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Priest cries harassment, blames Duterte’s attacks on Church

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:23:50 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A priest on Friday said he has been receiving threats from the police and military since his photo was displayed in his town with the caption linking him to the  CPP-NPA-NDFP [Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front.]”

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Military shelling displaces 400 families

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:52:46 +0000

Military shelling displaces 400 families

A day after the bombings at the Catholic church here, close to 400 families fled their homes in two barangays in Patikul town because of the military’s relentless shelling.

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Philippines-US launch first EDCA site in Pampanga

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:08:45 +0000

Philippines-US launch first EDCA site in Pampanga

The Philippines and United States on Tuesday launched the first facility under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

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Suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber slain in Zamboanga

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:37:54 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police commandos killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber in a firefight in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. Officials said Admar Asilon, an alleged member…READ

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UPDATE: Maute member killed, 4 wounded in Lanao Sur clash

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:22:48 +0000

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur: A member of the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute group was killed while another was critically wounded, as government security forces clashed with the terrorists led…READ

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3 soldiers wounded as troops clash with Maute group in Lanao Sur

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 04:45:08 +0000

THREE soldiers were wounded during an encounter between government security forces and the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute group in Sultan Domalondong, Lanao del Sur on Thursday. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr.,…READ

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Palestinian forces soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:16:58 +0000

Palestinian forces soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect

RAMALLAH, West Bank — On a cold winter’s night earlier this month, a convoy of 10 Israeli armored jeeps drove into the heart of the West Bank city of Ramallah and parked in front of the Palestinian police headquarters. Soldiers fanned out, searching nearby shops for security cameras after a pair of recent shooting attacks […]

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‘Chinese fishing vessels in WPS are military-controlled’

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:31:31 +0000

Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) are controlled by the military, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday.

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20,000 troops sent off to secure Bangsamoro plebiscite

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:47:50 +0000

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao: The military and police sent off about 20,000 of their personnel to secure the upcoming plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr.,…READ

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