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The government will build 300 houses for former rebels in Northern Samar within a 14.8-hectare lot donated by the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) in Mondragon town. The provincial government announced it has an agreement with the National Housing Authority (NHA) to build houses for former fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) who […]
The Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) has declared the province of Batangas as now free from communist insurgency. Maj. Gen. Greg Almerol, 2ID commander, made the announcement during the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) declaring the province as an area with “stable internal peace and security”, between ranking military and provincial government […]
Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, commended the Albay Police Provincial Office (APPO) for the successful launching of its Tanglaw ng Lahing Filipino (TLF) project at the Albay Astrodome in Legazpi City. “Personally, I am happy because the TFL project involves a lot of stakeholders. This is basically […]
The fight against illegal drugs and terrorism gained a stronger ground in Nueva Ecija as provincial, village, and youth officials joined hands behind the Duterte administration’s drive for peace and order. During a summit at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) compound recently, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco urged stakeholders, particularly leaders of Sangguniang Kabataan […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is urging the government to protect Filipinos, especially the youth, from the recruitment efforts of communist groups that he said only want to topple the administration. In a statement during the hearing of the Senate Committee on National Defense to tackle Senate Resolution No. 559, Dela Rosa stressed that while Armed […]
Love can move mountains, so as the saying goes.The old maxim rang true when the women who helped convince their would-be husbands to abandon the communist rebel movement tied the knot in a mass wedding in Antipas, North Cotabato. The pairs were among the 32 couples who were wed during the provincial government’s “Serbisyo Caravan,” […]
In a desperate attempt to evade justice for the murder of Brigada News FM–Kidapawan station manager Eduardo Sanchez Dizon, a prime suspect, Dante Encarnacion Tabusares alias Bong Encarnacion has joined the New People’s Army in Arakan, North Cotabato, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has confirmed. This was verified in an official report […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa says is not pushing for a ban of the social networking site Facebook in the country as he stressed the need for the social media giant to explain the reasons for the recent takedown of some pro-government accounts and pages, which he said is a definite national security concern. In two […]
“Our barangays need all the help they can get.”This sums up the sentiments of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua regarding the government’s proposal to allocate P16 billion to fund barangay development projects as a means to prevent the insurgency from growing in the country’s provinces. […]
The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) is implementing a P20-million road project in Dumingag town as part of its peace initiatives.Zamboanga del Sur Gov. Victor Yu, the PTF-ELCAC chairperson, said that the 3-kilometer road project is being implemented in the remote barangays (villages) of Dilud and Saad […]