The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

PNP believes Communists not sincere

June 19, 2017

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he does not believe the National Democratic Front, the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, will keep its word when it says it will cease offensive operations in

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Lorenzana hits Reds insincerity after attack on police station

Lorenzana hits Reds insincerity after attack on police station

June 19, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana criticized the communist group on its attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) in a police station in Maasin, Ilo-ilo last Sunday. “Recent events have shown that the upper echelons of the communist movement do not

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Two BIFF members, medic killed in law enforcement operation  

June 19, 2017

Two members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in a joint law enforcement operation in Maguindanao on Sunday night. Capt. Arvin John Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, identified the slain bandits as Raul Angkay alias

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AFP hopes with trilateral patrol agreement with Indonesia, Malaysia, abduction in high seas, entry of jihadists can be stopped

June 19, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed hope on Monday that with the agreement with Indonesia and Malaysia to patrol southern part of the Philippines, kidnapping at high seas and entry of jihadists could be prevented. In the “Mindanao Hour”

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Padilla says no abuses if Duterte declares “copycat” Marcos martial law

June 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning of declaring martial law once more, which would be a “copycat” of the one imposed during the time of late President Ferdinand Marcos, would not include human rights abuses. This was the clarification made by Brig.

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Military seizes 11 kilos of shabu worth at least P110m  in Marawi

June 19, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) seized millions worth of illegal drugs during the military operation against the terrorist group in Marawi City. Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said a total

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Overseas deployment to Qatar “normal”: labor official

June 19, 2017

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said overseas Filipino workers (OFW) deployment to Qatar is at a “normal process” after it lifted a partial ban last week sending workers by manpower firms, a senior official said Monday. Labor Secretary

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Abella calls NPA attack in Iloilo police station as “opportunistic” act

June 19, 2017

Malacanang branded on Monday the recent attack of the communist New People’s Army in a police station in Iloilo as an “opportunistic” act. The rebels raided Maasin Police Station and took several firearms and the police patrol car on Sunday

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