Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article NPA in Northern Mindanao remain ‘stronger’ after 50 years
Young New People’s Army (NPA) rebels stand in formation during the recent anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a town in Misamis Oriental province on Dec. 26, 2016. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

NPA in Northern Mindanao remain ‘stronger’ after 50 years

Despite the claim of the military that its forces have weakened in the past few years, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), through its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA), has maintained that it has not lost its strength five decades after it was established as the insurgent group has been launching more than a hundred of offensives against the state forces in parts of Northern Mindanao just this year alone.

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Military may punish captured troops in raid

The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) has started its investigation into the attack of a military detachment carried out by suspected Communist rebels who then held hostage two soldiers and 12 militiamen in a village in Agusan del Sur early Wednesday morning from the said detachment, a 4ID official said Thursday.

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Read more about the article Despite martial law, extreme sporting events in Normin still draw huge crowd
OFF-ROAD racers from all over the country and Malaysia navigate the various obstacles on the racetrack during the final leg of the Philippine Tough Truck Challenge (PTTC) XVIII held in Barangay Poblacion, Libona town, Bukidnon, recently. The sporting event was organized by the National Association of Filipino Off-Roaders and is being recognized as part of the sport tourism package by the Department of Tourism in the region. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Despite martial law, extreme sporting events in Normin still draw huge crowd

The imposition of martial law in Mindanao has not deterred people from visiting its tourist destinations as well as witnessing extreme sporting events held in Northern Mindanao recently.

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RPOC-10 member-org opposes peace and order stand on martial law

A member-organization of the Regional Peace and Order Council-10 (RPOC-10) has manifested its opposition to the planned extension of martial law in Mindanao, although the advisory body has pledged its full support for the proposal.

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Read more about the article HR abuses piling up in Normin as Martial law extension looms
Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) priest Fr. Rolando Abejo, regional chairman of Movement Against Tyranny, speaks before the protesters as they demand from the government to life martial law and act on the cases of human rights abuses during the commemoration of the 70th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, Dec. 10. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

HR abuses piling up in Normin as Martial law extension looms

Reports of human rights abuses continues to pile up as mass actions were held to commemorate the 70th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Monday, Dec. 10 while the extension of martial law in Mindanao looms.

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