The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) III recently declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as ‘persona non grata’ in Central Luzon. This was among the several resolutions issued by the RTF-ELCAC III at the Kingsborough International… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on July 4, 2019, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to enhance the cooperation of the two agencies, especially in peace-building programs and ending the threat… Read More
The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Aurora Province recently approved Resolution No. 2019-02, condemning the actions and activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), its front group and affiliates, and declaring their presence detrimental to peace and… Read More
NEW YORK CITY — When Filipina Celma Dumaguing accepted a friend’s invitation to join a Facebook group of an organization supposedly advocating women’s issues in the Philippines, she was sure she was doing the right thing — giving back to her motherland by supporting various women’s… Read More
The notion that poverty is the main cause of terrorism and insurgency may be one of the most contentious ideas in global security studies, but for a Communications official, it is radicalization that causes insurgency in the Philippines. “It is not poverty that causes this… Read More
A federation of the sultanate in Maguindanao has recently inked a peace and development covenant with the office of the Civil Relations Service Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP) during a forum held at Al-Masher Hotel and Restaurant in Maguindanao, Cotabato City. Present during the… Read More
PAIN OF THE PAST. Tribal leader Christine Banugan cries as she recalls the murder of her family by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) during a conference in Queens, New York City on Saturday (June 29, 2019). Banugan, who is now leader of the… Read More
A day after the explosion that transpired at headquarters of 1st Brigade Combat Team in Tanjung, Indanan, Sulu, AFP top officials led by the Chief of Staff General Benjamin Madrigal and the new WestMinCom chief Major General Cirilito Sobejana extended financial and moral support to… Read More
It has been more than 3 decades now since the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been in existence in the southern Philippines, yet, its forces have not been completely washed out to the present. ACDC: Arms, Cells, Drugs, and Clans. They all pose as challenges… Read More
A former New People’s Army (NPA) rebel graduated Top 1 among 132 in Candidate Soldier Course Class 569–2018. The closing ceremonies were held at 10TH Infantry (AGILA) Division, Philippine Army, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province, on April 28, 2019. Private Albert I Diez, formerly known in… Read More
