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Senator Risa Hontiveros, who has been red-tagged several times, had already denied supporting the communist group before, much less protecting it

A team of police and military operatives arrested a man alleged to be a top official of the communist New People’s Army in Malabon before dawn yesterday.

MANILA- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday reiterated its condemnation of the series of "indiscriminate" terroristic incidents in parts of the country, particularly in Mindanao. In a statement, CHR Executive Director Jacqueline Ann de Guia said "any act of armed rebellion that seeks to terrorize and sow discord into the lives of people" is illegal under international humanitarian law. "These attacks run counter to (the) peace and security efforts of the government and are inimical to the country's national development," de Guia said. She said the c...

LEGAZPI CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel tagged as one of the suspects in a roadside explosion last year that killed two persons, including a Far Eastern University (FEU) varsity football player, was arrested by police and military operatives in Masbate on Monday. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) spokesperson, on Tuesday identified the suspect as Rolly Hermina of Masbate City. She said Hermina is a member of Larangan 1, Komite ng Probinsya 4 under the command of Eddie Rosero alias "Ka Star" operating in the second district of Masbate. Hermina wa...

NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy (file photo) MANILA - The officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have cautioned the public against politicians that have strong connections with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy said the government's anti-insurgency task force will remain relentless in its fight ag...