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Palace: Mindanao should remain under state of emergency over insurgency, terror threat

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:39 PM

Mindanao should remain under a state of emergency even after military rule was lifted in the southern Philippines because of the persisting communist insurgency problem, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

Kapamilya stars nagpasaya ng mga sundalo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 07:43 PM

Maagang pamasko sa mga sundalo ang hatid ng Kapamilya star sa 'Saludo sa Sundalong Pilipino' sa Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters sa Camp Aguinaldo. Read more »

Military denies planting evidence against progressive groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:14 PM

Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman, Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo said the military had basis in arresting dozens of activists early this month in Bacolod City. Read more »

Lorenzana: No new reports yet of Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 10:05 PM

Lorenzana said he has not received any official report about the Chinese ships again preventing the resupply of Philippine vessels in Ayungin. Read more »

Pag-asa Island construction stopped due to bad weather, says AFP spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 12:11 PM

AFP Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said weather and logistics issues temporarily halted construction on the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

AFP to probe Murad's loose firearm claim

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 11:36 AM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is taking seriously the statement of Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim that the Philippine military is the main source of loose firearms. Read more »

'Safeguards are there': AFP allays fears of Chinese spying in PH military camps

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 11:42 AM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allayed fears that national security would be compromised once China-backed telecommunications player Dito Telecommunity put up facilities in its military camps. Read more »

AFP to find ways to arrest Sison, others outside PH wanted for 80s massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 10:27 PM

CPP founder Joma Sison may be out of the country's jurisdiction, but Philippine security forces will find a way to arrest him, a military official said Friday. Read more »

AFP: Allowing police, soldiers in schools no militarization, won't curtail academic freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 09:46 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday the entry of police and military officers in schools to counter alleged leftist recruitment will not lead to militarization and curtail academic freedom. Read more »

AFP umalma sa 'trespassing' ng Chinese warships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 08:41 PM

Tinawag ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na "trespassing" at banta sa seguridad ng Pilipinas ang presensiya ng mga Chinese warship sa karagatan ng Pilipinas. Read more »

PH military backs calls for revival of anti-subversion law to combat Reds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 03:41 PM

The Philippine military backs calls for the revival of the Anti-Subversion Law, which seeks to criminalize membership in the Communist Party of the Philippines. The law was repealed in 1992. Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo says this Read more »

Military seeks tougher anti-terror law, supports criminalizing subversion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 03:23 PM

The military said Thursday it supports government's proposal to amend the Human Security Act and the revival of the anti-subversion law. Read more »

Military doubts reports on alleged foreign terrorists in northern Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 05:03 PM

The military on Sunday said it is verifying reports foreigner terrorists have entered northern Luzon. Read more »

ISIS threat in northern Luzon 'negative': military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 01:11 PM

The Islamic State does not pose a threat to northern Luzon contrary to a leaked alert memo warning of possible attacks, the military said Tuesday. Read more »

AFP: No recommendation yet on martial rule in Negros

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 06:41 AM

MANILA—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Saturday they have not yet made a recommendation to the president to declare martial law on Negros Island. Read more »

AFP wary of tagging Sulu blasts as suicide attack amid probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 03:38 PM

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said it was careful about labeling Friday's twin blasts in Sulu as a suicide bombing, saying it hopes to prevent copycat attacks. Read more »

Malaki ang posibilidad na suicide bombing ang Sulu blast: AFP spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 09:14 PM

Naniniwala ang AFP sa malaking posibilidad na suicide bombing ang pagpapasabog sa Sulu noong Biyernes. Read more »

Court martial, hinahanda na para sa mga kaso ni Trillanes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 07:37 PM

Naghahanda na ang AFP para sa court martial proceedings -- o paglilitis sa isang korte para sa mga sundalo -- para dinggin ang mga kasong hindi umano natapos laban kay Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. Read more »

Military status? Trillanes says he was already a civilian before amnesty grant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 06:33 PM

MANILA - Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for saying he was back to military status after President Rodrigo Duterte voided his amnesty. Read more »

Calida behind search for Trillanes amnesty records: military official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:55 PM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida prompted the search for the amnesty papers of Sen. Antonio Trillanes, a military official said Tuesday. Read more »

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