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Military officials must resign over false list of supposed NPA rebels: UP prof

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 02:13 PM

Military officials must resign over a false list of supposed University of the Philippines students turned communist rebels, a professor said Tuesday. Read more »

Lorenzana says military should say sorry for erroneous red-tagging

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 10:38 PM

The Philippine defense chief admitted the Armed Forces should apologize for falsely identifying living persons as dead or arrested communist rebels. Read more »

Colmenares to AFP: Sorry not enough, stop red-tagging

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 11:56 PM

Colmenares said the AFP’s erroneous list was indicative of the government’s “shallow” standard of evidence. Read more »

'Why don't we focus on West PH Sea?' Villanueva says UP-DND accord abrogation 'bad optics'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 02:37 PM

Sen. Joel Villanueva on Friday urged the country's Armed Forces to focus on other pressing issues such as China's encroachment of the West Philippine Sea and extrajudicial killings in the country instead of the abrogation of the UP-DND accord.   Read more »

UP official: University willing to iron out issues, concerns with DND

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 09:34 PM

Officials of the University of the Philippines are willing to explain and iron out issues and concerns by the Department of National Defense, following its unilateral abrogation of the 1989 accord with the university. Read more »

In funny social media posts, UP students react to claims their campus is NPA recruitment hotspot

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 21 10:01 PM

You’re more likely to get enlisted to a religious org or “free pakain,” say these past and present Iskos Read more »

Department of National Defense, kumalas na sa kasunduan sa University of the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 01:35 AM

Sa ilalim ng kasunduan, hindi maaaring magsagawa ng operasyon ang mga awtoridad sa loob ng campus ng University of the Philippines kung walang pahintulot mula sa pamantasan.  Read more »

DND terminates agreement with UP on entry of cops, soldiers in campuses

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 06:42 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) — The Department of National Defense terminated last Friday, Jan. 15, its long-time agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) that requires prior notification before police and military personnel can enter and conduct operations in the state university's campuses. Read more »

CHR tells CPP-NPA to respect human rights, adhere to rule of law

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:57 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday urged the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) to respect human rights and domestic laws in the country amid damage caused by hostilities on civilian properties. Read more »

Constitutional amendment pushed to heed Duterte advice to change party-list law: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:15 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said a resolution to convene Congress as a constituent assembly was filed after President Rodrigo Duterte asked lawmakers to amend or abolish the party-list system in the constitution. Read more »

CPP-NPA minaliit ang freeze order ng AMLC: 'We are not stupid'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 09:29 PM

Binalewala lang ng CPP at NPA ang kautusan na i-freeze ang bank accounts na konektado umano sa kanila. Read more »

AMLC orders freezing of property, funds tied to CPP-NPA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:43 AM

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has ordered the freezing of properties and funds that may have links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »

2 umanong ‘CPP-NPA leader na wanted sa kidnapping, murder’ huli sa Quezon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 12:14 PM

Naaresto sa Atimonan, Quezon noong Sabado ang 2 umanong leader ng Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front. Read more »

Duterte says COVID-19 vaccine also available to communist rebels

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 08:30 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday the COVID-19 vaccine that government will procure would also be available to communist rebels. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council tags CPP-NPA, Islamic State East Asia, Maute and associated groups as 'terrorists'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 01:43 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Anti-Terrorism Council has begun the controversial process of designating who may be considered by authorities as "terrorists" and "terrorist groups" under the new Anti-Terror law, which may have implications on freezing of assets. Read more »

Media orgs file raps vs anti-communist body over of red tagging

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:19 PM

Alternative media groups on Friday filed graft and administrative raps before the Office of the Ombudsman against 3 officials of the government's anti-insurgency task force. Read more »

Duterte slams Trillanes over remarks linked to latest ICC prosecutor report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 12:55 AM

Reacting to the ICC prosecutor's report on allegations of crimes against humanity, Trillanes said the "time for reckoning is near" for Duterte and his allies. Read more »

Troops ready for Red holiday attacks after Duterte rejects ceasefire: security adviser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 02:12 PM

The police and military are ready for potential attacks from communist rebels during the upcoming Christmas and New Year, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said on Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte rejected a holiday ceasefire. Read more »

Duterte Youth Party files bill reimposing anti-subversion law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 06:46 PM

The Duterte Youth Partylist has filed a bill seeking to again outlaw the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed and political wings. Read more »

'Ceasefire is dead': Duterte says no more truce with Reds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 12:37 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said there will be no more truce between the government and communist rebels until the end of his term. Read more »