Read more about the article Beheading of kidnap victims a desperate move of ASG – Padilla
NO BOMBS. Designated spokesperson for the implementation of Martial Law, Brigadier General Restituto Padilla says they are extra careful not to bomb Marawi City to avoid further collateral damage. Padilla says they are merely making "surgical airstrikes" against the Maute group in a press conference on Friday, May 26 at a hotel in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Beheading of kidnap victims a desperate move of ASG – Padilla

The Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed belief the Abu Sayyaf Group is now desperate to get away from the pressures that the government forces are pushing in their areas in Basilan – and that the group has resorted to beheading their kidnap victims.

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Read more about the article File formal complaints against erring soldiers, militants urged
CHALLENGE. Army spokesman Capt. Alexander Cabales challenges militant groups to file formal charges against erring military or police personnel to prove their allegations of human rights abuses. In a press conference on Wednesday, July 5, Cabales said no formal complaint were filed against them after President Rodrigo Duterte placed the Mindanao under martial law. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

File formal complaints against erring soldiers, militants urged

An army spokesman challenged several progressive groups to file formal complaints against erring military and police officials to prove their allegations of human rights violations.

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Read more about the article PACMAN WELCOMES PRESIDENT
President Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao upon the President's arrival at the 1002nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Malungon, Sarangani on July 5, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

PACMAN WELCOMES PRESIDENT

President Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao upon the President's arrival at the 1002nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Malungon, Sarangani on July 5, 2017. (ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

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