Gov’t starts talks with ASG
Presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza has dispatched emissaries to negotiate with the Abu Sayyaf Group for the safe release of ...
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Visaya vows relentless campaign vs terror
NEW Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya vowed to focus unrelenting pressure against the Abu Sayyaf ...
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Defense chief backs extra powers for Rody
Outgoing Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Wednesday expressed support for the granting of emergency powers to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte ...
Read more3-nation patrol vs ASG in the works
Amid the rising security challenges in Southeast Asia, the defense chiefs of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia have meet in ...
Read moreAFP denies colluding with ASG kidnappers
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines denied on Saturday allegations that some of its officers are colluding with the Abu ...
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PNoy: I considered martial law in Sulu
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III said Wednesday that he considered declaring martial law in some areas of Sulu about three weeks before the ...
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Italian priest’s abductor collared in Zamboanga
Authorities have arrested a man accused of kidnapping an Italian businessman who was held hostage for six months by the ...
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Abus free 4 Malaysians
THE four Malaysians abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group last April 1 were released Tuesday in Sulu and immediately ferried ...
Read moreAquino: No threat of terror in PH
AFTER attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday, President Benigno Aquino III reiterated on Friday that these is no credible and ...
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5 PH terror groups pledge support to IS
AT least five Philippine-based terrorist groups has been categorized as sleeper cells and among the 40 international groups believed to ...
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