Soldier, civilians wounded in gov’t troops clash with rebels in NegOr

Florence Baesa 05/01/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—A soldier and two civilians were wounded in an encounter with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2020, in Barangay Camudlas, Bindoy town in Negros Oriental. To…

Vigilant civilians playing a vital role in fight against rebels in Negros

Florence Baesa 10/10/2019

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental—With the continued help of vigilant civilians, Brigadier General Eric Vinoya, the Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Negros, is confident the insurgency problems in Negros Island will be put to an end…

Centcom urges civilians to help protect Visayas from terrorists

Delta Dyercka Comendador Letigio 02/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Central Command (CentCom) of the Armed Forces in the Philippines (AFP) said keeping terrorists away from a region can be achieved if the army, police, and civilians work hand in hand. “The only…

‘Eradicate the tumours’: Chinese civilians drive Xinjiang crackdown

AFP 04/26/2018

THE CIVILIAN group descended on the village under government instructions to “win the people’s hearts,” but it also had a darker mission: identifying and punishing threats to the Chinese state. Four months after the Communist Party sent…

Tomas asks hotels, malls: Issue IDs to armed civilians

Calvin Cordova, Inna Gian Mejia 06/06/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña proposed that civilians with permits to carry guns be issued ID cards to allow them to carry their firearms inside malls and hotels. Osmeña earlier met with the heads of security of…

Islamist militants kill 19 civilians — Army

05/28/2017

Islamist militants locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians, the military said Sunday, bringing the official death toll from nearly a week of fighting to at least 85.…

Gov’t forces hit militants; civilians wave white flags

Inquirer.net 05/27/2017

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — Philippine military jets fired rockets at militant positions Saturday as soldiers fought to wrest control of a southern city from gunmen linked to the Islamic State group, witnesses said. Civilians waved…

ARMED CIVILIANS VS TERRORISTS?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/26/2017

Osmeña favors Duterte’s plan to arm civilians in fight vs terrorists, but CHR warns this could create  a ‘very dangerous situation’ Let civilians bring their own firearms to help fight terrorists and criminals. Although the plan of…

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