Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:36:46 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday debunked a claim by an international security analyst that some 100 Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorists have moved their operations to Mindanao.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:36:50 +0000
The government will thwart terrorist activities of Islamic State (IS), which a New York Times (NYT) report said was rising in the Philippines.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:33:23 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana may recommend the lifting of martial law in Mindanao by July once lawmakers introduce amendments to the country’s antiterrorism law.
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The government can take over the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. Philippines which has declared bankruptc.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:21:30 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday said holding a peaceful plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and helping establish a new autonomous Muslim region after it is approved would be among his department’s biggest challenges this year.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:38:40 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday admitted that it was impossible to end the communist insurgency this year despite plans by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “We cannot do it (end insurgency) this year because that is a big problem,” Lorenzana said on the sidelines of Tuesday’s joint Department of National Defense-AFP new year’s […]
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:36:06 +0000
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday said the return of the Balangiga bells to the country after 117 years was a sign of the United States’ “respect” for and commitment to its alliance with the Philippines.
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Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano is poised to file a resolution calling for an investigation into the “flawed” documentation and record-keeping system of the government, especially of the Department of National Defense (DND).
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The Philippine Navy is assessing how to integrate four patrol boats it received from China last week.
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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana apologized on Friday for describing as an “empty victory” the historic 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that favored the Philippines’ claims in the West Philippine Sea.
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