CPP/NDF: NDFP Negotiator Denounces Surveillance and Harassment
Posted to the PRWC Blog (Aug 5): NDFP Negotiator Denounces Surveillance and HarassmentNational Democratic Front of the PhilippinesMonitoring Committee5 August 2013NDFP Panel Member Fidel V. Agcaoili...
View ArticleChina patrols off Palawan, builds basketball court in reef - report
From the Philippine Star (Aug 6): China patrols off Palawan, builds basketball court in reef - reportChinese navy recently launched a new patrol route in West Philippine Sea and has turned Panganiban...
View ArticleArmy chief anonymously accused of favoring godson, an aspiring officer
From Malaya (Aug 6): Army chief anonymously accused of favoring godson, an aspiring officerAN anonymous letter accused Army chief Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes of micromanaging the Army’s Candidate School...
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MILF: MILF condemns Cotabato City blast
From the MILF Website (Aug 6): MILF condemns Cotabato City blast(A) senior leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has issued a statement condemning the latest barbaric attack in Cotabato...
View ArticleAquino approves 20,000 more troops for AFP
From Rappler (Aug 5): Aquino approves 20,000 more troops for AFPPresident Benigno Aquino III has approved a plan to recruit 20,000 more soldiers. Most of them will go to the Philippine Army, the...
View ArticleRamadan with the rebels of Mindanao
From Aljazeera (Aug 5): Ramadan with the rebels of MindanaoMILF prays for a peace deal by 2014, with talks set to resume after holy month. In response, the rebel group, headed by...
View ArticleDefense eyeing to amend pension benefit law
From Business World (Aug 4): Defense eyeing to amend pension benefit lawTHE DEFENSE department is studying changes to the military pension law to address a looming budget crisis in funding the salary...
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Malaysian escapes from Philippine militants after 9 months as hostage, says...
From the Daily Reporter/Associated Press (Aug 6): Malaysian escapes from Philippine militants after 9 months as hostage, says cousin diedMalaysian Chong Wei Jie, center, arrives in Jolo, Sulu province,...
View ArticleGPH Peace Panel visits Marawi, presents Framework Agreement’s annex on wealth...
From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 6): GPH Peace Panel visits Marawi, presents Framework Agreement’s annex on wealth sharingMembers of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Panel...
View ArticleNolcom encourages Northern Luzon residents to take the PMA entrance exam
From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 5): Nolcom encourages Northern Luzon residents to take the PMA entrance examNorthern Luzon Command (Nolcom) is encouraging the residents of Ilocos, Cagayan...
View ArticleArmy chief hails 8th ID as the best division in the entire country
From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 6): Army chief hails 8th ID as the best division in the entire countryPhilippine Army Chief, Lieutenant General Noel Coballes, hailed the 8th Infantry...
View Article4th Mech KALASAG conducts IED awareness campaign
From the Philippine Information Agency posted to Ugnayan Website (Aug 5): 4th Mech KALASAG conducts IED awareness campaignA joint team of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) experts headed by the Fourth...
View ArticleNo one can contain China, scholar says amid territory rows
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Aug 6): No one can contain China, scholar says amid territory rowsNo one can contain China’s rise, a leading Beijing foreign policy thinker said Tuesday, warning...
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Why the Hamilton-class ships are worth it–military, defense experts
From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 6): Why the Hamilton-class ships are worth it–military, defense expertsThe BRP Ramon Alcaraz is the second Hamilton-class cutter that was acquired by the Philippine...
View ArticleDFA rejects anew China’s ‘indisputable claim’ over West Philippine Sea
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Aug 6): DFA rejects anew China’s ‘indisputable claim’ over West Philippine SeaThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) rejects China’s “indisputable” claim over the...
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Bomb explodes near radio station
From Rappler (Aug 7): Bomb explodes near radio stationANOTHER EXPLOSION. Scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) gather pieces of evidence at the site of an explosion in Midsayap, North Cotabato, at the...
View Article7 soldiers wounded in new Philippine bombings
From the Mindanao Examiner blog (Aug 7): 7 soldiers wounded in new Philippine bombingsSeven soldiers were wounded Wednesday in a new wave of bombings in the southern Philippines, officials...
View Article7 troops hurt as bombs go off in North Cotabato, Maguindanao
From InterAksyon (Aug 7): 7 troops hurt as bombs go off in North Cotabato, MaguindanaoSeven Army soldiers were wounded when a bomb exploded as a military convoy was passing by in Shariff Saydona...
View ArticleNBI recommends homicide raps vs Coast Guard men in Taiwanese fisher's killing
From InterAksyon (Aug 7): NBI recommends homicide raps vs Coast Guard men in Taiwanese fisher's killingThe National Bureau of Investigation Wednesday recommended the filing of homicide charges against...
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Deputized soldiers intercept illegally cut logs
From InterAksyon (Aug 7): Deputized soldiers intercept illegally cut logsThe Army’s 10th Infantry Division intercepted vehicles carrying 70 pieces of illegally-cut Lawaan round logs early dawn Tuesday,...
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