Despite their pronouncements of a unilateral ceasefire starting March 26 up to April 15 in wake of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, the New People’s Army (NPA) has obviously no intention to comply with the truce as their forces attacked military personnel in Rodriguez, Rizal… Read More
After a long struggle for freedom in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, Muslims, Christians and other minorities show the world how people can live in peace despite past unpleasant experiences, said the representative of Turkish non-governmental organization. The Bangsamoro Muslims, long deprived of freedom under… Read More
Philippine Army commander Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Wednesday commended troops for their valuable role in rescuing a doctor earlier kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists in Sulu. “To the troops of the 11th Military Intelligence Battalion and 1102nd (Infantry) Brigade, I give you… Read More
A Memorandum of Partnership (MOP) among the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the 5th Infantry Division (5ID) and 7th Infantry Division (7ID), both from the Philippine Army in CAR is signed at Camp Melchor Dela Cruz, Upi,… Read More
Statement of GENERAL FELIMON T SANTOS JR Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines March 18, 2020 The AFP fully supports the President and Commander-in-Chief’s declaration of government’s own ceasefire to take effect 00:00 of 19 March 2020 to last until 23:59 of 15… Read More
High-value crops were recently donated by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib to the Lumad community in Talaingod during the “Ceremonial Planting of High-Value Crops and Turn Over of Agricultural Interventions” held on March 5, 2020, in Sitio Uraya, Sto. Nino, Talaingod. Jubahib donated 15,000… Read More
Twenty-eight former rebels (FRs) recently received aids worth P3.7 million under the national government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and Vice Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, together with the E-CLIP committee, led the distribution of the assistance to the FRs during… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military and the police to exhaust all means to end the problems on communism and terrorism before he steps down from office in 2022. Duterte gave the directive to government forces on March 10, 2020, as he lamented that the… Read More
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office I awarded a total of Php454,775.00 worth of financial assistance and hygiene kits to 92 former members and supporters of Militia ng Bayan. DSWD Field Office 1 Information Officer Darwin Chan said each beneficiary received… Read More
The nation’s history bears witness how each milestone in the Philippine peace process was achieved because of the major contributions of women advocates whose goal was to bring genuine and lasting peace to their communities. From the highlands of the Cordillera to the sprawling… Read More
