Azurin urges rebels to give up, avail of gov’t support
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., has renewed his call for the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) ...
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Keeping the peace this Yuletide
With the many developments in the country in the run up to the Christmas season, we must endorse the need ...
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What’s the real score on the insurgency?
"History, it is said, occurs twice: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce" With the communist-led armed rebellion ...
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Are the days of the NPA numbered?
"The days of the NPA may be numbered, but ‘strategic victory’ for the government may not really translate into lasting ...
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The Lorraine Badoy social media posting
"The CPP/NPA due to its propaganda machinery has succeeded to some extent in painting a romantic notion of an organization ...
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2 dead, 3 hurt in NPA attack in East Samar
Tacloban City—Two soldiers died, two others were wounded, and a child got hit by a stray bullet when a band ...
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10 ‘hard-core’ NPA rebels surrender to NCRPO chief Estomo
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Wednesday announced that 10 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to ...
Read moreWhen will we have peace?
"We too want the peace talks to resume to stop the violence and the bloodshed. But the two sides must ...
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Church clamor for peace talks
Will President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. listen to Church leaders asking him to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front? ...
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AFP: Son of rebel leader, wife slain in encounter
The alleged son and wife of slain rebel leader George “Ka Oris” Madlos were killed during an encounter in Impasug-ong, ...
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