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70,000 cops deployed, PNP on 'full alert' for holiday season

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Posted at Dec 15 12:46 PM

Nearly 70,000 police officers will be deployed to intensify security operations during the holiday season as the Philippine National Police raised full alert status, its spokesman said Sunday. Read more »

Metro Manila police on full alert after Sulu blasts

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Posted at Jun 29 01:30 AM

MANILA - Metro Manila police on Friday night were raised on full alert after twin explosions in Indanan town, Sulu left at least 8 dead and 12 others wounded. Read more »

SM bomb threat a hoax, police say

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Posted at Jan 31 05:26 AM

MANILA - Authorities on Wednesday dismissed an alleged bomb scare at SM malls by terror group Abu Sayyaf as hoax, saying the threat is a rehash done by pranksters. Read more »

No need to defer second Bangsamoro vote after Mindanao blasts - Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:11 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday he would not recommend the postponement of a plebiscite for inclusion in the new autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao after deadly bomb attacks in two places of worship in the south.    Read more »

No link so far between Mindanao church, mosque blasts - Defense chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 04:29 PM

There is no link so far between the deadly bomb attacks that rocked a church and a mosque in southwestern Mindanao 3 days apart, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. Read more »

Probers still looking at suicide bomber angle in Jolo church attack - Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 04:04 PM

Investigators are still looking at the possibility that a suicide bomber carried out the twin blasts that killed 21 and injured some 100 at a Jolo cathedral in Sulu province, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday.  Read more »

Police tighten Baclaran Church security after Mindanao bombings

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Posted at Jan 30 09:57 AM

An additional 50 policemen were deployed in the busy Baclaran Church in Parañaque starting Wednesday, following deadly blasts at a cathedral and mosque in southwestern Mindanao.    Read more »

Airstrikes in Sulu as troops mount 'all-out war' vs Abu Sayyaf

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 08:52 AM

Government helicopters on Wednesday circled over Sulu, ready to drop bombs on the lairs of Abu Sayyaf, which is blamed for twin explosions that killed and injured dozens at a church in the southern province, the military said.  Read more »

Military gears for second Bangsamoro vote after Sulu church blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 08:41 AM

Troops were deployed to southern villages that will choose whether or not to join an expanded Bangsamoro region next week, the military said Tuesday, following a double bomb attack that killed 21 people and injured scores at a church in Sulu province.  Read more »

Full alert, itinaas sa ARMM, Metro Manila kasunod ng pagsabog sa Jolo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 12:09 AM

Naka-full alert status na ang buong ARMM at Metro Manila matapos ang pagsabog sa Jolo cathedral kahapon. Read more »

Kapatid ng Abu leader suspek sa Jolo church bombings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 08:30 PM

Itinuturing na suspek sa magkasunod na pagpapasabog sa isang simbahan sa Jolo, Sulu ang kapatid ng yumaong lider ng Abu Sayyaf. Read more »

Who is behind the Jolo church bombings?

Martin Petty, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 03:17 PM

Philippines security forces investigating a deadly twin bombing at a church on a predominantly Muslim southern island are zeroing in on what they say is an affiliate of the militant Abu Sayyaf Group. Read more »

Abu leader's brother among suspects in Jolo church blast

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:37 PM

The brother of a slain Abu Sayyaf leader is a suspect in a double bomb attack that killed 20 people and injured some 100 others at a church in Jolo, Sulu, the Philippine National Police said Monday. Read more »

Police on nationwide 'heightened alert' after Jolo church blasts

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Updated as of Jan 28 04:17 PM

Under the heightened alert, regional police directors were instructed to "initiate further security measures to preempt and prevent similar incidents," the PNP said in a statement. Read more »

MNLF urges govt: Talk with rebels in Jolo church blast probe

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Updated as of Jan 28 11:30 AM

The government should get the input of rebel and bandit groups in investigating a double bomb attack that left dozens dead and injured in Sulu province, the Moro National Liberation Front said Monday. Read more »

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sulu church bombings: report

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 11:03 AM

The Islamic State (IS) militant group has claimed responsibility for a double bomb attack that killed and injured dozens at a Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu, a US-based group that monitors jihadist websites said Monday. Read more »

Metro Manila police on full alert after Jolo church blasts

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 11:20 AM

The Metro Manila police on Monday raised full alert after twin explosions in a church left dozens killed and injured in Jolo, Sulu. Read more »

PNP to go on full alert for Undas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 02:27 PM

The Philippine National Police will go on full alert to as Filipinos are expected to flock to the cemeteries to visit their departed loved ones for Undas. Read more »

Bracing for Mangkhut, PNP to go on full alert Thursday

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Updated as of Sep 12 02:18 PM

The Philippine National Police will go on full alert Thursday morning to prepare for the possible effects of Typhoon Mangkhut.  Read more »

Seguridad sa kalye, pinaigting sa Soccsksargen

Francis Canlas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 12:22 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Kasunod ng deklarasyon ng martial law sa Mindanao, agad namang itinaas ng Philippine National Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12) sa full alert status ang buong rehiyon. Read more »