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PNP ordered on full alert after Reds terminate ceasefire

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Posted at May 01 04:09 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) Friday to be on full alert status after communist rebels terminated their unilateral truce as the coronavirus crisis persists.   Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »