Abandoned motorcycle stirs up bomb scare outside Army headquarters

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:29:27 +0000

Abandoned motorcycle stirs up bomb scare at Army headquarters

An abandoned motorcycle outside the gate of the Philippine Army headquarters caused alarm on Wednesday, prompting the response of the military’s bomb sniffing K-9 unit. 

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Southern Tagalog gets new Army commander

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:15:58 +0000

Southern Tagalog gets new Army commander

A seasoned senior Army officer who has led successful anti-insurgency campaigns is the new commander of the 2nd Infantry Division.

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Deficit won’t hamper Manila’s disaster planning – Moreno

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:52:34 +0000

Deficit won’t hamper Manila’s disaster planning – Moreno

The more than P4.3 billion cash deficit of Manila could have been a big help in Manila’s disaster planning, Mayor Isko Moreno said on Wednesday. Nevertheless, he said the deficit would not be a hindrance to his administration’s preparations for any disasters.

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Suspicion over armed gov’t agents sparks people power at Iloilo village

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 12:35:10 +0000

Screenshots of the two men who were accosted and briefly held by officials and residents of Barangay Bito-on in Jaro District in Iloilo City after they went to the house of a leader of a militant urban poor organization (Contributed photos)

Officials and residents of a village here on Sunday (July 4) accosted and briefly detained two armed men believed to be targeting a leader of a militant urban poor organization.

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Negros troops return home, declare mission accomplished in Zambo

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:52:30 +0000

Negros troops return home, declare mission accomplished in Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Soldiers sent as reinforcements against the threat of terrorism in the city on Saturday (June 8) returned to Negros Occidental declaring their mission accomplished.

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Ex-Army surrenders to PDEA; bares drug links of Surigao pols

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 08:47:24 +0000

Ex-Army surrenders to PDEA; bares drug links of Surigao pols

MANILA, Philippines–A former Army soldier who worked as driver-bodyguard to some members of the Matugas political clan in Surigao del Norte for years has surrendered to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to reveal his participation and personal knowledge on the involvement of politicians in illegal drug trafficking in the province. Jesusito “Nitoy” Bayang, in […]

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Sudan army removes leader, rejects al-Bashir extradition

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 04:00:30 +0000

Sudan army removes leader, rejects al-Bashir extradition

The Sudanese military on Friday swiftly replaced the country’s transitional leader linked to the Darfur genocide after street rallies

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NPA fighter surrenders following death of two comrades

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 06:05:40 +0000

An alleged supply officer of Front Committee (FC) 51 of the New People’s Army (NPA) gave himself up to the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) past 9 p.m. on Saturday in a hinterland village of this city, some 50 kilometers from Davao City.

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NPA fighter surrenders following death of two comrades

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 06:05:40 +0000

An alleged supply officer of Front Committee (FC) 51 of the New People’s Army (NPA) gave himself up to the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) past 9 p.m. on Saturday in a hinterland village of this city, some 50 kilometers from Davao City.

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