Duterte appoints Año, Cayetano to DILG, DFA
President Duterte has appointed Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano as the new Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary and designated Armed ...
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4 ASG bandits killed in separate clashes
The military reveal that four Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed following two separate encounters Sunday in Sumisip, Basilan.
NPA leader nabbed in Cagayan
A high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front in Region 2 was arrested by ...
ASG frees 2 gov’t drivers
Two drivers regained their freedom Sunday night, a day after being abducted by armed men believed to be members of ...
Abu Sayyaf no longer a threat to Region 7
The remaining Abu Sayyaf Group members on the run in Bohol no longer pose a threat to Central Visayas or ...
Palace: Visit of Lorenzana to Pag-asa lawful
There is nothing unlawful with the recent visit of the country’s defense and military officials to Pag-asa Island, a Philippine-owned ...
No threats, but cops not taking chances
The National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) yesterday said that it has not monitored possible threats that could disrupt the ...
9 dead in clash between ASG, troops in Bohol
Government troops were locked in battle with a small group of suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) fighters yesterday in Bohol, ...
3 dead in fresh AFP-ASG clashes
Three militiamen were killed while five other militiamen as well as six soldiers were wounded during two separate clashes against ...
Gov’t, NDF-CPP-NPA will try again next week
IN about a week, representatives of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front-Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army ...
Military mandated to defend Panatag
Supreme Court Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday that the Armed Forces headed by President Duterte as commander-in-chief are ...
Notorious ASG leader killed
A notorious sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf and Kidnap for Ransom Group was killed after resisting arrest of the joint ...
Duterte vows more modern gear for AFP
More modern military aircraft, sea vessels, and other equipment are forthcoming in the next two to three years to better ...
ASG leader’s relative, 3 others dead in clash
Four members of the Abu Sayyaf Group, including a relative of top leader Isnilon Hapilon, were killed in an encounter ...
10 ASG bandits killed
At least 10 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terroristS, including two close relatives of bandit leader Radullan Sahiron, were killed while ...
Dureza confirms beheading of German
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza confirmed last night the beheading of 70-year-old German Jurgen Gustav Kantner ...