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No ceasefire — Palace
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NO ceasefire especially against recalcitrant and renegade fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during the observance next month of the Holy month of Ramadan. Thus said…
U.S. belies links to GRP-MILF talks
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE United States government belied any links to the negotiation between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels and the Philippine government notably the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral…
Police vigilantes?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The government’s plan to create a new civilian armed group to be known as “police auxiliaries” (PAXs) yesterday raised fears it would only contribute to more crimes and…
MoA could have been legal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE signing of the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain will trigger changes in the 1987 Constitution in order to fully implement the provisions of the agreement,…
Senate OK of ASEAN Charter seen
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago believes that the Senate will approve the proposed Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations of which the Philippines is a pioneering member. Seven…
Palace gives up on controversial MoA ahead of SC decision
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is giving up on the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Press Secretary Jesus Dureza and Chief Presidential Legal…
Air crafts as ‘flying coffins’?
PAF aircrafts ‘widow-makers or flying coffins’? It escapes comprehension why, after a C-130 aircraft crashed, no other C-130 is available in the Philippine Air Force to carry out various operational commitments. It…
Promoter slaps GAB execs with Ombudsman case
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS MANILA – Boxing promoter and manager Aljoe O. Jaro has filed a criminal case for violation of anti-graft and corrupt practices act against Games and Amusement Board…
PNP arming villagers in Mindanao
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is sending 1,000 shotguns to Mindanao to arm “auxiliary police,” who will help defend villages against invading members of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front. National…
PNP justifies arming of civilians
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr. yesterday said civilian auxiliaries who will be trained and armed by the police will not participate in manhunt…
GMA changes tack, wants MILF to lay down arms
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Is the government suspending peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front? President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday announced a new approach in dealing with the MILF, saying that instead of…
MILF’s Bravo declare all-out war against govt
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Moro rebel commander who led a bloody rampage in Lanao del Norte and Saranggani declared “all-out war” against the government yesterday, saying his fighters were willing to…
Gov’t forces go after rebels
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WAR planes and helicopter gunships pounded enemy positions as the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command launched an offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces that attacked Lanao…
‘We’ll control MILF’ — Yano
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ARMED Forces chief General Alexander Yano yesterday said the military is taking “aggressive action” against Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels who have occupied and attacked areas in Lanao…