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Body of alleged NPA fighter found in Surigao del Sur town

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 10:17 PM

State troops in Surigao del Norte found the decomposing body of a suspected member of the New People's Army (NPA) after residents in Gigaquit town complained of a foul smell in the neighborhood, the military said Sunday. Read more »

Reds reject government's localized peace talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 10:48 PM

MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Friday declined to participate in the Duterte administration's localized peace talks. Read more »

Duterte to Joma: Let’s stop the peace talks

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 10:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he is no longer keen on holding talks with communist leaders after Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison sought for his ouster. Read more »

Mga sundalo at grupo ng NPA nagkasagupa sa Bayugan City

Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 01:20 PM

BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur – Muling nagkasagupa ang tropa ng pamahalaan at ang grupo ng rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA), Biyernes ng umaga sa Barangay New Salem sa lungsod na ito. Read more »

Paolo Duterte calls Joma Sison a 'pathological liar' after narco claim

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:27 AM

Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Friday called CPP founding charman Jose Maria Sison a pathological liar after the latter described him and his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, as the biggest protectors of illegal drugs in the country.  Read more »

Joma Sison: Duterte killed peace talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 03:38 AM

The Duterte administration set fresh conditions Thursday for resuming peace talks with communist rebels, drawing a quick rejection from leaders of the nearly 50-year-old insurgency. Read more »

Palace pushes for ‘localized’ peace talks, says Joma now irrelevant

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 04:11 PM

Malacañang on Thursday said the government is now pushing for localized peace talks with communist rebels, as it deemed exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria "Joma" Sison “irrelevant.” Read more »

3 rebelde, patay sa sagupaan sa Camarines Norte

Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 12:06 PM

JOSE PANGANIBAN, Camarines Norte – Tatlong pinaniniwalaang kasapi ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang namatay sa naganap na engkuwentro sa pagitan ng mga sundalo sa Sitio Banasi, Barangay Sta. Cruz sa bayang ito, Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Communists plotting to topple Duterte by October, claims AFP

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 11:05 PM

(UPDATED) Communist rebels are supposedly plotting to topple President Rodrigo Duterte by October this year. Read more »

Longing for peace

Mark Z. Saludes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 06:44 PM

Church workers and peace advocates wait for the arrival of some displaced Dumagat families from a nearby village at Sitio Singawan, Umiray village in Dingalan town in Aurora after a peace and humanitarian mission on June 30.  Read more »

Palace: Reds, Church leaders joining forces vs Duterte not far-fetched

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 04:54 PM

Malacañang on Monday said the idea of communist rebels and Catholic Church leaders joining forces to oust President Rodrigo Duterte was not far-fetched. Read more »

Pamilya ng mga napatay sa Samar 'misencounter': Ambush yun

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 09:50 PM

Hindi matanggap ng mga pamilya ng ilang nasawi sa Samar 'misencounter' ang sinapit ng kanilang mga kaanak. Read more »

Gov't chief negotiator: Talks with Reds can resume in 3 months

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:26 AM

Communist leaders and top Philippine government officials stand in unison to resume the stalled peace negotiations. Read more »

Alibi ng militar sa Samar 'misencounter' pinasinungalingan ng pulis na testigo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 10:11 PM

Taliwas kasi sa mga lumutang na larawan ang rason ng militar na "putikan" ang mga damit ng mga pulis kaya inakala nilang NPA ang mga ito. Read more »

2 rebelde patay, 3 sundalo sugatan sa engkuwentro sa Davao

Bonna Pamplona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 11:33 AM

Patay ang 2 miyembro ng New People's Army, habang sugatan naman ang 3 sundalo matapos ang isang engkuwentro sa Barangay Carmen dito sa lungsod, Miyerkoles. Read more »

Slain by snipers? PNP probes if friendly fire incident was an ambush

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 09:03 AM

The Philippine National Police on Thursday said it was investigating whether or not soldiers ambushed its officers in Villarreal, Samar, triggering a firefight that killed 6 policemen.    Read more »

Public consultations on peace talks to start in Mindanao: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 08:22 AM

The government within the next 2 weeks will start consulting the public and other stakeholders to galvanize support for its peace negotiations and draft agreements with communist rebels, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday.    Read more »

Lalaking may dalang granada, huli sa checkpoint sa Iligan

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 06:41 PM

ILIGAN CITY - Arestado ang isang lalaking may dalang granada sa Barangay Rogongon Lunes. Read more »

6 cops killed, 9 others hurt in 'misencounter' between PNP, Army

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 07:37 AM

Six policemen were killed and 9 others were injured in an alleged misencounter between personnel of the Philippine Army and and the Philippine National Police (PNP) conducting patrols in Samar on Monday. Read more »

3 hinihinalang NPA patay umano sa engkuwentro sa Cotabato

Arianne Apatan at Noel Elvana, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 10:13 PM

Tatlong hinihinalang miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) ang patay sa engkuwentro ng umano'y mga rebelde at mga sundalo sa Sitio Alemodian nitong nagdaang Lunes. Read more »