Philippines

Allow gov’t operate ‘if you can’t help’, Reds told

By Lade Jean Kabagani  Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to allow the government to operate amid the pandemic and calamities. “I am directing this [message] to the Communist Party of the Philippines. This time … Continue reading

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AMLC tags 18 foreign NGOs as CPP-NPA-NDF donors

By Christine Cudis   Lawyer Emet Manantan, Anti-Money Laundering Council Deputy Director and Head of the Financial Crime Investigation Group (Screengrab from RTVM) MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has discovered at least 18 foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have been financing the operations of local communist terrorist groups (CTGs). This, according to lawyer … Continue reading

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CPP-NPA-NDF collected P4.5-B in 3 years: NICA

  MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have collected a whopping PHP5.4 billion from 2016 to 2018 alone to finance their terroristic activities in the country and to support the lavish lifestyles of their leaders. The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) bared this on Monday at … Continue reading

Philippines / Sports

Kieth’s mother dreams of terrorism-free PH

By Marita Moaje   SHATTERED DREAM. Kieth Absalon receives a citation for his achievements as a football player in the 2018 Siklab Youth Awards. Three years later, the New People’s Army cut short his promising athletic career when the rebels’ anti-personnel mine planted by a roadside in Masbate City exploded while Absalon was cycling. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) … Continue reading

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Absalon cousins laid to rest as calls for justice pour in

By Connie Calipay   LEGAZPI CITY (Philippines News Agency) – Far Eastern University (FEU) football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin, Nolven, were laid to rest on Sunday, exactly a week after they were killed by an anti-personnel mines (APMs) explosion planted by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Masbate City. Thousands of Masbateños, together with the … Continue reading

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Pialago dares Elago: Tell Sison, NPA rebels to surrender

NO TO COMMUNISTS. Anti-Red groups condemn the continuous coddling of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison by the Netherlands during a rally outside the Dutch embassy in Makati on Thursday (June 10, 2021). Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago, one of the spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, said … Continue reading

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Sobejana can lead AFP amid fight vs. insurgency, terrorism: PRRD

Sobejana can lead AFP amid fight vs. insurgency, terrorism: PRRD By Azer Parrocha and Priam Nepomuceno   Newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (File photo) MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed confidence that newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana would lead the … Continue reading

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Terrorism, insurgency continue to disrupt public order: PRRD

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos   President Rodrigo Duterte. (Presidential Photo) MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday lamented that terrorism and insurgency remain a threat to public order amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Speaking before troops in Jolo, Sulu, Duterte said terror groups and the communist movement have done nothing but disrupt progress … Continue reading

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Duterte renews call for communists to surrender

By Azer Parrocha   SURRENDER. President Rodrigo Duterte returns to Manila a day after Christmas to meet with selected members of his Cabinet along with infectious disease experts in Malacañang Palace on Dec. 26, 2020. Duterte renewed his call for communist rebels to surrender, saying their leaders had no more “ideological setup in their minds.” (Presidential photo by … Continue reading