Military, Basilan execs seek reason for slays of 3 ‘assets’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:48:37 +0000

The military has joined Basilan local leaders in demanding an explanation from the Philippine National Police’s 84th Seaborne Special Action Force (SAF) for the killing.

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Tit for tat: Give NPA rebels what they deserve, Duterte tells military

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:35:35 +0000

Tit for tat: Give NPA rebels what they deserve, Duterte tells military

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered the military to give the communist rebels what they deserve as he accused them of being behind the spate of killings in Negros Oriental. Speaking at the Mindanao-wide distribution of land certificates to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Davao City, Duterte blamed the New People’s Army for […]

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Bishop pleads to Duterte: More blood won’t stop Negros bloodshed

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:57:22 +0000

A top Church leader on Negros Island decried the Duterte administration’s bloodthirsty response to the bloodbath in Negros Oriental province, appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte to abandon plans to declare martial law and instead tread on a path to peace by resuming talks with communist guerrillas.

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Chinese army releases promo video for Hong Kong troops

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:42:09 +0000

Chinese army releases promo video for Hong Kong troops

The Chinese army has released a promotional video for its Hong Kong-based troops at a time of uncertainty over whether the military will intervene in the city’s summer of protest.

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Duterte appoints ex-Nolcom chief to MWSS board of trustees

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:36:54 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former military official as member of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) board

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Airlifting of 10,000 additional troops triggers rumors, anxiety in Kashmir

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:27:29 +0000

Airlifting of 10,000 additional troops triggers rumors, anxiety in Kashmir

NEW DELHI — The order for airlifting 10,000 additional troops of para-military forces to Kashmir has fueled high level of anxiety among the people and has also set the rumor mill rolling in the valley.

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China eyes high-tech army, says US undermines global stability

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:32:48 +0000

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers raise the Chinese flag during a memorial ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall on the annual national day of remembrance to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the massacre in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province on December 13, 2018. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

China outlined plans to build a modern, high-tech army in a national defense plan published Wednesday, while accusing Washington of undermining global strategic stability and warning against Taiwanese independence.

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Kim inspects new sub, wants North Korea’s military bolstered

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:36:51 +0000

Kim inspects new sub, wants North Korea's military bolstered

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country’s military capabilities.

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PH military receives 10 sniper rifles from US

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:57:02 +0000

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received 10 sniper rifles from the United States, the US Embassy in Manila announced on Thursday. In a statement, the US Embassy said…READ

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Dawlah Islamiyah ‘logistical supporters’ surrender in Lanao del Sur

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 08:09:14 +0000

Two logistical supporters of the Islamic State-inspired Dawlah Islamiya (DI) Lanao group have yieled to the military in Lanao del Sur on Monday, July 15, the military announced on Wednesday.

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