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Duterte scraps plan to create independent probe on Mamasapano

February 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he will not create an independent body to investigate the botched anti-terrorist operations in Mamasapano, Maguindanao two years ago. He said he will just allow the Office of the Ombudsman to continue with its

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Duterte tells military, police to “arrest” 17 leftist rebels who belong  to NDF panel

February 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the military and the police will hunt the leaders of the communist rebels who are on temporary liberty due to peace talks. In an ambush interview at the Presidential Security Group, Duterte said there

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Duterte wants suspension of erring cops instead of retraining them

February 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will suspend erring policemen instead of retraining them. In a press conference in Davao City on Saturday night,  Duterte rejected the plan of Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa to retrain

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CPP-NPA-NDF now a terror group – Duterte

February 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday that he now considers the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front as a terrorist organization. The Chief Executive also ordered the arrest of all the leftist rebel leaders, who are temporarily

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(UPDATE) Peace adviser says “too early” to see if lifting truce will affect talks

February 3, 2017

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesue Dureza said it is “too early yet” to say how the peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front will be affected after President Rodrigo Duterte ended a ceasefire agreement with the New

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(UPDATE) Duterte cancels truce with Reds

February 3, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte ended on Friday the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and ordered the military to be ready to fight. Duterte said he was dismayed that despite his efforts to

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(UPDATE) Duterte orders NBI to stop anti-drug operations

February 2, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Thursday the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to stop conducting anti-drug operations because he has lost his trust in the agency. In a speech at the 38th National Convention of the Philippine Association of Water

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Duterte says “doesn’t feel like sending” ambassador to US

February 2, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he is not keen to send an ambassador to the United States. In a speech in Davao City, Duterte again slammed the US, particularly former President Barack Obama, for  criticisms on his campaign against

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