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(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This directive was contained in Note No. 2021-0592 dated February 5, 2021 addressed to all accredited diplomatic missions in the Philippines.  “The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines presents its compliments to all Diplomatic Missions accredited to the Republic of the Philippines and has the honor to inform the latter that all foreign government funding intended for Philippine non-government organizations (NGOs), regardless of mode of disbursement, transfer or download of funds, shall be coursed through the Department of Foreign Af...

Philippine News Agency photo CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) -- Capping off its list of accomplishements for this year, Philippine National Police Chief General Debold Sinas cited the surrender of nearly 3,000 communist terrorist personalities from January to November and major operational setbacks have weakened the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). Sinas said over the entire 11-month period, a total of 3,312 CPP-NPA members were accounted for, of which 366 were arrested; 117 died during the operations, and 2,829 surrendered during separate police operations. On the...

File photo of CPP-NPA militia: AFP/Mitchell Maduro QUEZON CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as a "terrorist" organization, association, and/or a group of persons. The resolution, approved on Dec. 9, and released to members of media this week, was signed by ATC chair, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, and the body's vice chair, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. The ATC is composed of nine members of the Cabinet including the Executive Secretary, National Security Advise...

Prawit sets bar high for TIP report Wants country put on US' Tier 1 list published : 17 Dec 2020 at 04:00 Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, who heads the government's fight against human trafficking, has set his sights on Thailand being upgraded from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in the US Trafficking in Persons Report in the coming year. The report, or TIP Report, is an annual assessment issued by the US State Department's Office to monitor and combat trafficking. It ranks governments based on their efforts to fight human trafficking. The report divides nations into...