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Philippine critics in firing line of anti-communist misinformation war

Cecil Morella and Jake Soriano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 01:20 PM

A torrent of misinformation on the social media platform has put activists, journalists, politicians and lawyers in the firing line as President Rodrigo Duterte's government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency. Read more »

Duterte praises former military generals in government

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 12:16 AM

President Rodrigo Rodrigo on Tuesday praised the former military generals he has appointed as members of his Cabinet. Read more »

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine not recommended for health workers - FDA

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 07:43 AM

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine is not recommended for health workers, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday as it announced the approval of the product for emergency use in the Philippines.   Read more »

US turns over C-130 plane to Philippines amid Duterte's demand for VFA payment

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 03:03 PM

MANILA - The United States on Thursday formally turned over a C-130 plane to the Philippines as part of the Southeast Asian country's efforts to modernize its military. Read more »

US converting Subic into military base? DND, AFP mum on Duterte remark

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 07:26 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces chief-of-staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Tuesday declined to answer questions from the media about President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest statement against the United States, saying the superpower was “slowly converting Subic into an American base” once again. Read more »

Lorenzana: PH military won't join US troops in South China Sea drills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:58 PM

The Philippine defense chief conveyed to the US his continued support for a military pact which President Rodrigo Duterte earlier wanted scrapped. Read more »

PH military keen to keep visiting forces deal with US - Lorenzana

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 02:43 PM

The Philippines defense apparatus wants to keep a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, its defense minister said on Thursday, as officials met to settle differences over a pact central to Washington's Asia strategy. Read more »

'Wala akong takot diyan': Lorenzana unfazed by China's coast guard law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 01:25 PM

Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said he was not as concerned about the Chinese Coast Guard firing upon Filipino fishermen as he was about a shooting war erupting in the disputed waters. Read more »

Parlade to retire soon, no interest in new government post: Defense chief

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 12:58 PM

Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. is set to retire in a few months but is uninterested in securing another government post, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, Thursday. Read more »

'China is watching': Philippines won't join naval drills in contested waters - Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 03:59 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines will not join naval drills in the disputed South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday, amid calls to push back against Beijing's activities in the area. Read more »

New AFP Chief Sobejana: The left-handed warrior and the fight against the Left

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 07:46 PM

Get to know the new military chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, his plans for the military and his relationship with the Left.  Read more »

UP, DND begin talks over terminated pact; further discussions set, official says

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 07:37 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense on Thursday had a "very cordial, open and fruitful" discussion in their first direct dialogue on their recently abrogated pact about the entry of government troops in the school's campuses, officials said. Read more »

Kredibilidad ng militar apektado sa maling listahan ng NPA: Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 09:45 PM

Aminado si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na naapektuhan ng maling impormasyon ang kredibilidad ng militar.  Read more »

US senator in key post vows continued support for De Lima

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:26 AM

A United States senator who has been previously barred entry into the Philippines for taking steps in support of detained Senator Leila de Lima is now occupying key positions in the US Senate and has vowed continued support for the detained Philippine lawmaker.    Read more »

PH military general goes on leave over red-tagging list fiasco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 11:55 PM

A Philippine military general goes on leave following the publication of an erroneous list tagging members of the University of the Philippines alumni as communist rebels. Read more »

AFP general linked to Red-tagging of UP alumni goes on leave

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 09:04 AM

Major General Benedict Arevalo, the deputy chief of staff for civil-military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, is taking a leave of absence after his staff published an erroneous list that tagged alumni of the University of the Philippines as members of the New People’s Army (NPA). Read more »

The military’s obsession with UP: Some historical notes

Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, Joel F. Ariate, and Larah Vinda Del Mundo, VERA Files
Updated as of Jan 29 05:56 AM

The military’s boldness in making their presence known and felt in UP was rooted in a more extensive operation that had the full blessing and participation of Malacañang. Read more »

Intel official sinibak dahil sa maling NPA list

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 07:34 PM

Sinibak sa puwesto ang opisyal ng AFP dahil sa maling impormasyon tungkol sa mga taong iniuugnay sa New People's Army. Read more »

Lorenzana fires military intel chief over false tagging of UP alumni as NPA members

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 06:19 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday fired the deputy chief of staff for intelligence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines over the release of a false list that tagged alumni of the University of the Philippines as members of the New People’s Army (NPA). Read more »

UP willing to listen, discuss DND concerns after troop access pact termination- university official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 11:14 AM

The University of the Philippines is willing to listen and discuss the concerns of the Department of National Defense amid allegations it had become a breeding ground for communist rebels, a university official said Wednesday. Read more »