MANILA — The Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace (EMJP), together with other human rights organizations, raises its voice today…
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MANILA — Police officials in Region 13 (Caraga) are now better equipped to investigate instances of terrorism, thanks to an…
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE and CHERYLL D. FIEL
Rejecting claims by the military that Jemaah Islamiyan terrorists were behind last week’s bus bombings, Weena, the bus company, believes that these were part of an extortion attempt. Leftists, however, see something more sinister.
Davao City Bayan Muna slammed here today the meddling of US military in the investigation of the serial bombings…
The anti-terrorism act: Recipe for undeclared martial law
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — “We appeal and call the attention of the upper house in the senate as well as…
Oliver North, the former colonel in the US Army who figured prominently in the Iran-Contra scandal in the ’80s, recently reported for the Fox News Channel the hunt for terrorists in Sulu. “It was like hitting the jackpot in the global war on terrorism,” North said in his report, referring to the $10 million reward given to Filipinos who provided information that led to the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Solaiman. North hosts Fox’s “War Stories.”
MANILA — Five people, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured when a bomb went off inside a passenger bus in Matalam, a town in Cotabato province, earlier today.
The United States embassy in Manila today gave a $10 million (at least 450 million pesos) reward to four Filipinos who provided information that led to the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman. It was the second-largest reward the US has given in its anti-terrorism campaign in the Philippines. Read the full story.
At last week’s 6th IISS Asian Security Summit in Singapore, top officials from Asian and Southeast Asian nations discussed maritime security. Defense secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. represented the Philippines. The summit was crucial for Mindanao because of its proximity to maritime areas that have been facing threats from terrorists and pirates. Read Ebdane’s paper here, Sri Lanka’s paper here, and Indonesia’s paper here. You can also read a Q&A on the subject.
