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AFP: Allowing police, soldiers in schools no militarization, won't curtail academic freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 09:46 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday the entry of police and military officers in schools to counter alleged leftist recruitment will not lead to militarization and curtail academic freedom. Read more »

Lorenzana says fears over government militarization 'unfounded'

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 07:24 PM

MANILA - Some 400 retired military and police officers who are currently in the government - whether elected or appointed - gathered at Camp Aguinaldo on Friday for “Samahang Serbisyong Kawal.” Read more »

UP students nag-walk out vs pagpasok ng militar, pulis sa mga campus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 07:32 PM

Sa malawakang protesta idinaan ng mga taga-UP ang patutol sa pagpasok ng pulis at militar sa mga state university.  Read more »

EU criticizes 'militarization' of South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 07:30 AM

HANOI - The "militarization" of the South China Sea is threatening peace in the contested waterway, the EU's top diplomat said Monday in Hanoi, echoing warnings from the US as pressure mounts against Beijing's ambitions in the region. Read more »

South China Sea dispute affecting marine life: analyst

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 06:07 PM

Apart from depleting fish stock, China's militarization activities have destroyed over 3,000 of reef and 15,000 acres of fish and marine life nurseries. Read more »

Youth group fears ROTC talk will lead to militarization, culture of impunity in schools

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:43 PM

A youth group on Monday expressed fears that President Rodrigo Duterte's recent declaration of reviving the mandatory Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) will lead to the spread of a "flawed" military culture of impunity in campuses. Read more »

Vietnam protests new building by Beijing in South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 07:45 PM

China's construction of a new platform in a remote part of the disputed South China Sea is a serious violation of Vietnam's sovereignty, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.  Read more »

Friendship 'only right choice' for PH, China, says Xi on Manila arrival

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:12 PM

Friendship is "the only right choice" for China and the Philippines, a traditional US ally, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday upon arrival here.  Read more »

China weather stations in Spratly 'not claims of ownership' - Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:20 PM

China's weather stations in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea are "not claims of ownership," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday, despite analysts' claim that the facilities could serve military purposes.  Read more »

Solon wants 3-year 'cooling-off period' for ex-military men before seeking gov't posts

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 09:09 PM

A party-list representative is seeking a 3-year "cooling off period" for former military officers seeking government posts. Read more »

Duterte softens stance on military 'takeover' at Customs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 09:08 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday hit the brakes on his proposed military takeover at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) as his plan drew flak among his critics and legal analysts. Read more »

Lecture on illegal drugs, 'militarization' set for Cabinet execs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:44 PM

MANILA - Security officials are set to brief Cabinet members on illegal drugs and "militarization" on Tuesday, Malacañang said.  Read more »

Palace: No 'military junta' in PH bureaucracy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 04:09 PM

Malacañang slammed former National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Liza Maza for criticizing the supposed “militarization of civilian bureaucracy” after several agencies under the Office of the Cabinet Secretary were transferred to two departments headed by former military officials. Read more »

Government’s ‘militarization’ a ‘horror story’: Liza Maza

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 10:27 PM

The reorganization is being carried out as President Duterte acknowledged that the government is being militarized Read more »

BALIKAN: 'Pagpuslit' sa 6 magnetic lifters na umano'y may P11-B halaga ng 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 09:15 PM

Ayon sa PDEA, sadyang "isinakripisyo" at "ipinain" ang unang shipment ng shabu upang hindi mapansin ang pagpuslit ng ikalawang batch ng magnetic lifters na may mas malaking halaga ng droga.  Read more »

'Pagpupuwesto' sa mga dating militar, ikinabahala ng ilang sektor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 09:35 PM

Sa bilang ng grupong Bayan Muna, pang-60 na si Philippine Army chief Rolando Bautista sa mahabang listahan ng mga dating sundalo sa administrasyong Duterte.    Read more »

Central Luzon farmers push for land rights

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 05:02 PM

Farmers from Central Luzon march toward the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City on Thursday to file complaints against the military for alleged harassment. Read more »

China rejects 'ridiculous' US accusation of S.China Sea militarization

Reuters
Posted at May 31 06:21 PM

US assertions that China is militarising the South China Sea are "ridiculous," China said on Thursday, after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Washington would confront China's actions in the disputed waterways. Read more »

Philippines taking 'diplomatic actions' vs China over South China Sea activities

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 07:39 PM

The Philippines has taken diplomatic actions, including filing protests, against China over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.  Read more »

Cayetano grilled on China's militarization of West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 04:28 AM

Some lawmakers found Cayetano's answers lacking. Read more »