Despite the widely reported capture, torture and cold-blooded execution of four police officers by Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists in Ayungon town, Negros Oriental on July 18, 2019, why the deafening silence from two militant groups, Karapatan and the National Union… Read More
The Philippine Army recently identified 54 barangays or villages in Samar provinces, Eastern Visayas as priority areas for the delivery of projects and services from anti-communist programs of the newly created Regional Task Force on Ending Insurgency in the Philippines. COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. A female… Read More
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
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez recently hailed the anti-crime efforts and infrastructure program of President Rodrigo Duterte as the key engines that propelled the country’s economic growth to greater heights. “No doubt about it, the President’s peace and development efforts were the twin engines that propelled… Read More
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) are the enemies of development, hence the spate of persona non grata declarations coming from local government units (LGUs), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on June 27, 2019. This was his response when sought for a… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte on June 12, 2019, urged Moros to exploit their resources and take advantage of the transition from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as mandated by the ratified Bangsamoro Organic Law… Read More
Residents of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)’s Camp Bilal shared a meal with Christian visitors in the spirit of interfaith unity as they celebrate Eid’l Fitr, the culmination of the month-long observance of Ramadan on June 6, 2019. “This is the first time we… Read More
Former illegal drug dependents in Abra province who recently surrendered to authorities emerge from a dark period in their lives and start anew with the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). After completing community-based rehabilitation and counseling service, five former… Read More
The proposed reinstatement of the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for Grades 11 and 12 students does not violate any international law, the spokesperson of the Department of National Defense (DND) said on May 31, 2019. “It is the DND’s position that those opposed… Read More
