NPA slain in clash with Army in North Cotabato

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:43:04 +0000

A New Peoples’ Army (NPA) rebel was killed while a soldier was injured in a brief encounter in the mountains of Magpet, North Cotabato.

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LOOK: Duterte visits Jolo blast site

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:49:13 +0000

LOOK: Duterte visits Jolo blast site

President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Monday afternoon the wrecked Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, the blast site of the terror attack that killed at least 25 people and injured 111 others.

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PCID urges public to be cautious, vigilant after twin blasts in Jolo

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:57:26 +0000

PCID urges public to be cautious, vigilant after twin blasts in Jolo

The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) on Monday urged Filipinos, particularly those in Mindanao, to exercise caution and be vigilant following the deadly twin blasts that hit a Jolo cathedral in Sulu.

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Jolo bombing: Gov’t thanks world leaders for messages of support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:52:28 +0000

Jolo bombing: Gov't thanks world leaders for messages of support

Malacañang on Monday thanked Pope Francis and other world leaders for their messages of sympathy and support following the bombing of a church in Jolo, Sulu.

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LOOK: Lumad youths denounce martial law, alleged NPA recruitments

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:30:34 +0000

LOOK: Lumad youths denounce martial law, alleged NPA recruitments

At least 50 members and leaders of Lumad youth groups staged a protest on Monday to condemn the martial law rule in Mindanao and allegations of rampant recruitment of communist rebels in their area.

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MNLF behind Sulu bombing? It’s unfair to speculate, Palace says

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:04:32 +0000

MNLF behind Sulu bombing? It's unfair to speculate, Palace says

Malacañang said it would not speculate but would wait for the investigation as the government goes after those behind the attack in Jolo.

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Palace: Martial law keeping Mindanao safer despite Jolo bombing

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:04:04 +0000

Malacañang believes that without martial law in Mindanao, there would be more bombings and terrorist attacks in the region.

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Esperon to verify if Jolo twin blasts linked to BOL

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:59:11 +0000

Esperon to verify if Jolo twin blasts linked to BOL

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that they have yet to establish if the deadly explosions in Jolo, Sulu is related to the “all-important” Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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BOL may not solve ‘disunity’ in Mindanao — Enrile

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:37:10 +0000

Amid the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Sunday that it might not fully solve the conflict in Mindanao.

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