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2 more rebels yield to Army in Sultan Kudarat

PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Sultan Kudarat -- Two more communist fighters have surrendered to the Army’s 33rd Infantry Battalion here Sunday, raising the number of communist rebels to have voluntarily yielded to the...

Sereno ‘delayed’ action on Maute transfer request: Tijam

MANILA -- Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Noel Tijam on Monday said Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno failed to act promptly on the transfer of cases of Maute members from Cagayan...

Congress may hold joint session on martial law extension this week

MANILA -- The House of Representatives and Senate may likely hold a joint session this week to deliberate on the extension of martial law in Mindanao before they go into a...

4 SC justices appear at impeach hearing vs Sereno

MANILA -- Four magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday appeared at the House justice committee's hearing on the impeachment proceeding against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.  Associate Justices Francis Jardeleza, Noel Tijam, and retired...

Military won’t give in to holiday truce pleas

MANILA -- The military is not inclined to give in to a Christmas truce with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) despite calls by some groups, including...

AFP vows to uphold transparency in line with HR commitments

MANILA -- In line with its commitment to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that it will continue to be transparent with its operations...

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