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Justice Secretary Aguirre: Trillanes, Drilon, Abad, De Lima, kabilang sa mga nakinabang sa pork barrel scam, ayon kay Napoles

Lima hanggang pitong matataas na opisyal ng nagdaang administrasyon ang kasama sa iimbestigahan ng justice department kaugnay sa muling pagbubukas ng usapin ng Priority Development Assistance Fund. Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, kabilang sa mga pinangalanan ng sinasabing pork barrel scam queen na si Janet Lim Napoles–ayon na rin sa kaniyang abugado na si Stephen David—sina Senador Antonio Trillanes IV, Franklin Drilon, dating Budget Secretary Butch Abad, at ang nakakulong na si Senadora Leila de […]

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Malacañang: ‘Mindanao Hour’ para sa Marawi siege, inilunsad

Inilunsad ng Malacañang ngayong araw (Mayo 29) ang tinatawag na Mindanao Hour. Ito ay kasunod ng martial law declaration ni Pangulong sa buong Mindanao sa loob ng 60 araw simula noong Mayo 23. Layunin ng nasabing programa ang pagbibigay ng update sa publiko kaugnay ng nagpapatuloy na karahasan sa Marawi at sa iba pang bahagi ng Mindanao. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, itinakda ang Mindanao Hour tuwing Lunes, Miyerkules, at Biyernes, sa ganap na […]

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Bilang ng mga nasawi sa Marawi siege, nasa 97 na

(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 97 ang bilang ng mga nasasawi matapos ang pagkubkob ng Maute Group sa Marawi City na sinundan ng matinding opensiba ng military laban sa mga ito. Sa pinakahuling tala ng 103rd Infantry Brigade, nasa 61 miyembro na ng Maute at Abu Sayyaf ang napapaslang, samantalang 19 naman ang nasawing sibilyan. Nasa 13 sundalo naman at 4 na pulis ang nalagas sa panig ng gobyerno. Ayon kay Lt. Col Joa-Ar […]

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Hinihinalang mga miyembro ng BIFF pinasabugan ang PNP-HQ sa Maguindanao

(Eagle News) — Binulabog ng sunod-sunod na pagsabog ang provincial headquarters ng Philippine National Police sa bayan ng Shariff Aguak sa Maguindanao. Ayon  kay Maguindanao Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent  Agustin  Tello, pinasabugan ng     limang rounds ng M203 grenade launcher ng hinihinalang mga miyembro ng  Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters  (BIFF) ang naturang punong himpilan ngunit lumagpas ito at tumama sa kabahayan ng sibilyan. Sugatan naman sa nangyaring pagsabog  ang 70 taong  gulang na lalaki nakilalang […]

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Former national security chief bares Hapilon formed a more violent, extreme terror group in Marawi

Gonzales: Gov’t battling between 400 to 700 Islamist terrorists from ASG, Maute, BIFF, other groups (Eagle News) — Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said that the Marawi situation is “very, very serious” and “dangerous” as the Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon had managed to merge a combination of forces numbering between 400 to 700 from the Maute group, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in his campaign to establish a caliphate […]

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Video: Duterte visits wake of slain gov’t forces, civilian killed in Marawi fighting

  President Rodrigo Duterte condoles with the bereaved families of killed-in-police-operation policemen and killed-in-action soldiers during the clashes between the government troops and gunmen of the Maute group in Marawi City, Lanao del Norte. The remains of the killed policemen and soldiers lie at the St. Peter’s Funeral Homes in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. He also condoled with the family of one civilian, Alan Descallar, who was killed when terrorists attacked Marawi City on […]

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Philippine soldiers continue to battle Islamist militants in Marawi City

(Eagle News) — Philippine government forces continued to battle Islamist militants in Marawi City as intelligence reports revealed that the Maute group had been reinforced not only by Abu Sayyaf rebels, but from other terror elements in Mindanao. Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said that the Islamist militants were under the leadership of Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the kidnapping-for-ransom gang Abu Sayyaf that is also believed to have only a few hundred gunmen […]

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In photos: Exodus from Marawi city to safer ground

(Eagle News) — Residents of Marawi City continued to evacuate from their homes towards Iligan City in Lanao del Norte, by car or on foot, as fighting rages on between government forces trying to destroy Islamist militants in Marawi City. The IS-inspired Maute group had attacked the peaceful city to reportedly establish an Islamic caliphate in Mindanao, prompting Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.

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Peace talks with communist rebels put on hold following their order to intensify attacks

Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents were put on hold on Saturday after a dispute over the rebels’ ordering their fighters to step up attacks. But communist negotiators remained hopeful that the discussions being held at a seaside resort town in the Netherlands would continue, despite the suspension announced by government negotiators. The two sides had just opened formal talks when chief government negotiator Jesus Dureza objected to the communists’ telling guerillas […]

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Duterte visits wake of slain gov’t troopers in Iligan City, also checks on wounded men in hospital

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers and wounded-in-police operation (WIPO) policemen confined at the Adventist Medical Center in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, as well as condoled with the families of the soldiers and policemen killed in action during clashes with Maute terrorists in Marawi City. This was moments after he gave a speech on Friday (May 26) at the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade to boost the morale of government […]

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Philippine military conducts “surgical air strikes” in Maute areas in Marawi City

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine military did more “surgical airstrikes” firing rockets in the areas where the local terrorists, the Islamist State inspired Maute group, which have vowed to establish a local caliphate in Marawi City, had been seen. Philippine soldiers have been battling the Maute militants and among their group are reportedly some foreigners and young recruits who have been seen with them around Marawi. It had been five days since the firefight and the […]

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AFP urges CPP leadership to reconsider order on NPA attacks

“Law to be enforced uniformly,” says AFP spokesperson   (Eagle News) — The Philippine military said it will “enforce the law uniformly” if the New People’s Army would continue its unlawful activities. In a press conference in Davao City on Friday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla urged the other side to reconsider its decision after receiving news about this amid the ongoing terror threat of the Islamist militants in […]

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