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COVID-19 ang pinakamalaking banta sa bansa: Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 01:41 AM

MAYNILA - Nagbigay ng paglilinaw si Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque sa naging pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Lunes na ang pinakamalaking banta ngayon sa bansa ay ang mga komunista. Read more »

'Ang utos ko, upakan mo': Duterte says communists 'number 1' threat to Philippines

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 12:26 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said communist rebels are the top threat to the Philippines, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently engulfing the country.  Read more »

Anti-terror bill won't target activists: Cayetano

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 02:09 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano urged critics to carefully examine the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which toughens the 13-year-old Human Security Act by expanding the powers of law enforcers to go after terrorists. Read more »

Youth activists oppose writ of amparo petition parents filed at SC for 'missing' child

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 06:04 PM

MANILA - Activists accused of "indoctrinating" and holding in custody a "missing" student on Saturday slammed an anti-insurgency task force and the lawyer who filed a petition before the Supreme Court for misusing the case to go after leftist groups. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte gov't unleashes its mad dog

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 11 11:18 PM

The Duterte government must be desperate. There’s a global condemnation of its order to close down ABS-CBN.  Read more »

Pangilinan hits Duterte: Martial law won't solve insurgency during COVID-19 crisis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 05:52 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Friday criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for pushing for martial law to solve rebel insurgencies during the coronavirus crisis, saying the government should instead focus on addressing the global pandemic.   Read more »

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 »