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Duterte says satisfied with PNP despite few 'bad eggs'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 10:24 AM

President Duterte commended the military for its tireless toil and said he was satisfied with the performance of PNP despite a few bad eggs. Read more »

Discord over Myanmar as ASEAN postpones year's 1st meeting

Poppy McPherson, Tom Allard and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:06 PM

The thorny issue of Myanmar attending ASEAN events remains unresolved, said Indonesian foreign ministry official Abdul Kadir Jailani. Read more »

PH says Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'indispensable' to democracy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 11:55 PM

Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin broke ranks Sunday, tweeting he had adopted "as my own" a statement condemning Suu Kyi's sentencing. Read more »

Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 04:07 PM

The Philippines is buying 32 new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to boost its disaster response capabilities, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunday. Read more »

Cambodia shelves first ASEAN meeting over attendance 'difficulties'

Prak Chan Thul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 08:53 PM

Cambodia said on Wednesday it had postponed a meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations scheduled for next week. Read more »

Suu Kyi gets more prison time over 'illegal import of walkie-talkies'

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 05:58 PM

Monday's ruling by the special court in Naypyitaw was her second verdict. Read more »

US ready to talk missiles, military exercises with Russia: W.House official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 08:03 AM

The US is ready to discuss with Russia the two countries' missile systems and military exercises, in talks that could begin as early as Sunday in Geneva, a senior White House official said Saturday. Read more »

Military to share P5.6 M bounty with resident who tipped about rebel leader

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 06:29 PM

Durante said the funds were allotted for the mission that led to the death of Menandro Villanueva, alias "Bok," and a part of it would be given to the resident. Read more »

AFP chief Centino tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 10:51 AM

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-of-Staff Gen. Andres Centino has tested positive for COVID-19, the military said Friday. Read more »

Taiwan troops simulate urban warfare with China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 11:19 PM

Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an invasion by authoritarian China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory. Read more »

Taiwan president warns China vs ‘military adventurism’

Sarah Wu, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 01 02:32 PM

China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has increased military and diplomatic pressure in the past two years. Read more »

UN official condemns reported killings of civilians in Myanmar

Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 08:39 PM

A senior UN official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers, saying he was "horrified" at the violence. Read more »

Secret Myanmar clinics treat COVID patients

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 05:49 PM

A handful of Myanmar nurses hiding from the junta have been running makeshift clinics to treat Covid patients and resistance fighters with medicine smuggled past military checkpoints. Read more »

3 sundalo namaril sa Taguig nitong Pasko, 6 sugatan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 11:47 AM

Anim ang sugatan, kabilang ang 4 na menor de edad, matapos pagbabarilin ng 3 sundalo sa Barangay Pinagsama, Taguig City nitong Pasko. Read more »

Military says BIFF leader killed in Maguindanao encounter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 09:14 PM

A leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters was killed in an encounter with government troops in Maguindanao Sunday morning, the AFP said. Read more »

Burnt remains of people found in Myanmar: monitor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 01:03 AM

The charred remains of more than 30 people, including women and children, were found in burnt-out vehicles in Myanmar on Saturday, a rebel group and a monitor said, accusing the junta of the attack. Read more »

Myanmar airstrikes displace more people along border

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 05:50 PM

BANGKOK - Myanmar's military carried out more airstrikes on a rebel-controlled area near the Thai border, the rebel group said on Friday, in the latest escalation of violence that has sent hundreds fleeing into Thailand. Read more »

Duterte says military to help with shipwrecks caused by Odette

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 11:06 PM

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan bared that 42 vessels ran aground in his city, including 2 ships full of fuel also sank in the vicinity. Read more »

Myanmar photographer dies in military custody

Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 06:00 PM

A photographer detained after an anti-coup protest in Myanmar's biggest city last week has died while in custody, according to accounts from his friends, media reports and an advocacy group. Read more »

Ex-Japan PM: Chinese military 'adventure' could be 'suicidal'

Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 04:59 PM

"An adventure in military affairs, if pursued by such a huge economy like China's, could be suicidal to say the least," Abe said. Read more »