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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as well as the Maute Group in the Philippines an “infectious virus”. “While much of the world’s attention is on the threat by ISIS, I’m keenly aware the Philippines and your neighbors are also under attack,” Albright said. “They are more dangerous. They are the product of a set of perverse and ambitious […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo said she was ready to face any planned impeachment case against her. “Handa naman tayong harapin. Wala tayong ginagawang mali. Bahagi naman iyan ng democratic process,” Robredo said in an interview. Robredo said though that impeachment was a political process and that the issues being thrown against her should have basis. Robredo added that she would continue to fulfill her duties as vice-president despite the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The police said on Thursday (July 20) they had arrested 43 foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, for kidnapping a Singaporean woman at a casino resort in the capital. Police said the gang, believed to be a loan shark syndicate, was targeting foreign high-rollers, with 11 similar cases reported since 2015 involving two groups composed of Chinese and Singaporean citizens. The 48-year-old Singaporean woman was kidnapped at the Solaire casino on July 17 […]
Agence France Presse — Authorities have said they would monitor large transactions at casinos to curb money-laundering, after proceeds from an $81 million theft were funnelled through several gambling establishments last year. President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law this week adding the gaming sector to monitored institutions. Casinos must now report to the central bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Council all transactions exceeding five million pesos (around $99,000). The law authorizes the council to obtain court orders […]
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) – Hati ang reaksyon ng mga residente sa Marawi City sa posibilidad na i-extend ang martial law sa Mindanao hanggang sa Disyembre. Ilang residente ang pabor na palawigin pa ito hanggang sa pagtatapos ng taong 2017, sapagkat nakikita nila ito bilang paraan upang maprotektahan ang mga sibilyan sa teroristang Maute Group. Gayunman, ang ibang residente ay hindi pabor dahil naiisip nila na kung palalawigin pa ang martial law […]
(Eagle News) — Aabot sa mahigit isang-libong katao ang pansamantalang nanunuluyan sa isang evacuation center sa bayan ng Saguiran, matapos lumikas mula sa Marawi City kung saan nagpapatuloy ang bakbakan sa pamamagitan ng tropa ng pamahalaan at Maute Group. Sampung kilometro lamang ang layo nito mula sa Marawi. Ito ang pinakamalapit sa mismong battle zone. Karamihan sa mga ito nilisan ang kanilang mga tahanan nang magsimula ang kaguluhan. Bagaman nilisan na ang lugar, ramdam pa […]
(Eagle News) — Inatasan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang government negotiating panel na huwag nang ituloy ang usapang pangkapayapaan sa mga rebeldeng komunista dahil sa patuloy na pag-atake sa tropa ng pamahalaan. Ang pinakahuling pag-atake ng New People’s Army ang ginawang pananambang sa tropa ng Presidential Security Group (PSG) sa Arakan, North Cotabato na ikinasugat ng ilang PSG personnel. Sinabi ni government chief negotiator Secretary Silvestre Bello III na hangga’t hindi nagpapakita ng sinseridad ang […]
Agence France Presse — The United States State Department said Wednesday that global terror incidents and deaths fell last year, but portions of certain countries, including the Philippines, have become “safe haven environments” for Islamic State fighters. In its annual country-by-country assessment of terrorism worldwide, the department pinpointed Islamic jihadist groups Islamic State Al-Qaeda and the Taliban as the leading culprits for terror attacks. But it said overall attacks had fallen nine percent last year […]
Agence France Presse — Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling Islamist fighters, to prevent the militants becoming entrenched and threatening the rest of Southeast Asia. Philippine troops have been battling to dislodge militants loyal to the Islamic State group who seized parts of the southern city of Marawi on May 23 in a bid to establish a base in the Mindanao region, which shares sea […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators allied with the administration expressed their apprehension about extending martial law until December. After the closed-door briefing with military officials, many said they are in favor of extending martial law, but felt that a month or two months is enough period for an extension. -1 to 2 month martial law extension enough, says some senators Senator Richard Gordon said that he is in favor of extending the […]
These photos showed the bullet-riddled vehicle of the Presidential Security Group, one of the two vehicles used in the convoy ambushed by suspected gunmen of the New People’s Army rebels. At least five PSG men were wounded and one militiaman was killed in the attack that happened around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, in North Cotabato. President Rodrigo Duterte warned the communist leaders he would not allow peace talks to continue if the […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Wednesday (July 19) dared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to fight on the side of the government against terrorists, if it really wants to pursue peace. “To show that the CPP/NPA/[NDFP] is truly in pursuit of peaceful coexistence, they must stand against a common enemy, regardless of martial law extension,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella added that ““it is […]
