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PH military finds arms cache in Zamboanga del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 02:26 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Philippine security forces discovered an arms cache owned purportedly by a local group of bandits in Gutalac town, Zamboanga del Norte, after being tipped off by former rebels. Read more »

‘Sworn duty’ to protect: AFP cites danger Liza Soberano may be ‘used’ by Red-linked groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 05:48 PM

MANILA— While asserting its respect for women and their rights, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday stood in defense of a general whose remarks linking celebrities to the communist movement have drawn heavy fire over red-tagging, citing concerns they might be “used” by those linked to the underground.    Read more »

Lorenzana: Stop 'red-tagging' sans proof

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 12:45 AM

A high-ranking military official deals with the fallout from his supposed red-baiting of Filipino celebrities but he remains unapologetic.  Read more »

'Brouhaha na lumalaki': Defense chief to meet with Parlade, ELCAC on red-tagging

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 11:44 PM

The country’s defense chief on Friday said he would meet with the military official who warned celebrities on being associated with leftist groups, as well as with several officials from the country’s anti-insurgency task force to address the issue of red-tagging that he claimed “went out of hand.”  Read more »

Asian Development Bank donates RT-PCR machines to boost Philippine military's capacity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 12:57 PM

The Asian Development Bank said Friday it donated 2 real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing machines to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to boost its capacity.    Read more »

DILG to meet with Facebook execs next week to discuss takedown of some PH based pages

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:20 PM

The Department of Interior and Local Government will be meeting some Facebook executives next week to discuss the takedown of some Philippine based pages in the network, the agency said Wednesday. Read more »

NHA should stop building homes for police, soldiers: Recto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 06:35 PM

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday said that there is no need for the National Housing Authority (NHA) to build housing units for police and soldiers since state troops can afford to buy from private builders. Read more »

Terror law flouting rights? Go to Supreme Court, Palace tells critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:42 PM

Critics of the anti-terrorism law should seek help from the Supreme Court if they fear rights abuses, Malacañang said Tuesday, ahead of the release of the measure's Implementing rules and regulations (IRR).  Read more »

Ika-3 anibersaryo ng paglaya ng Marawi City sa Maute group, ginunita

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 02:36 AM

MAYNILA - Sa paggunita ng ikatlong anibersaryo ng paglaya ng Marawi City sa teroristang grupong Maute, pinarangalan ng pamunuan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ang mga tauhan at ilang sibilyan na malaki ang naiambag sa pagtatapos ng digmaan. Read more »

Solon hits military chief for 'dangerous' remarks linking Muslim schools with radicalization

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 02:36 PM

Basilan Lone District Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Friday criticized what he said were “dangerous and unfair” remarks of the country’s military chief linking Islamic schools to the alleged radicalization of youth in Mindanao. Read more »

AFP looking into possible involvement of Islamic schools in recruitment of suicide bombers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 06:55 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking into the possible involvement of some Madrasah, or Islamic schools in the country in the radicalization and alleged recruitment of suicide bombers, its chief said Tuesday. Read more »

AFP says building DITO towers within camps poses 'very low' security risk

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 06:17 PM

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay said Tuesday DITO Telecommunity's proposal to build towers within military camps poses "very low" security risk, allaying concerns on espionage. Read more »

AFP says Facebook should target terror accounts instead of military-backed groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 06:07 PM

MANILA— Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay said Tuesday that instead of zeroing in on accounts supporting the military, social media giant Facebook should focus on tracking down accounts of "terrorists" and other groups promoting hate and violence. Read more »

Philippines eyes partnership with Japan on cyber defense, drones

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 13 05:03 PM

The head of the Philippines' military said Tuesday that the country is considering partnering with Japan to beef up its cyber defense and drone capability as part of its force modernization program. Read more »

Kasapi ng NPA, sumuko sa Northern Samar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 02:52 AM

Sumuko sa Philippine Army ang isang kasapi ng rebeldeng grupo ng New People's Army (NPA) sa bayan ng Lope de Vega, Northern Samar. nitong Biyernes. Read more »

Censorship umano ng Facebook, pinaiimbestigahan sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 05:55 PM

Sa isang resolusyon sa Senado, hiniling ni Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa na imbestigahan ang censorship ng social media giant para masiguro na hindi nalalabag ang kalayaan sa pananalita o freedom of speech sa Pilipinas. Read more »

AFP launches fact-checking program with TikTok

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 03:55 PM

Under the agreement, AFP fact-check teams will verify potentially false and misleading videos posted on the TikTok platform in countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand. Read more »

Military rescues Fil-Am abducted by local terrorists in Zamboanga del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 05:50 PM

A Filipino-American resident of Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte abducted earlier this month was rescued by authorities on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte supporters to find other medium after Facebook pages' takedown: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 12:08 PM

Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte will find other platforms to "spread information," Malacañang said Monday after Facebook took down pages linked to the military and police for "coordinated inauthentic behavior." Read more »

Propaganda networks in China targeting PH should scare us: Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:55 PM

Robredo said the networks from China were more disturbing as they were seen backing President Rodrigo Duterte and trying to sway the upcoming national elections in favor of the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »