While he believes that all those running for president are qualified to be his successor in Malacañang, President Duterte said he is not into supporting any one in the upcoming polls. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement the night before the start of the...
President Duterte said that he is open to giving vaccines to New People’s Army (NPA) members so that they won't catch the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, Duterte--speaking in his weekly "Talk to the People" public briefing--said that the...
Former rebels in Samar province have been given a total of three-hectare lot as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Eastern Visayas recently turned over a parcel of land to the provincial government dedicated for them. At least 144 housing units will be constructed in...
For this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to more than 3,700 former rebels (FRs) and their families. REBEL RETURNEES — Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel (2nd from right) receives the automatic rifles surrendered by former New...
Accountability on the part of the Reds. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was the "one missing ingredient" in the failed peace process between the Philippine government and the communist insurgents, President Duterte claimed during a speech in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stressed Tuesday night, Oct. 19, that it will not hesitate to file charges against political aspirants in the 2022 national and local elections found providing any form of assistance to rebel groups specifically the Communist Party of the...
President Duterte said he is glad that the government has suspended its peace negotiations with the communist rebels, noting that he doesn't understand why the latter continue to kill and sow hate among the people. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as he led...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Aug. 19, that the P5.3-million worth of financial aid given to 330 former rebels in Caraga Region was accounted for, and that it was coordinating with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to...
The government has denounced the local communist terrorists for worsening the pandemic following their continued atrocities. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said these terrorists chose to continue their "reprehensible...
A new wave of bloodbath looms if the communist rebels refuse to surrender and instead continue to kill government forces. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on August 2, 2021. (Malacañang) President Duterte has warned the government troops would shoot dead armed communist...
The local armed communist struggle will eventually be over following the government's strides in the anti-insurgency operations, according to President Duterte. President Duterte arrives at the Batasang Pambansa to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 26,...
President Duterte has called for a Senate inquiry into the importation of AK-47 rifles into the country that supposedly ended up in the hands of communist insurgents. RODRIGUEZ_07262021-19 The President made the request to former police chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa to conduct a probe into...
