By: Sylvia Windya L. Historical background of the CPP-NPA-NDF Since the American colonial period, the communist insurgency had become a problematic national security issue for the Philippines. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was established on December 26, 1968. It is a revolutionary party… Read More
By: Sylvia W. Laksmi A deadly suicide bombing occurred in Indonesia last year. A family of six rocked three churches in Surabaya as suicide bombers including the youngest child who was only nine years old. The Santa Maria Roman Catholic Church, the Christian Church of… Read More
Initial preparations are underway for the establishment of the interim Bangsamoro government following the recent ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Murad Ebrahim Al Haj, chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who is expected to assume the post of chief minister of… Read More
The Philippine Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion settled the conflict between two feuding families of Buldon, Maguindanao in a simple ceremony held on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 37th IB Alpha Company Command Post in Sitio Bura, Barangay Oring, Buldon, Maguindanao. The families of Ape, Mangurong,… Read More
The Philippine Army’s 25th Infantry (Fireball) Battalion (25IB) reported on Sunday, January 27, 2019, seven sympathizers renounced their support to Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) and vowed to government that led to the recovery of IED components in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Province. Lt. Col.… Read More
How the Marawi Siege affected Filipino Millennials? Southeast Asia is a patchwork of religion, culture, and civilization. Against the backdrop of globalization, people have been struggling to live peacefully and construct a harmonization among the indigenous and immigrant society. In the Philippines, like in other… Read More
By Frencie L. Carreon Troops from the Philipppine Army’s 55th (Vigilant) Infantry Battalion stationed in Lanao del Sur offered militants a chance for peaceful lives, following a heavy firefight in Sultan Dumalundong town. “We are giving them a chance to live a peaceful and meaningful… Read More
Two Maute-IS member, one being a child warrior, surrendered to elements of the Philippine Army’s 49th “Good Samaritans” Infantry Battalion based in Butig, Lanao del Sur at around 3P:00M yesterday, January 24, 2019. The surrender came amidst focused-military operations in the adjacent municipality of Sultan… Read More
The flux of ISIS-Maute returnees, now numbering to more than a hundred, prompted the Philippine Army’s 103rd Brigade to initiate a special program to cater for the returnees. “We are on the preliminary stages of implementing a reintegration program for the Maute-IS returnees” said Col.… Read More
With the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), “we are a step nearer to a peaceful Mindanao,” President Rodrigo R. Duterte said. After a successful peaceful plebiscite held on Monday, January 21, 2019, and a second plebiscite scheduled on February 6, 2019, the government is looking forward… Read More
