The United States has expressed openness to strengthen counterterrorism fight of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). US Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis David Glawe vowed to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and BI Commissioner Jaime Morente that they would assist the… Read More
Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said they will be forming five additional Special Action Force battalions as directed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The President has earlier said that he wanted seven more SAF battalions, aside from getting 20,000 more Army troops.… Read More
From the hidden and armed fights in the mountains, the seven former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and the other 44 base supporters from the province of Masbate are hoping to have a continuous peaceful living. They were presented before the committee of… Read More
The Philippine military said that they are still confirming reports coming from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that about 40 foreign terrorists have already entered the country via the southern backdoor. According to AFP spokesman and concurrent Civil Relations Service (CRS) chief Brig. Gen. Bienvenido… Read More
Malacañang said that the military is “able and willing to deal: with any new terrorist threat that might surface.” The statement came after Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely told The Manila Times the terrorists responsible for the Marawi conflict could be regrouping and… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would mobilize the reservists including graduates of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and allow them to use “high-caliber firearms” in the event that the country must fight for its survival. “Worse comes to worst, the first thing that… Read More
A suspected bomb maker of the New People’s Army rebels has been arrested by the military and police operatives in Cagayan Valley. Police Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, newly-installed police regional director for Cagayan Valley, identified the suspect as Kevin Bulayo, alias Ka Glen, of… Read More
