Members of the New People’s Army (NPA) are observing the unilateral and reciprocal ceasefire being declared by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), but they won’t hesitate to engage state forces if attacked, a spokesperson of the New People’s Army (NPA) said Thursday (Dec. 26).
The declaration of a ceasefire in the Christmas season by both government and Communist rebels is a cause for celebration for Filipinos, a peace advocate group said.
Media organizations here have applauded the Regional Trial Court in Quezon City for finding the principal suspects and others who were accused of perpetrating the Ampatuan massacre guilty on Thursday (Dec. 19).
A Moro group has sounded alarm on the planned establishment of a military installation in Marawi City.
Norma Acuña (right), 72, lights a candle as she offers a prayer for those who perished in the flood brought by Typhoon Sendong eight years ago on Dec. 16, 2011 at the Sendong Memorial Wall in Gaston Park, Cagayan de Oro, Monday (Dec. 16). Acuña is a Sendong survivor. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
A Manobo community in Santa Filomena, Quezon, Bukidnon fled their village last week after the military were coercing and threatening villagers to admit to being supporters of the New People’s Army, a claim denied by the 88th Infantry Battalion.
The imposition of Martial Law in Mindanao has not affected the commercial activities in the island, specifically Northern Mindanao, a Department of Trade and Industry-10 (DTI-10) official said Thursday (Dec. 12).
A human rights watchdog has called on the international community to investigate the reports of abuses being perpetrated by state agents during the almost three years of military rule in the island.
People who got the first taste of riding a modernized public utility vehicle (PUV) here have nothing but praises for the new transit system that will soon cater to the city and neighboring town’s commuters.
Political and civil society leaders on Tuesday have supported the decision of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte not to extend martial law in Mindanao.
