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UPDATE: 7 NPA rebels killed in clash with, police, military in Antique

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SEVEN members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in a clash with police and the military in San Jose, Antique on Wednesday morning. Joint elements of the San Jose Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Army were serving a warrant of arrest against Jason Talibo alias Bebe and Joven Ceralvo alias […]

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US Navy searching for overboard marine off Sulu Sea

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MANILA: The US military said it had launched a search and rescue operation after reports a marine may have fallen overboard from an American warship as it sailed through Philippine waters. The US 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit said a member, who was not named, may have gone overboard on Thursday morning. Aircraft on board the […]

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Owner of white van in Basilan attack identified — police, military

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THE owner of the white van that was used in a bomb attack in Basilan has been identified, military and police authorities said on Thursday. Chief Supt. Graciano Mijares, regional director of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), told The Manila Times that a former village chief in the town of Hadji Mohammad Ajul owned the […]

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Duterte wants PNP, AFP to use smuggled luxury Hummer trucks

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Duterte wants PNP, AFP to use smuggled luxury Hummer trucks

President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants the smuggled Hummer vehicles given to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) instead of destroying the luxury trucks.

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UPDATE: 10 killed, 2 wounded in Basilan explosion

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TEN people were killed after an explosion in Basilan on Tuesday morning, according to the military’s Western Mindanao Command. Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, WestMinCom spokesman, said the blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) took place at 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday at Barangay Colonia in Lamitan City. Of the number, five were members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu), […]

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China hands over patrol boats, grenade launchers to Navy

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THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accepted military equipment, which China donated last week, and was now assessing how it could be integrated into the organization, an official of the Philippine Navy said on Sunday. “The equipment provided are being assessed as to how this can be integrated within the organization and supported in the […]

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Some countries buying Russian gear deserve sanctions waivers – Mattis

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday (Saturday in Manila) spoke in support of waivers for sanctions being imposed against nations buying military gear from Russia. The move comes amid concerns that imposing sanctions, particularly in the case of India and other Asian allies, could threaten friendly relationships that the US has been […]

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