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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 »

Duterte wants to assert PH rights over S. China Sea but warns of 'great loss'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 07:36 PM

In front of Philippine Navy officials and personnel, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he wants to take on a stronger stance in the South China Sea dispute but said this would come at a great cost.   Read more »

Fisherfolk condemn Chinese militarization in West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 06:43 PM

The Pamalakaya group urged China to pull out its naval, air radar, aircraft and missile launchers on the disputed islands. Read more »

Alejano seeks diplomatic protest vs China over militarization of disputed waters

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 01:21 AM

MANILA - Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano wants the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest over China's military weapons in the South China Sea. Read more »

Missile system ng PH Navy, malapit nang maging operational

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 03:05 AM

Iginigiit ni dating National Security Adviser Roilo Golez na magsampa na ang Pilipinas ng diplomatic protest. Read more »

LOOK: China military aircraft, ships in artificial islands near PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 10:03 AM

China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed. Read more »