Standard Today (Jul 13): PMA brass okays plan to allow grads to join the Coast GuardThe Philippine Military Academy on Friday proposed to allow its graduates to once again enter the...
View ArticleVideo Report: Gov't, MILF to continue peace talks today
Posted to ABS-CBN (Jul 13): Video Report: Gov't, MILF to continue peace talks todayThe latest round of talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has been extended until...
View ArticleChina blasts Del Rosario
From ABS-CBN (Jul 13): China blasts Del RosarioThe Foreign Ministry of China said Friday that Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario was lying when he told the international community in Brussels...
View ArticleMuslim evacuees fear BIFF atrocities, reluctant to return home
From the Philippine Star (Jul 12): Muslim evacuees fear BIFF atrocities, reluctant to return homeSome 2,000 Muslim evacuees displaced by last week's rampage of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters...
View ArticleAFP seeks NPA's supplier of AK-47s
From the Philippine Star (Jul 12): AFP seeks NPA's supplier of AK-47sThe Armed Forces of the Philippines has launched intensive intelligence gathering to identify the AK-47 rifle suppliers of the New...
View ArticleKarapatan, NUPL hit Army chief
From the Visayan Daily Star (Jul 12): Karapatan, NUPL hit Army chiefArmy chief Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes got the ire of human rights group Karapatan and the National Union of People’s Lawyers, for...
View ArticleU.S. Seeks Expanded Role for Military in Philippines
From the New York Times (Jul 12): U.S. Seeks Expanded Role for Military in PhilippinesThe negotiations for increased military access come amid simmering tensions between the Philippines and China over...
View ArticleMoro rebels ambush army truck in Southern Philippines
From the Mindanao Examiner blog (Jul 13): Moro rebels ambush army truck in Southern PhilippinesAt least 7 Moro rebels and soldiers were killed and 4 more wounded in fierce fighting on Saturday in the...
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2 abducted women rescued, 2 captors arrested in Southern Philippines
From the Mindanao Examiner blog (Jul 13): 2 abducted women rescued, 2 captors arrested in Southern PhilippinesBrig. Gen. Felicito Virgilio Trinidad, commander of the 1st Infantry DivisionSecurity...
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