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Valerie Escalera, Malacanang Photo
Posted at Jun 14 04:58 PM

President Duterte visits the wake of the late former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez at the Heritage Park in Taguig City on Thursday. Read more »

Former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez passes away at 71

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:03 AM

Roilo Golez, one of the foremost campaigners for the country's territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea, has passed away at the age of 71. Read more »

Dating security adviser Roilo Golez, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:55 PM

Pumanaw nitong Lunes sa edad na 71 ang dating national security adviser na si Roilo Golez. Read more »

PH gov't to publish national security strategy, Esperon says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 10:02 PM

MANILA - National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon revealed on Wednesday that government will publish the national security strategy which would address concerns including the sea dispute with China. Read more »

Probe China's militarization of disputed waters: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 03:30 PM

A lawmaker on Monday urged the House of Representatives to call for a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in light of China's militarization efforts in the South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte urged to convene National Security Council over Kuwait diplomatic row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:35 AM

A veteran Philippine diplomat has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to convene the National Security Council and tackle the worsening diplomatic row between the Philippines and Kuwait. Read more »

Secrecy over PNP ‘nanlaban’ records hampering search for justice of families

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Mar 08 07:35 PM

The Duterte government’s insistence on keeping secret records of thousands of police operations that ended up with dead suspects is major proof of extra-judicial killings (EJKs), according to different groups of lawyers. Read more »

1 hurt in shooting outside U.S. top spy headquarters

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 14 11:21 PM

(UPDATED) A shooting erupted Wednesday outside the suburban Washington headquarters of the National Security Agency, a secretive intelligence organization responsible for global US electronic eavesdropping, leaving at least one person injured, officials said. Read more »

U.S. Senate to vote on warrantless internet surveillance program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:22 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday planned to vote to advance a bill to renew the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program, as privacy advocates made a final push to derail the measure. Read more »

U.S. lawmakers approve warrantless internet spying program

Dustin Volz, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 03:07 AM

Section 702 allows the NSA to eavesdrop on vast amounts of digital communications from foreigners living outside the United States through U.S. companies such as Facebook Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google. Read more »

Philippines boosts cybersecurity ahead of China Telecom entry

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 09:22 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is beefing up cybersecurity measures prior to the expected entry of Chinese firms in its telecoms industry, the president's spokesman said on Thursday, amid concerns that national security could be at risk. Read more »

Beijing condemns Taiwan probe into tiny pro-China opposition party

Ben Blanchard and Jess Macy Yu, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 03:09 PM

BEIJING/TAIPEI - China has condemned a Taiwan government probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party, the latest flashpoint between Beijing and a self-ruled island it considers its own. Read more »

Trump senior aide Dina Powell to resign early next year -White House

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 07:55 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser for strategy, Dina Powell, plans to resign early next year but will continue to have a role in Middle East diplomacy, the White House said on Friday. Read more »

Flynn, Kushner targeted several states in failed U.N. lobbying - diplomats

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 02 09:26 AM

UNITED NATIONS - Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn admitted on Friday that he asked Russia to delay a U.N. vote seen as damaging to Israel, but diplomats said it was not the only country he and presidential adviser Jared Kushner lobbied. Read more »

Duterte fears ‘lone wolf’ terror attack in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 10:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he fears that terrorists may strike in the Philippines in a "lone wolf" attack similar to deadly incidents in parts of Europe. Read more »

ASEAN defense officials agree to boost counter-terror cooperation

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 23 09:10 PM

Southeast Asian defense ministers agreed to boost cooperation against terrorism on Monday, after the Philippine government earlier in the day declared victory over militants after five months of fighting in a southern city that claimed more than 1,100 lives. Read more »

'Bakbakan sa Marawi, nakasentro na lang sa 3 barangay'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 10:03 PM

Sa ika-60 araw ng bakbakan sa Marawi, kontrolado na umano ng militar ang Mapandi bridge na pinakamatinding kuta ng grupong Maute, at tatlong barangay na lamang ang hawak ng teroristang grupo. Read more »

US intelligence contractor pleads not guilty to leaking charge

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 10:33 AM

AUGUSTA, Georgia - A US intelligence contractor accused of illegally leaking a classified report on Russian interference in U.S. elections to a media outlet pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an espionage offense, and a federal judge denied her request for bail. Read more »

Russia tried to hack US voting systems for months: report

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 06 08:35 AM

WASHINGTON - A top secret National Security Agency document shows that hackers from Russian military intelligence tried repeatedly to break into US voting systems before last year's presidential election, The Intercept reported Monday. Read more »

Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' face deportation: lawyer

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 16 08:09 AM

HONG KONG - A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the city's authorities rejected their bid for protection, their lawyer said Monday. Read more »

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