National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Friday, Dec. 20, rejected claims that the Philippines is a terrorist hotspot as he bared that the father-and-son suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Syndey, Australia spent their entire stay at a hotel in Davao City simply...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, insisted there is no verified information linking the two suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia to suspected terrorist groups as they had reportedly visited the Philippines last month. AFP...
Though facing assault, disobedience, and grave coercion from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 27, shrugged off what she said were cases that “do not hold water.” Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a press...
There were no Filipinos killed or injured in the terror attack that happened in a Moscow-area concert venue that has so far left at least 60 dead. Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow,...
President Marcos has strongly condemned the bombing, which killed four and hurt several others during a mass in Marawi City on Sunday morning, Dec. 3. File photos In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, the President said enemies of society carried out the act. "I condemn in the strongest...
No group in the Philippines has so far expressed interest in heeding the call of Hamas to launch a jihad, a top official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday, Oct 19. But AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner, Jr. said they are still on monitoring mode with the assistance...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss assured the Philippines that Filipinos in Israel are taken care of amid the ongoing tensions in Israel. Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fluss said in a press briefing on Sunday, Oct. 8, that Filipinos in Israel are taken care of...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook) A ranking congressman is urging the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to look into the designation of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. as a terrorist to ensure that the anti-terror law is...
The Anti-Terrorism Council’s (ATC) move to designate suspended Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. and 12 other persons as part of the “Teves Terrorist Group” and tagging them as terrorists is a huge concern. And as far as Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is concerned, he finds it disturbing...
Malacañang assured the public that the Marcos administration has been implementing measures to prevent communist insurgents from committing further terroristic activities in Masbate following a series of clashes between them and security forces this week. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, March 23, underscored the importance of being vigilant against communist terrorist groups as he expressed concern over the spate of violence in Masbate. The Chief Executive sounded off his concerns on Twitter a day after another firefight...
To protect human rights in the Philippines, labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario ‘Ka Leody” De Guzman seeks to end the acts of extrajudicial killing, red-tagging, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), and the...