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SunStar + January 21, 2021 SOLDIERS aboard military trucks entered the University of the Philippines Diliman campus on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, not as a show of force following the abrogation of the 1989 UP-Department of National Defense (DND) accord but to visit their ongoing projects. “Nandito po tayo ngayon dahil gusto po nating ipakita na mali yung mga sinasabi at sa mga speculation na bawal talaga ‘yung military dito sa Barangay UP Campus,” said Major Frank Sayson, 7...

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Gilbert Gapay said at 18 students from the University of the Philippines students who joined the New

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) strongly supports the move of the Department of National Defense (DND) in terminating the DND-UP accord. “We find this agreement unfair to the Filipino people and runs contrary to public interest. Thus, the termination of the said accord does not violate the Constitution or any substantive laws of the land. On the contrary, the termination rectifies what we believe was in fact infringement of our Constitution. It’s high time that we put an end to a ...

At least 18 University of the Philippines students who joined the New People's Army have been killed in clashes with government forces, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Gilbert Gapay said on Wednesday.

“It is now the time to unmask the NPA and their front organizations for who they are –human rights violators and purveyors of violence towards civilians,” Gapay said. (File Photo:Philippine Army/Facebook) MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Sunday called on all military units to intensify their coordination with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and similar bodies to further document human rights abuses conducted by the New People’s ...

AFP chief seeks cooperation with rights bodies over NPA abuses By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News Published January 17, 2021 8:39pm Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay directed military units to enhance their coordination with human rights bodies to flag abuses committed by the communist New Peoples Army. "Let us endeavor to raise all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law to legitimate organizations that are mandated to protect and promo...

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay has ordered military units to boost their coordination with human rights organizations in combating abuses committed by terrorist groups.

Military says NPA shot dead 3 unarmed soldiers

7 Dead in Military Helicopter Crash in Southern Philippines The helicopter had been on a supply run to troops in a remote, mountainous region where a hunt for communist rebels was taking place, the military said. Philippine soldiers during a training exercise in 2019. Since November, at least two military helicopters have crashed in the Philippines.Credit...Rolex Dela Pena/EPA, via Shutterstock Jan. 16, 2021 MANILA — Seven Philippine soldiers, including an air force colonel, died when the hel...

Published January 16, 2021, 5:46 PM The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the issuance of arrest warrants against the nine policemen accused of killing four Philippine Army (PA) intelligence personnel in Jolo, Sulu last June. “Albeit issued belatedly, we are glad that the Regional Trial Court Branch 3 of Jolo found prabable cause to issue warrant for the arrest of the nine suspects in the murder of four Army intelligence personnel,” Major Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokespers...