• PNP gets anti-terror equipment from US Embassy

The United States Embassy donated various police equipment to the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday.

• N. Samar residents slam NPA over brutal slay of militiamen

At least 300 residents of San Isidro, Northern Samar joined a protest on Tuesday during the funeral of two militiamen who were killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) on Aug. 21.

• Surrender of 282 rebels, allies weakens NPA in Northern Samar

The surrender of 282 New People’s Army (NPA) fighters and die-hard supporters in Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar has further weakened the communist terrorist group in the province, a Philippine Army official said on Thursday.

• Youth groups unite vs. communist recruitment

Youth groups have joined the government’s fight to end insurgency by forming the Supreme Student Council Society of the Philippines (SSCSP).

• AFP adapting to security challenges 2 decades after 9/11

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it continues to adapt to the changing security landscape to protect the country from terror threats

• People in PH protected from terror threats: AFP spox

An Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official on Wednesday assured that Filipinos and non-residents are “protected and kept safe” from terror threats in the country.

• Biden visits all 3 attack sites on 20th anniversary of 9/11

US presidents often travel to one of the 3 sites on the 9/11 anniversary, but it is unusual to go to all of them on the same day

• Lorenzana asks Japan embassy for details on terror attack advisory

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, September 16, said he has asked the Japanese Embassy in Manila for details regarding an advisory issued by Japan’s foreign ministry about possible terror attacks in Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines.

• Rwandan court finds ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty in terrorism case

A Rwandan court on Monday, September 20, sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of terrorism charges.

• Mozambicans return to uncertain future after Islamists pushed back

Rwandan forces will help secure and rebuild areas of northern Mozambique destroyed by an Islamist insurgency, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said on Friday, September 24, as Mozambican officials began encouraging civilians to return to the gas-rich region.

• Dutch government urged to hand Joma Sison over to PH

Two local groups on Tuesday asked the Netherlands to hand over Jose Maria Sison to the Philippine government, saying the European country was coddling the Communist Party of the Philippines founder who was responsible for the deaths of child soldiers recruited by the New People’s Army.

• UN chief wants ‘dialogue’ with Taliban government

UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for nations to continue dialogue with the Taliban as he expressed fears that the hardline Islamists’ return to power in Afghanistan could embolden jihadists in the Sahel.

• French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US—Macron

The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been killed in an operation by French troops.

• ‘UP Security Bill will create safe haven for criminals and terrorists’

“Only criminals and terrorists will benefit from House Bill (HB) 10171 or the University of the Philippines (UP) Security Act, while its students, faculty, residents, and business owners will be left unprotected.”

Associate Provincial Prosecutor and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Region VI task force spokesperson Flosemer Chris Gonzales said in Monday’s virtual press conference that HB 10171 is unconstitutional and only serves a few people.