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'Vaccine shots, not gunshots': Judge calls for ceasefire between gov't, Reds after Masbate blast

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Updated as of Jun 11 02:52 PM

A judge is calling for a ceasefire between state forces and communist rebels following a landmine explosion in Masbate last week that killed a union leader and football player. Read more »

Palace promises justice for Absalon cousins’ slay

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Posted at Jun 11 01:01 AM

The CPP-NPA's operation can be deemed an "international war crime," said Palace spokesman Harry Roque.  Read more »

Military to CPP: Give up Joma Sison, fighters involved in killing of footballer

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 01:10 PM

The military on Thursday urged the Communist Party of the Philippines to give up at least two of its leaders and fighters who were involved in the bast that killed athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin over the weekend.    Read more »

Duterte warns NPA: What you do, I can do 10 times over

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 01:10 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday said he "can do better 10 times over" whatever the New People's Army (NPA) could do.  Read more »

21 NPA members surrender in Sultan Kudarat: military

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Posted at Jun 01 04:25 PM

Twenty-one members of the New People's Army on Tuesday surrendered to authorities in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat following negotiations, the military said. Read more »

Duterte 'appalled' by killings in Negros Oriental: spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 05:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is appalled by a recent string of killings in Negros Oriental province, which he visited this week, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

House concurs with Duterte's amnesty proclamation for former rebels

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Updated as of May 19 09:40 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The House of Representatives has concurred with President Rodrigo Duterte's amnesty proclamation for rebel groups in successive separate votes during the plenary session Wednesday.    Read more »

Duterte pleads for Bangsamoro gov't help vs BIFF

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday beseeched authorities of the Bangsamoro region to help the government deal with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and prevent an "all out offensive" that he said would be bloody. Read more »

Duterte to visit Cotabato on Tuesday after BIFF attack

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 01:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday will visit Cotabato province to urge the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to stop using violence, his spokesman said on Tuesday, just days after the militants stormed a nearby southern town.  Read more »

2 NPA rebels killed in Zamboanga del Sur encounter: military

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Posted at Apr 23 07:37 AM

MANILA - Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed, while another rebel was arrested in an encounter in Zambaonga del Sur on Thursday morning, the Western Mindanao Command said.  Read more »

Senators slam intel official for red tagging Senate union

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 04:30 PM

Several senators on Wednesday criticized an Intelligence official who linked a Senate workers' union to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Read more »

DOJ: Probe into activist killings 'somehow restricted' by ECQ

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Posted at Apr 05 06:20 PM

The Department of Justice said on Monday its investigation into the recent killing of several activists was "somehow restricted" by the toughest quarantine level imposed in Metro Manila and four surrounding provinces.  Read more »

Jail him for issuing 'shoot rebels' order? Duterte says, 'Good, I'm old'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 09:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that because of his advanced age, he is not afraid to go to jail for ordering security forces to kill armed communist rebels during encounters. Read more »

Duterte says Joma Sison has dementia; communist leader says President distracting Pinoys

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 08:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday alleged that communist leader Jose Maria Sison has dementia which led to the failure of peace talks, an issue that the latter blamed on the Chief Executive.  Read more »

Groups condemn red-tagging of judge

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Posted at Mar 18 01:16 AM

Professors of the University of the Philippines are urging the Supreme Court to address the rampant red-tagging of lawyers working with cause-oriented groups. Read more »

Defense chief rebuffs Senate, says no violation in Parlade role in anti-insurgency body

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Posted at Mar 11 04:53 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday countered the Senate's call for the removal of a military general from an anti-insurgency task force over alleged violations of the 1987 Constitution.    Read more »

Philippines tells int'l orgs: Give us chance to probe activist killings

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 02:32 PM

MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday told international groups to give the Philippines a chance to investigate and carry out justice over police raids that killed 9 activists over the weekend.  Read more »

Robredo to Filipinos: Connect the dots, see 'web' that 'emboldens' killings

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:52 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged Filipinos to "connect the dots" and "see the web that enables and emboldens" killings, following the consecutive slays of 9 activists and a mayor in the country.    Read more »

Duterte heading 'murderous regime'? Show proof or face raps, Palace tells Robredo

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 05:22 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday asked for proof from Vice President Leni Robredo, over her criticism of what she dubbed as President Rodrigo Duterte's "murderous regime" following police raids that left dead 9 activists.  Read more »

Security adviser backs Duterte's 'shoot-on-sight' order vs NPA rebels

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 02:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's "shoot-on-sight" order last week against communist rebels is a good directive that forces on the ground will carry out, his security adviser said on Tuesday, even as the government's human rights body asserted that the right to life must be respected at all times regardless of one's political leanings. Read more »