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DA, BCDA eye PH's first agri-industrial business corridor in New Clark City
The 30-hectare project is targeted to begin construction in 2021
CPP-NPA ends ceasefire, resumes offensives vs government forces
(UPDATED) The truce failed to stop clashes between government troops and communist rebels, both sides admit
Duterte's martial law threat – and what he did not tell us
In his taped Friday morning public address on the coronavirus, President Duterte blasts the communist rebels again and brings up an old peace proposal they submitted long before the pandemic
Military resumes offensives vs NPA, denies violating lapsed ceasefire
The military has reported at least 3 armed clashes with communist guerrillas since the government’s unilateral ceasefire ended on April 15
CPP-NPA extends ceasefire until April 30
The truce has been fraught with accusations of violations from both sides, and the government has yet to say whether it will also extend its unilateral ceasefire that ended on April 15
Clashes reported as ceasefire with NPA ends
The military awaits orders from President Rodrigo Duterte on whether the truce will be extended as many areas remain on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic
Ex-NPA chair Salas Supreme Court case tests political offense doctrine
Once colleagues in the Free Legal Assistance Group, human rights lawyer Arno Sanidad and Justice Marvic Leonen face off on the case of ex-NPA chairman Rodolfo Salas
Can ex-NPA chair Salas follow Enrile doctrine of bail on humanitarian grounds?
'How about the 15 who were massacred? How about their relatives? They have waited for justice for so long,' says Solicitor General Jose Calida
Supreme Court to hold oral arguments on ex-NPA chief Salas' bid for freedom
The jail warden is ordered to bring Rodolfo Salas to the Supreme Court on March 12
FLAG goes to Supreme Court to free ex-NPA chief Salas
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) files a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, invoking the extraordinary power of the Court to examine the legality of the murder case itself
Former CPP and NPA chief Rodolfo Salas arrested in Angeles City
(UPDATED) Salas headed the Communist Party of the Philippines at the peak of the communist insurgency in the mid-1980s
New Eastern Mindanao military commander vows strong push vs communist rebels
'We will break them hard,' Major General Jose Faustino says of his plans in battling communist rebels in the region
Military to resume offensives vs NPA as holiday ceasefire lapses
The military, the defense chief, and the national security adviser all caution against reviving peace talks with communist rebels, saying it’s a ruse to buy guerrillas time to regroup
Sara Duterte: Exclude Davao City in ceasefire with CPP-NPA
'For these terrorist organizations, sincerity is a strange word. To believe that they desire a peaceful end to the insurgency problem would be playing ignorant of their bloody habit,' says Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte
Metro Manila number coding suspended December 23-January 2
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says there will be no number coding during the holidays, with the suspension of the scheme longer for provincial buses
Gov't, communist rebels declare 16-day ceasefire
(3rd UPDATE) Following a ceasefire declaration by the guerrillas, President Rodrigo Duterte also orders government troops to observe a holiday ceasefire beginning Monday, December 23, up to January 7 next year
Duterte, Joma Sison can’t agree on venue for peace talks
‘Ano siya, sinusuwerte?’ says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on communist party leader Jose Maria Sison’s insistence on a foreign venue for negotiations
Duterte wants CPP-NPA peace talks in PH – Esperon
The President also wants communist guerrillas to take it seriously when a ceasefire is declared, or else current efforts to stamp out the insurgency will continue, says the National Security Adviser
6 soldiers killed, 20 wounded in Eastern Samar clash with communist rebels
Improvised bomb blasts meet Philippine Army soldiers acting on a tip that NPA rebels were harassing communities in the outskirts of Borongan City
Military launches airstrikes on alleged NPA lair in Northern Samar
The Philippine Air Force drops 500-pound bombs on an encampment of alleged communist guerrillas
Qualified convicts surrender, won't leave Bilibid without clearance
'They are asking for a certification from the BuCor that they will no longer be the subject of rearrest,' says Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete
AFP: 'NPA leader arrested' in Laguna
(3rd UPDATE) The military says the arrest of Antonia Setias Dizon is a 'major blow' to the communist party, but a labor rights group calls it 'illegal' and a form of 'political harassment'
Progressive lawmakers slam PNA, PCOO for 'vilification,' 'red-tagging'
The PCOO, part of a national task force to 'end local communist armed conflict,' denies red-tagging progressive groups
Good conduct time allowance may be for sale inside Bilibid – Hontiveros
Faeldon says he does not believe he should resign
EU to Philippines: No funds given to NGOs with communist links
'From the outset, it should be very clear to everybody that we would never do that,' says Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines
MISLEADING: Photos of 'UP students killed' after joining NPA
Benjaline Hernandez and Melissa Roxas, both civilians, are neither UP students nor New People's Army members. Roxas is also still alive.
'What militarization?' AFP defends planned presence in schools
The military says soldiers would be 'engaging' students during information campaigns and lectures, not curtailing their academic freedom
Amid Sanchez news, senators split on amending reduced prison term law
Senate President Vicente Sotto III wants to amend the Good Conduct Time Allowance law to exclude heinous crime convicts, but Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon disagrees
Retroactive law can slash 1990s convicts' jail terms by up to 19 years
The retroactive application of the law on Good Conduct Time Allowance will result in the mass release of around 11,000 Bilibid inmates
NPA did not torture slain Negros Oriental cops – NDF
In a statement on the NDF website, the communist rebels say the ambush is 'a legitimate act of war'
2 soldiers killed in North Cotabato clash with NPA
Police say the soldiers were conducting a community support program in Arakan town when they were attacked by communist rebels
State-run PNA leads pack in publishing online PR about Bong Go
The Philippine News Agency publishes a fifth of all online 'PR' articles about the senatorial candidate in the two years before the 2019 elections
[OPINION] Will local peace talks succeed?
Some lessons to learn from the Colombian peace model
Rural Missionaries of the PH denies being a communist front
RMP national coordinator Sister Elenita Belardo denies the accusation of Brigadier General Antonio Parlade Jr that her group funds terrorist activities
PH asks EU, Belgium to stop funding alleged CPP-NPA 'fronts'
Philippine officials want EU and Belgium to stop funding the Rural Missionaries of the Philppines, Ibon Foundation, Karapatan, and other groups saying the funds are only prolonging the communist insurgency
On Sionil Jose’s theoretically correct but historically wrong take on the revolution
As the social divide continues, the armed communist revolution will simply endure
IN PHOTOS: Filipinos welcome 2019
Here are scenes of the first hours of 2019 in the Philippine capital
LOOK: The Communist Party of the Philippines at 50
Communists in Quezon Province hold an intimate celebration
11 soldiers wounded in Compostela Valley clash with NPA
(UPDATED) The soldiers encounter the rebels from the New People's Army while surveying Mount Diwata in Compostela Valley
Military says mandatory ROTC to stop NPA recruitment in schools
'Mas mabibigyan natin ng kamalayan, ng kamulatan ang ating kababayan, lalong-lalo na ang ating kabataan,' says Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Edgard Arevalo
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PNA to enter into 'news exchange' deal with Russia's Sputnik
The agreement includes the republishing of news articles from Sputnik – accused of spreading misinformation as part of Russian propaganda – on the Philippine News Agency website
Duterte cuts red tape in importing agricultural products
President Rodrigo Duterte signs Administrative Order No. 13, removing non-tariff barriers in the importation of agricultural products
Duterte warns communists he's prepared to 'bomb' them
Local government officials who give aid to communist rebels will lose powers over the police, says President Rodrigo Duterte
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Batang Gilas nabs record-high World Cup finish
The Philippine basketball youth team wraps up its campaign with back-to-back wins to finish 13th overall
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Duterte wants peace talks in PH – Dureza
Chief Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza says President Rodrigo Duterte also wishes for Norway to continue as facilitator in the event peace talks are resumed
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