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2 Rohingya women killed in fight between military, rebels in Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 08:18 PM

Military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told AFP said that one woman was killed on the spot by "heavy weapons" while another died after arriving at hospital in conflict-torn northern Rakhine state. Read more »

DOJ to submit study on VFA termination to Duterte on Monday- Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 02:08 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has finished its study on the proper procedure of terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines, its chief said Saturday.   Read more »

Analyst: Only China gains from a weakened US-PH alliance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his officials to immediately begin the process of terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States instead of waiting for a month. Read more »

Sara Duterte in US for Washington-sponsored international leadership program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:55 PM

Sara participated in the 88th Winter Meeting hosted by the US capital in support of Strong Cities, which advocates "a global network of cities working together to build cohesion and resilience to prevent violent extremism." Read more »

Posibleng epekto ng pagkalas ng Pinas sa VFA binusisi ng mga eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:45 PM

Ayon kay Renato de Castro, propesor ng international studies sa De La Salle University, malabong tumiklop ang Amerika sa banta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Bato says he plans to advise Duterte to 'befriend America'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:16 PM

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday distanced himself from President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to end the Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, saying he would advise the chief executive to "befriend America."   Read more »

CHR condemns ambush of off-duty soldiers in Cotabato

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 04:03 PM

The Commission on Human Rights has denounced the ambush of 2 off-duty soldiers in Midsayap, Cotabato. Read more »

Bayan: VFA should be scrapped but not for 'Bato'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:21 PM

MANILA— A military agreement that allows the deployment of troops from the United States to the Philippines to conduct military exercises should be scrapped but not because of President Rodrigo Duterte's political ally, an activist group said Friday. Read more »

Duterte threatens to end visiting forces accord with US over Bato’s canceled visa

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 10:21 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)- President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Thursday to terminate the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States over Washington’s cancellation of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s visa. Read more »

Sundalo patay sa engkuwentro ng militar, hinihinalang NPA sa Camarines Norte

Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 08:23 PM

Ito na ang pangatlong enkwentro na naitala sa Camarines Norte ngayong buwan. Read more »

South Korean army to discharge transgender soldier

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 05:29 PM

SEOUL, South Korea - A transgender soldier who enlisted as a man and underwent a sex change last year will be discharged from South Korea's army, with the military saying Wednesday she had violated regulations. Read more »

The ties that bind: Duterte hails PMA 'mistah' culture

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 08:14 PM

"Mistah" is military slang for "batchmate" among graduates of the PMA. Read more »

After base shooting, Pentagon restricts foreign trainee access to guns

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon announced on Friday new restrictions on international military students' access to guns on US bases, as well as other measures, after a Saudi officer killed three US sailors at a Florida naval base last month.   Read more »

3 hurt after grenade explodes at Camp Aguinaldo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 03:10 PM

Sugatan ang anak at asawa ng isang sundalo matapos sumabog ang isang granada sa loob ng Camp Aguinaldo Linggo ng umaga. Read more »

US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike - sources

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:03 AM

The United States carried out a secret operation in Yemen that targeted, but failed to kill, an Iranian military official last week, 2 US officials told Reuters on Friday. Read more »

Philippines sending 'biggest aircraft, ships' to bring home Filipinos in Middle East

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 02:23 AM

“We are ready to deploy within 72 hours,” said Empedrad, adding it would take around three weeks to sail from the Philippines to the Middle East. Read more »

US response awaited after Iran strikes at American troops in Iraq

Ahmed Aboulenein, Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:24 PM

US President Donald Trump, who ordered the drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday, gave an initial response on Twitter: "All is well!" Read more »

Netanyahu warns of 'resounding blow' if Iran attacks Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 06:29 PM

A senior Iranian official on Monday warned the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv would be turned "to dust" if Washington carried out further military action in response to its retaliatory moves. Read more »

Outgunned, Iran invests in means to indirectly confront superpower enemy

Babak Dehghanpisheh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 06:04 PM

The Gulf country has more than 500,000 active-duty personnel, including 125,000 members of its elite Revolutionary Guards, according to a report last year by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. But international sanctions and restrictions on arms imports have made it hard for Iran to develop or buy more sophisticated weaponry. Read more »

Iran state media claims 80 Americans killed by missiles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 05:54 PM

The Revolutionary Guards source said at least 140 targets of the US and their allies had been identified in the region and would be attacked "if the Americans commit any kind of mistake again." Read more »