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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 »

Duterte names Felimon Santos next AFP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:11 AM

The new chief of the Philippine armed forces hopes he can fulfill President Duterte's desire to end the country's communist insurgency during his term. Read more »

New AFP chief Noel Clement vows to ramp up efforts vs insurgency, terrorism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:21 AM

Lt. Gen. Noel Clement, the Philippines' new military chief, vows to double down on fighting insurgency and terrorism in the country. Read more »

OPINION: ‘Red-tagging’ affects even non-targets, Negros bishop warns

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Sep 13 07:45 AM

The red-tagging of a government doctor in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental has affected 33 villages in need of government health care. Read more »

Red Cross: 22,000 missing in Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 01:34 AM

Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Thursday. Read more »

Indonesia restricts foreigner travel to restive Papua

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 08:17 PM

Indonesia is imposing restrictions on foreigners visiting its restive Papua region, the government said Tuesday, after four Australians were deported over claims they took part in independence protests. Read more »

5 things to know about Indonesia's unrest-hit Papua

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 07:35 PM

Here are five things to know about the unrest. Read more »

Indonesia urges calm in Papua after two weeks of protests

Agence France Presse
Updated as of Aug 30 07:18 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's chief security minister on Friday urged calm in the easternmost region of Papua on Friday after two weeks of sometimes violent protests, saying demands from demonstrators for an investigation into racism had been met. Read more »

Duterte: 'Kaunting gulo' asahan sa pagsugpo ng militar sa mga komunista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 09:20 PM

Nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkakaroon ng "kaunting gulo" matapos niyang utusan ang militar na tapusin na agad ang kilusang Komunista sa bansa. Read more »

'It has to be now': Duterte orders military to end communist insurgency

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 10:23 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told the public to expect “a little trouble” in the coming months as he called on the military to end the decades-long communist insurgency. Read more »

Indonesia deploys more troops as Papua hit by fresh unrest

Robert Marin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 04:49 PM

Indonesia's Papua was hit by fresh unrest Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests that saw buildings torched and street battles between police and demonstrators. Read more »

Activism or subversion? Kabataan solon rejects police presence in schools

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 10:30 AM

A youth representative on Tuesday rejected the proposal of the police and Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa to allow law enforcers in schools. Read more »

Hontiveros, De Lima raise alarm on Negros killings

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 04:31 PM

MANILA – Minority Senators Leila de Lima and Risa Hontiveros have expressed concern over the spate of killings in Negros Oriental under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

5 pagpatay, naitala sa 1 araw sa Negros Oriental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 01:36 AM

NEGROS ORIENTAL - Maraming naitala na pagpatay at karahasan ang probinsiya ng Negros Oriental nitong Huwebes lamang na nagdulot ng panukalang magdeklara ng martial law sa lugar. Read more »

Mozambican Catholic bishop slams gov't over jihadist attacks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 08:33 PM

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE - A Mozambican Catholic bishop has lambasted the government over what he said was its failure to curb a radical Islamist insurgency ravaging the country's north, claiming hundreds of civilian lives. Read more »

Higit 200 miyembro umano ng NPA, sumuko sa Surigao del Norte

Lorilly Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 04:02 PM

Boluntaryong sumuko ang 295 na umano'y miyembro ng New Peoples Army sa Brgy. Camam-onan sa bayan na ito noong Biyernes. Read more »

'I never identified legal groups as front of CPP': Joma calls Albayalde a 'big liar'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 05:32 AM

MANILA - Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday slammed Director General Oscar Albayalde after the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief claimed he identified legal groups as front organizations of the communist movement. Read more »

Satur casts doubt on 'whole-of-nation' approach vs insurgency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:36 PM

MANILA - A former peace negotiator for communist rebels doubts an executive order on a "whole-of-nation" approach to end insurgency will work in the long-term. Read more »

Incoming military chief keen on solving insurgency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 02:14 PM

DAVAO CITY - Incoming Armed Forces chief of staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. on Thursday vowed to elevate his fight against insurgency on a national level. Read more »

PH military backs 'liquidation squad' against NPA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 03:42 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it supports President Rodrigo Duterte's proposal to form a hit squad against the New People's Army. Read more »

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