MILF vows help in unmasking man in violent viral video

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vowed Tuesday to help bring to justice the man who shot the wounded and helpless Special Action Force commando in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, as seen on a viral video on the Internet.

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Who is accountable for Mamasapano? Fingers point at Purisima, Napeñas

On the continuation of the Senate investigation on the January 25 Mamasapano clash Tuesday, the question on who should be considered as the overall commander for Oplan Exodus was raised, resulting in finger-pointing.

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Nancy Binay, Roxas argue over who’s updating PNoy on clash

Sen. Nancy Binay on Tuesday told Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II that he tell the truth in the ongoing Senate inquiry on the Mamasapano incident, something that the official apparently didn't appreciate.

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Dismissed PMA cadet fails to get SC relief

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of Cadet Jeff Aldrin Cudia from the Philippine Military Academy.

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Guingona asks De Lima to recognize PNP chain of command

Citing additional documents, Sen. Teofisto Guingona on Tuesday said the Philippine National Police (PNP) also follows the chain of command, as he asked Justice Sec. Leila de Lima to reconsider her position that the said concept is a "military construct."

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PNP BOI may probe alleged SAF killing at Mamasapano mosque

MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao - The Philippine National Police Board of Inquiry may investigate allegations that a Special Action Force trooper killed defenseless Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters in a mosque on Jan. 25 but only as a "collateral issue."

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BIFF, not MILF, controlling IED factory in Maguindanao —gov’t peace negotiator

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), not the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), is controlling a factory for improvised explosive devices in Maguindanao, the government’s chief peace negotiator told a Senate hearing on the deadly January 25 Mamasapano clash on Tuesday.

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PNoy: I live the ‘spirit of EDSA’ in all my duties

On the eve of the 29th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, President Benigno Aquino III said the historic event that catapulted his mother to Malacañang has become his inspiration in meeting the many challenges of the presidency.

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De Lima to MILF: Show good faith, commit to turn over men invovled in Mamasapano clash

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Purisima admits failing to inform Espina of Mamasapano operation

Resigned PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima admitted Tuesday that he failed to inform PNP officer-in-charge Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina about the Mamasapano operation before its was launched.

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Photos showing alleged MILF armed training submitted to Senate panel

Pictures showing alleged training in a supposed camp of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been submitted to the Senate public order committee probing the deadly January 25 Mamasapano incident.

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Mamasapano ops should not have ignored use of official radio comms – ex-SAF, now Rep. Bataoil

Pangasinan Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, a former Special Action Force (SAF) battalion commander, said the use of official radio communication systems should not have been ignored when the Mamasapano operation was carried out last January 24 to 25.

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Senate starts executive session with AFP, PNP officials

The Senate has resumed its probe on the Mamasapano clash Tuesday morning with an executive session with officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police.

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PNP inquiry body investigating Mamasapano clash probes Ground Zero

A Philippine National Police inquiry board headed Tuesday for Ground Zero of the Jan. 25 clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao that killed 44 Special Action Force troopers and 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters.

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Archbishop calling for PNoy resignation unfazed by DOJ threat

A Catholic archbishop calling for President Benigno Aquino III’s resignation is unfazed over Justice Secretary Leila de Lima's statement indicating he and members of an interfaith organization could face charges.

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CBCP head orders ‘Oratio Imperata’ for peace starting March 1

Amid the threat of war and terror due to recent events such as the Jan. 25 Mamasapano, Maguindanao clash, the head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on Monday sought mandatory prayers (Oratio Imperata) for peace in Mindanao starting March 1.

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Palace refuses to judge Purisima on Mamasapano ops, points to Napeñas' failure

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Monday refused to say if texts messages between resigned Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima and President Benigno Aquino III constitute a violation of Purisima’s suspension. However, Lacierda made it clear that relieved Special Action Force chief Director Getulio Napeñas Jr. failed to coordinate properly.

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PNoy claimed Napeñas lied about reinforcements – Fallen 44 kin

The wife of one of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos killed in the Mamasapano clash said on Monday that, during a meeting with President Benigno Aquino III, Aquino claimed that then SAF director Supt. Getulio Napeñas had lied to him about the reinforcements sent to help the besieged commandos.

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PNP investigates senior cop for misuse of gas coupons

The Philippine National Police has relieved a senior non-commissioned officer pending the results of an investigation into the alleged misuse of gas allocation coupons

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6 oil firms raising fuel prices Tuesday

Petron, Shell, Total, Seaoil, Phoenix Petroleum and PTT Philippines announced plans to hike fuel prices effective Tuesday morning.

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PNoy’s liability on Mamasapano operation still a big question among senators

Senators were divided Monday on President Benigno Aquino III’s liability on the bloody Mamasapano operation, which led to the deaths of over 60 people, 44 of them elite police commandos.

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Priest stands by claim govt paid MILF to return SAF weapons

A Mindanao-based priest on Monday stood by his claim that the government may have paid off the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the return of Special Action Force weapons recovered from the site of a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

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Solon: MILF using ‘lopsided interpretation’ of peace deal to protect its men

A lawmaker from Mindanao has slammed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for using a “lopsided” interpretation of the peace agreement it signed with the government as basis for refusing to surrender its members involved in the bloody clash with Special Action Force (SAF) troopers last Jan. 25.

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Speaker Belmonte: Ignore calls for PNoy resignation

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has brushed aside the call of certain groups for President Benigno Aquino III to resign and urged the people to ignore invitations for them to participate in another “people power uprising.”

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Slovakia eyes defense cooperation with PHL

The Slovak Republic on Monday said it is eyeing defense cooperation with Manila that will enable them to provide training, firearms and other defense equipment to the Philippines.

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Palace: Purisima’s messages showed PNoy knew little about Mamasapano mission

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Monday said the text messages bared by resigned Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima at a Senate hearing was proof that Aquino did not orchestrate the Mamasapano operation which led to the deaths of 44 elite policemen.

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Drilon says Purisima could be charged with usurpation of authority

Resigned Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima could be charged with usurpation of authority for giving instructions on a law enforcement mission despite his being suspended from post, Senate President Franklin Drilon said Monday.

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Palace: Passage of Bangsamoro law to give meaning to deaths of Fallen 44

The dream of Bangsamoro political entity will not be allowed to die, Malacañang said on Monday, adding that the passage of the law which would create the new autonomous region was one way to honor the memories of the 44 elite cops who fell in a bloody clash in Mamasapano last month.

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Aquino's Crame comment misquoted, Palace says

President Benigno Aquino III never said he is “tabla-tabla” or on equal footing with the families of the 44 slain Special Action Force (SAF) men, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Monday.

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Pork barrel scam: Ex-APEC party-list solon ordered arrested on plunder raps

In a resolution issued on Monday, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division found probable cause put on trial former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) party-list Representative Edgar Valdez for cases recently filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman.

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AFP chief wants independent body to study lapses in Mamasapano operation

Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr on Monday proposed the creation of an independent body composed of military and police officials to investigate lapses in the Mamasapano operation, where 44 Special Action Force commandos were killed last month.

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Admin allies downplay NTC’s call for ‘people power’ vs. PNoy

Two days before the 29th anniversary of historic EDSA People Power 1 uprising, an administration ally cautioned the public against backing calls for President Benigno Aquino III to step down in the guise of launching a “new people power.”

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Cayetano to PNoy: Govt peace panelists switched sides to MILF, fire them

President Benigno Aquino III should fire his peace adviser, Secretary Teresita Deles, and all the members of the government peace panel for supposedly defending the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in connection with the deadly January 25 Mamasapano incident, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday.

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PNP spokesman says firearms turned over by MILF subject to lengthy inspection

The Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory Office is set to inspect the PNP-Special Action Force firearms turned over by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front last week.

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Malacañang bares PNoy’s sked for 29th People Power anniversary

It’s a busy week ahead for President Benigno Aquino III as the country celebrates the 29th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday.

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DOJ says rule exemption on coordination with MILF ‘vague’

Is coordination with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front necessary if government forces will go after high-value targets such as Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan in MILF territory? Even the Department of Justice is in a quandary.

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Sandiganbayan freezes Jinggoy's assets

The Sandiganbayan on Monday ordered the freezing of Senator Jinggoy Estrada's assets worth P183 million pending the resolution of his plunder and graft cases related to the alleged pork barrel scam.

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Govt yet to demand surrender of MILF men involved in Mamasapano clash

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Napeñas admits Purisima told him to keep Roxas, Gazmin in the dark on Mamasapano ops

Relieved Special Action Force chief Director Getulio Napeñas Jr. admitted Monday that resigned Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima told him to keep Secretaries Mar Roxas and Voltaire Gazmin in the dark on the Mamapasano operation.

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Senate panel holds another executive session to hear AFP on Mamasapano clash

The Senate public order committee on Monday held its fourth executive session on the January 25 Mamasapano operation, which left over 60 people, including 44 police commandos and 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters dead.

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Militants to hold human chain Feb. 25 for EDSA anniversary, Mamasapano ‘monthsary’

Militant groups will form a human chain along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue on Feb. 25, Wednesday, not only to mark the 29th anniversary of the EDSA-1 People Power revolt but also the first month after the Jan. 25 Mamasapano, Maguindanao clash that killed 44 Special Action Force troopers.

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PHL security officials only learned of Mamasapano operation morning of Jan. 25

The country’s security officials only learned about the operation against Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan on the morning of January 25, hours after the Special Action Force has started Oplan Exodus.

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FULL TEXT: SMS exchange between PNoy and ex-PNP chief Purisima on Mamasapano clash

An exchange of text messages on Jan. 25 between resigned Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima and President Benigno Aquino III showed the President has been informed of the Mamasapano clash as early as 5:45 a.m.

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Unified police-military command proposed after Mamasapano clash

Senator Tito Sotto on Monday proposed the creation of a “unified” police and military command following the deadly Mamasapano clash that took the lives of 44 elite policemen.

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DFA: Mamasapano mission’s planning, execution were 100-percent Filipino

The United States was not involved in the planning and execution of the January 25 Mamasapano operation which left 40 PNP-Special Action Force commandos dead, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.

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MILF, not PNP, informed govt’s ceasefire body about Mamasapano clash

It was the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and not the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, which first sounded alarm bells for the government’s ceasefire body about the deadly Mamasapano clash last January 25.

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PNoy got conflicting reports on Mamasapano clash – Roxas

President Benigno S.C. Aquino III received conflicting reports while the deadly Mamasapano clash was ongoing, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Monday.

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Govt ceasefire body head: No order for AFP to stand down during Mamasapano clash

The head of government’s ceasefire body said Monday that he did not give the Armed Forces of the Philippines orders to stand down at the height of the deadly Mamasapano clash last January 25.

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Purisima told PNoy that SAF were supported even before troops took off

Resigned PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima had informed President Benigno Aquino III on the morning of the Mamasapano clash that the PNP-Special Action Force commandos were "supported" by military troops, despite information from Armed Forces top officials that their men could not get inside because the area was marshy.

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‘Pro-life’ solons want RH Law repealed

More than two years after the Reproductive Health Law was passed, a group of 'pro-life' lawmakers have filed a measure seeking to repeal the controversial legislation.

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