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Activists who failed to get protection from courts now facing perjury charges

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 05:52 PM

(UPDATE) Ten human rights defenders who initially sought but failed to obtain protection from the courts against alleged threats and attacks from government forces are now facing charges for allegedly lying in their own petition. Read more »

IBON files complaint vs gov't officials for red-tagging

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 01:22 PM

Research group IBON Foundation filed an administrative complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against 3 government officials for their supposed baseless red-tagging of activist groups. Read more »

Panelo backtracks, now believes reported Duterte inclusion in Reds’ hit list

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 03:23 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo backtracked Thursday on his earlier statement excluding President Rodrigo Duterte from a supposed hit list by communist rebels. Read more »

Palace belies report Duterte on Reds' hit list, says Esperon fed with wrong info

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 03:49 PM

"That report is false news. That has been denied by Jose Maria Sison himself, so how can we react if that is false news?" Presidential spokesman Sal Panelo said. Read more »

Esperon claims CPP-NPA hit list includes him, Duterte

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:16 PM

Cabinet officials, who are retired military officers like himself, are also on the hit list, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said. Read more »

No ceasefire despite exploratory talks with Reds: security officials

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 12:04 AM

Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon agreed there would be no ceasefire declared for the coming holidays. Read more »

Duterte serious about peace with Reds: Na'tl Security Adviser

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 07:51 PM

The military meanwhile will continue operations against the rebels until formal peace talks resume, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. Read more »

80-year-old nun faces perjury raps for 'untruthful statements' in amparo petition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:03 PM

An 80-year-old nun was indicted for perjury after she supposedly made untruthful statements in the writ of amparo petition that rights group filed against the government. Read more »

PH security adviser: Joint oil exploration deal with China a 'fair' agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:11 AM

Manila's national security adviser is standing by the fairness of the Philippines' proposed exploration deal with China. Read more »

PH to build 13 lighthouses across northern isles

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 08:57 AM

The Philippines will install at least 13 lighthouses across its northernmost islands, its national security chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Esperon, Lorenzana to represent PH in joint gas-exploration talks with China

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 08:53 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon will be among those who will represent the Philippines in talks with China to explore commercial oil and gas agreements in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Esperon: Pagdami ng mga Chinese sa Pilipinas, 'security threat'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 12:32 AM

Gusto namang ipatigil ni DFA Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. ang pagbibigay ng "visa upon arrival" sa mga dayuhan na pupunta ng Pilipinas. Read more »

Pilipinas iprinotesta ang presensiya ng Chinese vessels malapit sa West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 09:35 PM

magkasunod na diplomatic protest ang inilagak ng Pilipinas laban sa China dahil sa 2 insidente sa West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Esperon: Influx of Chinese tourists in PH a security risk

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 05:38 PM

The Philippines' National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon is sounding the alarm over the influx of Chinese tourists in the country. He calls their presence in the country a 'security risk' due to questionable documentation and behavior. Read more »

China 'outfoxed' PH in Scarborough Shoal standoff: Esperon

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 01:05 PM

China "outfoxed" the Philippines in the two nations' maritime dispute, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines protests China's moves in Sibutu Strait, Pag-asa Island

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 03:31 PM

Manila protested the passage of Chinese warships through Sibutu Strait in the Philippines southern tip without prior clearance and the swarm of 113 Chinese vessels around Filipino-occupied Pag-asa Island, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said. Read more »

Influx of Chinese tourists a security threat: Esperon

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 12:06 PM

While recognizing the value of tourism to the economy, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon on Wednesday said the pronounced influx of Chinese nationals into the country is a security risk. Read more »

PH security, defense officials clarify Duterte's West PH Sea statement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 02:22 AM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slams President Rodrigo Duterte for claiming that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea. But as this report tells us, Manila's top security and defense officials have a different take on what the president said. Read more »

Nat'l security chief rebuffs Carpio: Foreign policy not Supreme Court's business

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 05:42 PM

MANILA - Foreign policy does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the national security chief said Tuesday amid Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio's recent remarks on the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Esperon, Lorenzana clarify China in 'position,' not 'possession' of West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:19 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte did not say that China was in possession of the West Philippine Sea but had a more advantageous "position" in the disputed waters, top security and defense officials said Tuesday. Read more »