Rappler's latest stories on landmines
Trump lifts U.S. restrictions on anti-personnel landmines
Trump gives the green light to a new generation of 'non-persistent' landmines that can be switched off or destroyed remotely rather than staying active in the ground forever

2 dead in landmine blast in Borongan
(UPDATED) A cop and a civilian die after a landmine exploded on a highway in Barangay Libuton in Borongan, Eastern Samar

Two Koreas remove landmines at tense border
The agreement between the nations – which are technically still at war – is reached at a meeting in Pyongyang last month between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un

6 soldiers hurt in landmine blast in Quirino
The Army says the attack of the New People s Army violates a standing agreement between the government and the National Democratic Front and international humanitarian law

NDF: Duterte has 'duty' to show concern for troops
National Democratic Front spokesman Luis Jalandoni says it s important for the talks to formally begin this month

Duterte to NPA: No landmines or cancel peace talks
The President emphasizes that the use of landmines is prohibited under the Geneva Convention

3 soldiers dead, 1 wounded in landmine blast in N Cotabato
The troops suffer casualties after pulling out from an encounter site with New People s Army rebels

Gov't militia killed, one hurt, in South Cotabato landmine attack
State militias were patrolling in Tboli town when a landmine exploded a military official says

Two soldiers killed in landmine blast in Cotabato
Thirteen soldiers are also injured They were on a mission to catch members of the New People s Army who allegedly harassed a military detachment

World is moving towards getting rid of landmines – Kerry
Kerry: What makes landmines a humanitarian concern for all of us now is that they plague innocent men women and particularly children decades after soldiers laid down their weapons and leaders made peace

Landmine attack victim wants NPA to apologize on TV
I want the spokesperson to apologize on TV so that the message is clear Why did they do that to us? says Davao del Sur civilian Arnel Valleroso
NPA apologizes to civilian victims, vows to punish members
The New People s Army admits that it had committed a lapse in attacking emergency responders in Davao del Sur
CHR denounces NPA's use of landmines
I call on the NPA to stand for the agreements set forth in the landmine accord and cease to persist with the impunity of landmine use says CHR chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales
Military seizes 163 NPA landmines
The military claims it recovered 163 pieces of landmines in an alleged regional landmine factory of the New People s Army in Agusan Del Sur
7 soldiers hurt in ComVal blast
A landmine explosion occurs in Barangay Napnapan Pantukan town
Landmines: A poor man's weapon?
Campaigners against landmines argue that the explosive devices pose a significant and lasting threat to civilian populations
Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls
The girls aged between nine and 11 died when one of them accidentally struck the mine with an axe
Binay on Carpio: ‘Landmine iyan’
Vice President Jejomar Binay s joke reveals his sentiments against Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio