17 Maute hostages rescued
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday confirmed the rescue of 17 more people from the hands of the Daesh-inspired Maute ...
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Australia to assist PH vs terrorists
Australia will send troops to assist Philippine forces in the ongoing battle against Islamic State-inspired Maute Group in Marawi City, ...
‘Militants use kids to fight soldiers’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday confirmed that ISIL-linked armed groups such as the Maute and the Abu Sayyaf and other ...
Hostages may be used as ‘suicide bombers’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Monday expressed fear that the ISIS-inspired Maute terror group might use their civilian hostages as “suicide ...
NPA gets P1.2B from extortion – Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday revealed that the New People’s Army (NPA) is able to get some P1.2 billion each ...
Marawi still unsafe, says DND chief
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Monday asked Marawi City residents not to return to their homes yet as it still dangerous ...
Marawi casualty claim being verified
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Tuesday said that news reports stating there are about 2,000 civilian casualties in Marawi City have ...
Australia sends spy planes to PH
Australia’s Defense Minister on Friday confirmed that state-of-the-art Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) spy planes will fly intelligence missions over ...
Martial Law oral arguments end
The Supreme Court terminated its three-day oral arguments on the three cases challenging the constitutionality of Martial Law in Mindanao ...
11 soldiers killed in Marawi airstrike
Airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, authorities ...
Repercussions feared in peace efforts
THE peace talks with the National Democratic Front-Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NDF-CPP-NPA) have become the first casualty ...
We need to be vigilant over Benham Rise
BENHAM Rise has been in the news lately. This is an undersea region as big as Luzon 250 kilometers east ...
Apo, Rancho spruced up for PAL Interclub
Two of the finest championship courses in the land, Apo Golf and Rancho Palos Verdes, are being spruced up and ...
Año na-promote sa ranggong general
Itinaas sa ranggong heneral si Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Eduardo M. Año sa simpleng seremonya ...
Rody visits Russian ship
President Duterte has moved to enhance the country’s military ties with Russia with his visit to a Russian anti-submarine destroyer ...
Solon urges Digong to go after Maute
As on-going peace negotiations with rebels keep weapons of security forces silent for a while, President Duterte must reactivate the ...