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DOJ insists Makati court must issue arrest order vs Trillanes

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:25 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has insisted there are enough bases to proceed with the rebellion case against Sen. Antonio Trillanes and order his arrest. Read more »

Will Duterte himself sign over 100,000 amnesty applications for MILF rebels?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:21 PM

More than 100,000 MILF combatants and officials are expected to be covered by an amnesty under Duterte, said Mohagher Iqbal, as part of the government’s landmark peace deal with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group. Read more »

Makati court defers decision on Trillanes arrest warrant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:14 AM

Given the "urgency" of the case, the judge can decide it sooner than the 30-window prescribed by law, Peralta said. Read more »

'Pagbawi sa amnesty ni Trillanes, panlilihis sa ibang isyu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 07:54 PM

Para sa isang opisyal ng Katolikong Simbahan, tila panlilihis sa mga isyu ng pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin at underemployment ang pagpapawalangbisa ni Pangulong Duterte sa amnestiya ni Senador Trillanes. Read more »

Trillanes: Duterte administration must prove supposed missing amnesty application

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 02:07 PM

MANILA - The Duterte administration has the burden to prove before the courts that he had failed to formally apply for amnesty, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Wednesday as he faced arrest for uprisings he led as a Navy officer more than a decade ago.    Read more »

Defense chief doubts planned stand down deal with Reds

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 01:57 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza on Thursday sought clarification in the proposed stand down agreement, warning Maoist rebels were working to regain control of villages previously recovered by the military.   Read more »

MILF: ‘No BBL, no troop decommissioning’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 01:14 PM

MILF vice chairman Ghazali Jaafar called on Congress to ensure that the BBL would comply with the 2014 peace accord between the rebels and the government. Read more »

Will NPA disarm if talks succeed? Reds want ‘flexibility’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 11:07 AM

Communist rebels are eyeing “integration” in the Philippine military as among “creative” ways to deal with their combatants should peace talks with the government succeed, their chief negotiator said Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang rebelyon at ano ang parusa rito?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:27 PM

Ginugunita ngayon, Mayo 23, ang unang anibersaryo ng pagsisimula ng bakbakan sa Marawi City na kumitil sa buhay ng 1,131 katao. Maituturing ba itong isang rebelyon? Read more »

Aging communist leader Sison eyes homecoming this year

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:40 AM

From a working-class neighborhood by the Old Rhine river, thousands of kilometers away from home, Sison leads a revolutionary movement he began nearly half a century ago when he established the Communist Party of the Philippines. Read more »

Concom shuts door on secession in federalism

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 03:24 PM

The Malacañang committee rewriting the constitution voted unanimously Wednesday on a new preamble that slams the door on any possible secession, a concern raised by critics of a federal shift. Read more »

Moros ‘tired of waiting’ for new law: MILF leader

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 07:55 PM

Moro leaders sat down with the group drafting a new federal constitution Tuesday, warning of the growing frustration in the south over the delay in the implementation of a 2014 peace agreement. Read more »

DOJ junks rebellion rap vs wife of slain Maute leader

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 01:53 PM

The Department of Justice has dismissed the rebellion case against a female member of the Maute clan. Read more »

Rebellion complaint vs widow of slain Maute leader up for resolution

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 01:53 AM

The rebellion case against a female member of the Maute clan is now submitted for resolution, after the police and military told the Department of Justice no additional evidence will be submitted to bolster their complaint.  Read more »

Maute member's wife released

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 05:50 PM

MANILA - A female member of the Maute clan has regained her freedom after the Department of Justice (DOJ) found insufficient evidence to indict her for rebellion.  Read more »

Wife of Maute group member arrested

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 09:19 PM

The wife of a Maute terror group member was arrested around 3 p.m. Tuesday at Barangay Rosary Heights 3, Cotabato City.  Read more »

4 killed in 5-hour clash against suspected NPAs

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 07:25 PM

COTABATO - Three suspected communist rebels and a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) died in a 5-hour firefight in Makilala town around Monday midnight. Read more »

Duterte declares Christmas truce with communist rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:20 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels this Christmas season, Malacañang said Wednesday.   Read more »

Batas militar, hindi diktadura: Malacañang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 04:25 AM

Iginiit ng Malacañang na hindi panimula ng diktadura ang batas militar na ngayo'y umiiral sa Mindanao at pinalawig pa hanggang dulo ng 2018. Read more »

Martial law sa Mindanao, mananatili hanggang Disyembre 31, 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 03:20 PM

Nakatakda na sanang magwakas ang martial law sa Mindanao ngayong Disyembre 31, 2017 Read more »