Bukidnon police arrest 40 MILF members A group of 40 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Barangay Tikalaan, Talakag town in Bukidnon last February 24 Senate OKs bill repealing the Anti-Terrorism Law The Senate, voting 19-2, today approved on final reading Senate Bill No. 1083 which provides more teeth to the law against terrorism and effectively repealing the Human Security Act of 2007.

BARMM a ‘game-changer’ in ensuring peace in Mindanao —PNP The setting up of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was the “game-changer” for peace in the southern Philippines, the Philippine National Police said as martial law lapsed with the end 2019. Why support for the Islamic State has persisted in Southeast Asia Despite the IS’ losses in the Middle East, it has been able to recruit fighters and employ violent tactics in Southeast Asia, says Kenneth Yeo. Church Bomb Plot Foiled in Southern Philippines, Police Say Security forces foiled an alleged plot to bomb a Catholic cathedral in…

AFP gains upper hand in war vs. NPA in Caraga in 2019 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the Philippine Army, has gained upper hand in its campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga Region in 2019.

77 rebels in Central Luzon surrender in a day CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Nov.10 (PIA) — A total of 77 personalities involved in supporting the National People’s Army (NPA) officially surrendered to the folds of the government on Wednesday. Countering terrorist financing and victim-based crime in South East Asia Today, the fifth Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Summit begins in Manila, the Philippines. In 2019, the CTF Summit continues to expand its scope beyond countering terrorist financing, and will consider ways to address significant regional threats such as the abuse of new financial technologies, corruption in the region as well as…

AFP to probe Murad’s claim that military is ‘main source’ of Mindanao loose firearms The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it will investigate whether the military itself is indeed the “main source” of loose firearms in Mindanao, a claim made by Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim, interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). US govt tags Isis leader in PHL an intl terrorist THE US State Department tagged on Wednesday Hatib Hadjan Sawadjaan, linked to two suicide bombings in the Philippines, as an international terrorist along with 12 other individuals affiliated with, or leading…

Terrorism-accused UN expert ‘at grave risk’ in Philippines Vicky Tauli-Corpuz has spent four decades campaigning for indigenous people in her native Philippines, but never feared for her life. That changed last month when she was branded a “terrorist” by President Rodrigo Duterte’s government. Protect your children from terrorist groups, AFP general tells Dumagueteños A general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday urged Dumagueteños to be on the lookout for their children and the youth, as they are the primary targets of terrorist groups, particularly for recruitment into their organization