Reds vow more offensives to force peace talks
MANILA – The Communist Party of the Philippines said it would intensify attacks of its military wing, the New People’s...
National Security & Public Safety
Two cops face dismissal for indiscriminate shooting
MANILA – Philippine National Police chief Nicanor Bartolome has ordered the dismissal and filing of administrative and criminal charges against...
Las Piñas pawnshop burglarized
MANILA – Unidentified suspects broke into a pawnshop in Las Piñas City Monday (December 26), seizing PhP850,000 worth of gadgets,...
IMT report on Oct 18 Basilan incident out
The full report of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team on the October 18 incident in Al-Barka, Basilan, where 19 members...
NPA kills 5 soldiers amid truce
A day after the government announced a unilateral suspension of military operations against the communist rebels, the New People’s Army...
Gov’t to review crisis response after Sendong
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III wants a review of the government’s disaster response manual to prevent unnecessary loss of...
Sendong death toll: 334
The number of dead during tropical storm Sendong’s onslaught has reached 334, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Gov’t declares 18-day ceasefire with communist rebels
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III has declared an 18-day suspension of military operations (SOMO) with communist rebels. The ceasefire...
Kato’s ‘proof of life’ out
MANILA – Rouge leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) Ameril...
