The Supreme Court (SC) may opt to seek the advice of more legal experts of long-standing practice to shed light on resolving the more than three dozen petitions questioning the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said on October 23, 2020. In an… Read More
Military and local government officials of Madalum, Lanao del Sur conducted outreach in two villages identified as “vulnerable” to the threat of the Islamic State-inspired Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terror group. . In a statement on September 12, 2020, the Army’s 1st Infantry Division said Tuesday’s… Read More
The Municipal Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) in the Lanao del Sur town of Madalum has deployed Community Support Teams (CSTs) of the Philippine Army’s 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB) to address problems on terrorism. . Madalum Vice Mayor Sultan Usman Sarangani, Sr.… Read More
At least 33 Punong Barangays in Angeles City expressed support to the anti-terrorism drive of the government. . They made their pledge during the Awareness on Communism, Terrorism and Security for Peace 2020 forum recently organized by the Philippines Army ‘s 48th Infantry Battalion (48IB)… Read More
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has distributed food packs to 32 former combatants of the Daesh-inspired Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorists in Lanao del Sur. . The 1st Infantry Division said in a statement on July 28, 2020, that the… Read More
Republic Act (RA) 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 3, 2020, aims to protect life, liberty, and property from terrorism deemed as “inimical and dangerous to the national security of the country and to the welfare of the people.”… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on July 3, 2020, said the country has now a powerful law to protect the people against threats by terrorist groups, with the signing into law of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. “We now have a powerful statute… Read More
“They’d break into houses and shops and kill all the Christians.” On May 23, 2017, two militant groups, Maute and Abu Sayaf fighting for an independent Islamic state, captured the city of Marawi in the Philippines. A siege ensued, and locals had no food, or… Read More
The passage of the proposed anti-terrorism bill would help address the recruitment of young people into terrorist outfits, a youth group said. “The passage of the bill will definitely benefit the future generations — us, the youth,” Amorsolo Guerrero, chairman of the Youth for Peace… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it has recorded several successes, shortly after the conclusion of the unilateral ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte, following the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak. “Starting 00:00 of 19 March 2020, in deference to the order of… Read More
