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Duterte claims Bong Go 'hates communists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:12 PM

President Duterte claimed on Monday that communist rebels long ago killed the grandfather of senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go, which is why the latter hates rebels.  Read more »

Schools network hits PH military claim of communist recruitment in schools for indigenous students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 12:01 PM

A schools network slammed the military for claiming schools for indigenous students are used to recruit communist rebels. Read more »

6 sugatan sa pagpapasabog sa banana plantation

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 11:49 AM

ARAKAN, North Cotabato - Sugatan ang anim na guwardiya ng isang banana plantation kasunod ng pagpapasabog ng dalawang granada ng mga hinihinilang miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa Barangay Dallag, Huwebes ng gabi. Read more »

Some Lumad leaders call for Red-tagged schools' shutdown

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 04:31 PM

Some tribal leaders on Thursday urged the government to shut down learning centers that were allegedly used by communist rebels to recruit youth in the south. Read more »

'Intel' squad vs Red assassins in the works: PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 01:04 PM

Police and military forces have started talks on forming a specialized unit that will target suspected assassins of the New People's Army, the head of the Philippine National Police said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte says ‘no longer ready’ to hold talks with Reds

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 09:27 PM

President Duterte said communist rebels should instead just drop their guns and discuss returning to the fold of the law. Read more »

Military won't suspend operations for Reds' golden year

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:55 PM

"We do not want to give them the opportunity to gather and mass up to joyfully celebrate their 50th anniversary.” Read more »

PH military backs 'liquidation squad' against NPA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 03:42 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it supports President Rodrigo Duterte's proposal to form a hit squad against the New People's Army.  Read more »

Red membership not a crime, lawyer reminds military

Jorge V. Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:42 PM

Membership in communist organizations is no longer illegal, a former spokesperson of the Supreme Court reminded the military on Tuesday, calling on the latter to refrain from Red-tagging government critics. Read more »

Duterte says Satur endangered Lumad kids’ lives

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 08:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday slammed former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo, saying the latter was guilty of kidnapping and endangering the lives of Lumad children. Read more »

Solons eye lawsuit vs AFP chief for 'red-tagging' Ocampo, Castro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 05:37 PM

MANILA - Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc are eyeing a lawsuit against Armed Forces chief of staff General Carlito Galvez before the Ombudsman for calling two activist leaders as active members of the New People's Army. Read more »

Military to deploy intel agents, not hit squads vs NPA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 02:30 PM

The military on Monday said it will deploy intelligence units to hunt down the New People’s Army, not "death squads" as pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

NPA not recruiting minors in Lumad areas: Ocampo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 12:36 PM

MANILA - Former congressman Satur Ocampo rejected Monday allegations that communist rebels are recruiting minors in Lumad areas. Read more »

PNP carrying out Duterte 'hit squad' plan 'with a lot of caution,' says spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:24 PM

MANILA - Law enforcers are handling President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to form a hit squad against communist rebels "with a lot of caution," a police official said Friday.   Read more »

3 patay, 1 nawawala matapos tambangan ng umano'y NPA sa Agusan del Norte

Lorilly Charmane D. Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:34 PM

BUTUAN CITY - Patay ang isang sundalo at 2 miyembro ng Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) matapos tambangan Huwebes ng umaga sa bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez sa Agusan del Norte. Read more »

Palace: Public should be ‘happy’ about hit squad vs rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:16 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to form a death squad that would target suspected communists remains an “idea” for now, but the public should be “happy” if it becomes a reality, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

'Bato' backs Duterte's 'hit squad' plan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 02:12 PM

MANILA - Creating a "hit squad" against the New People's Army (NPA) will even the game for state troops, said former Philippine National Police chief General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa. Read more »

Fact check: No, these Leni slippers were not found at an abandoned NPA camp

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 03:13 PM

Multiple Facebook posts contain a photo purporting to show flip flops with the name of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on them at an abandoned communist rebel camp. The photo is being misused out of context. The original image was published in 2016 by a major media organization of the flip flops being distributed to residents in a Philippine city. Read more »

Duterte's 'death squad' plan draws alarm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 12:22 AM

Rights groups raised fears Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans to create a "death squad" targeting suspected communist rebels, saying it would worsen the "calamity" triggered by his deadly drug war. Read more »

Pagbuo ng death squad vs NPA, bubusisiin ng PNP, AFP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:49 PM

Iginiit ng PNP na sapat na ang tropa at kakayanan ng gobyerno para labanan ang umano'y "sparrow unit" ng New People's Army. Read more »