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The PNP subsequently raided a house not far from the Congress Building, killing three suspected members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf and confiscating a dozen stickers bearing the logo of the Philippine Congress, a car plate with a number 8 (used by congressmen), an identification card from the House of Representatives, and the plate number ...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned a deadly bombing on Sunday, blaming “foreign terrorists,” as police and the military strengthened security in the country’s south and ...
A bomb thrown at the screen of a movie theater exploded, the sixth in a series of bombings subsequently believed to have been part of the God Save the Queen Plot. [11] 18 March 1987 Baguio: 4 45 Improvised Explosive Device: A bomb exploded at the Philippine Military Academy where President Corazon Aquino was scheduled to speak. Some sources ...
The Torre de Manila (lit. ' Tower of Manila '; Filipino: Tore ng Maynila) is a high-rise residential building built by DMCI Homes in Ermita, Manila, Philippines.The building has been controversial due to its proximity to the Rizal Monument, and has been publicly known as "a national photobomber" (Filipino: Pambansang Fotobamer) [3] [4] [5] and "a national disgrace to Rizal".
On September 4, 2016, the Communist Party of the Philippines accused the United States of instigating the bomb attack. In a statement, Siegfried Red of the CPP's Southern Mindanao Regional Party Committee claimed that the US planned the bombing to derail the peace talks between the party and the Duterte administration . [ 23 ]
The anti-nuclear movement in the Philippines aimed to stop the construction of nuclear power facilities and terminate the presence of American military bases, which were believed to house nuclear weapons on Philippine soil. Anti-nuclear demonstrations were led by groups such as the Nuclear-Free Philippines Coalition (NFPC) and No Nukes ...
There is some debate regarding on what to call the incident in Mamasapano a "misencounter" or a massacre. The Senate labels the conflict as a massacre due to the manner the 44 SAF personnel were killed while the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) insists that the incident was a misencounter and not a massacre. [87] "The Mamasapano incident was ...
Feb. 3—The U.S. military's continuing efforts to defuel and ultimately close the underground Red Hill fuel storage facility have sparked an unexpected controversy all the way in the Philippines ...