Lorenzana on NPA ‘kill list’: Why wasn’t I included

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:34:25 +0000

AS authorities expressed alarm over the alleged “kill list” by the Communist Party of the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked why he was not included. In a chance interview on Thursday at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Lorenzana said the list may have been retrieved by intelligence operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP), but […]

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Alarm sounded on possible escalation of terror attacks

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:22:33 +0000

MANILA,  Philippines – Philippine security forces are fearing a possible “chilling escalation in tactics, damage and barbarity” of  terrorists after the reported collapse of the ISIS / Daesh in Syria and Iraq.

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Influx of Chinese workers ‘not yet’ a threat – Del Rosario

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:46:03 +0000

Influx of Chinese workers ‘not yet’ a threat – Del Rosario

The influx of Chinese workers in the country is “not yet” a threat to national security, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday night at a fellowship meeting of the Philippine Bar Association in Makati.

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FACES OF THE NEWS: July 28, 2019

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:40:11 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: July 28, 2019

During President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation address, he appeared to say that China was “in possession” of disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea.

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Esperon pushes for extension of martial law anew in Mindanao

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:52:03 +0000

MARTIAL law in Mindanao may be extended again until the end of 2020, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Tuesday. Esperon’s statement comes amid the spate of bombing…READ

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PH uses satellite for first time over disputed waters, taps European firm  

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:27:33 +0000

THE Philippines for the first time tapped the satellite services of a European company to boost its monitoring capabilities over the disputed waters, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr said…READ

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DepEd shuts down 55 ‘lumad’ schools

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 23:27:54 +0000

DepEd shuts down 55 ‘lumad’ schools

MANILA, Philippines — Progressive groups on Sunday condemned the Department of Education (DepEd) order suspending the permit to operate of 55 schools for indigenous children in the Davao region allegedly for teaching “left-leaning ideologies.”

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