With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s recent pronouncement to permanently end talks with members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the Philippine government is resorting to localized peace talks in its bid to end the communist insurgency in the country. The localized peace talks… Read More
The Senate wants to push the passage of the proposed Senate Bill 2204 Anti-Terrorism Act before the end of the 17th Congress’ remaining session days. “In the proposed measure, we are proposing a 14-working day period of detention without extension,” Senator Panfilo Lacson, one of… Read More
A remote village in the town of Tago, Lanuza, Surigao Del Sur recently declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army and their supporters “Persona Non-grata.” The far flung Barangay Mampi used to be a haven of communist terrorists is the first in the… Read More
The implementation of Martial Law in Mindanao is favorable to indigenous peoples (IPs). This is how some members of Mindanao’s IPs express their continued support to the ongoing martial law in the island. The view of indigenous peoples on the current Martial Law implementation in… Read More
A municipality in Bulacan recently approved a resolution declaring Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) members as “persona non grata.” The municipal peace and order council of Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT MPOC), Bulacan approved the resolution on Match 12, 2019, declaring CPP-NPA terrorists… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters to abandon the armed struggle and return to the fold of the law. With the recent announcement that President Rodrigo R. Duterte is permanently terminating the peace talks with… Read More
Sultans and Datus in Marawi City say “normalcy” still reigns in most parts of their war-torn city where only the 24 barangays most affected areas have remained isolated and unsafe because of unexploded ordnance buried in the area during the siege. This was recently pronounced… Read More
The Communist NPA Terrorist (CNT) who died in an encounter with government troops last March 15 in Magsaysay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur was recently accorded a decent burial by the Local Government Unit, PNP and 3rd Special Forces Battalion of the Philippine Army. The body,… Read More
The creation of a new autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao, which paved way after the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), would finally clear the way to the island’s rapid and sustainable development after decades of conflict, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III.… Read More
With the government’s security forces’ intensified military operations and support of various stakeholders, four NPA militias voluntarily surrendered in Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City on February 28, 2019. The successful surrender of the four NPA members was facilitated by the combined efforts of the Philippine Army’s… Read More
