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Duterte: Martial law extension provides ‘big window’ in fight vs terror

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 06:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday thanked Congress for approving his request to extend martial law in Mindanao for one more year. Read more »

Duterte witnesses destruction of Marawi firearms

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 05:05 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday witnessed the destruction of firearms seized from Islamic State-inspired extremists during the 5-month siege in Marawi City. Read more »

Tausug lawmaker renews call for nationwide martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 02:05 PM

Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep. Shernee Abubakar Tan on Tuesday urged Congress anew to expand martial law nationwide to quell the alleged recruitment activities of communist rebels.    Read more »

'Bakit 1 taon?': Minorya pumalag sa hiling na martial law extension sa Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 01:49 PM

Mismong mga naunang pahayag nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza ang ginamit ng ilang mambabatas upang kontrahin ang hiling na martial law extension sa Mindanao. Read more »

DOJ files charges vs alleged Maute-IS recruiter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 12:50 PM

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed charges against a woman accused of being a recruiter of the Islamic State-inspired Maute terrorist group. Read more »

Congress tackles martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 01:37 PM

The Senate and House of Representatives convened Wednesday a joint session to tackle President Rodrigo Duterte's request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year.    Read more »

Police question New York bomber's wife

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 05:53 AM

Bangladeshi counter terrorism officers on Tuesday questioned the wife of New York subway bomber Akayed Ullah and said he had visited the family in Dhaka in September. Read more »

New York subway bombing suspect faces terrorism raps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 01:46 AM

Police on Tuesday filed terror-related charges against a 27-year-old Bangladeshi driver accused of detonating a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded passage of the New York subway. Read more »

New York explosion

Amr Alfiky, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 08:50 PM

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers stand guard near Port Authority Bus Terminal after reports of an explosion in Manhattan, New York, USA on Monday.  Read more »

Fr. Chito Soganub recalls horror in the hands of terrorist

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 07:07 PM

Binalikan ni Reverend Father Teresito “Chito” Soganub ang kanyang karanasan noon siya ay nasa mga kamay ng Maute group sa Marawi City noong Mayo 23, 2017. Read more »

New York subway attack shows limits of counterterror strategy

Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 14 07:53 AM

NEW YORK - Minutes after a man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in one of New York's busiest transit hubs, throwing the Monday morning commute into chaos for many, a suspect was in custody, trains were rerouted and throngs of police swarmed the streets. Read more »

New York blast suspect went from limo driver to accused subway bomber

Gina Cherelus and Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 07:15 AM

NEW YORK - The Bangladeshi suspect in Monday's pipe bomb explosion beneath New York's Times Square is an angry former limousine driver who learned to build a bomb on the internet at his Brooklyn apartment, officials said. Read more »

FACTBOX: Attacks in New York City in recent years

Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 04:10 AM

An explosion on Monday shook the area near New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal, one of the city's busiest commuter hubs, and authorities said a suspect, identified as Akayed Ullah, and three other people were injured.  Read more »

NPA, target ng martial law extension sa Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 11:36 PM

Hati ang opinyon ng ilang kongresista sa hiling ni Pangulong Duterte na pagpapalawig ng batas militar sa Mindanao. Tingin naman ng ilang abogado, hindi puwedeng basta-basta na lang magkaroon ng martial law extension. Read more »

Congress sets joint session to tackle martial law extension

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 07:06 PM

MANILA - Congress will sit in a joint session this Wednesday to consider the President's request to extend martial law in Mindanao from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Read more »

Mindanao martial law, magagamit din vs NPA: Roque

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 06:13 PM

Magagamit din ang batas militar sa Mindanao para masupil ang New People’s Army, ayon sa tagapagsalita ng Malacañang. Read more »

Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State

Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 07:30 AM

An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Islamic State on Sunday, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi looking on as troops marched in formation, their bodies spelling "victory day" in Arabic. Read more »

Peace advocate stresses need for multi-sectoral approach to prevent violent extremism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 03:09 PM

A multi-sectoral approach, and not just military action, is needed to prevent the spread of violent extremism in the country, according to an organization of peace advocates.  Read more »

Iraqi PM declares 'end of war against IS' in Iraq

Ammar Karim, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 02:23 PM

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a 3-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the Islamic State jihadist group that at its height endangered Iraq's very existence. Read more »

Pagpapalawig ng batas militar, inirekomenda ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 07:31 PM

Naisumite na ng DILG kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang rekomendasyon ng PNP na palawigin pa ng isang taon ang martial law sa Mindanao. Read more »