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Other tunes, just as popular in the Philippines, have not resulted in murder. Butch Albarracin, the owner of "Center for Pop", a Manila-based singing school, also believes the lyrics of "My Way" increase the violence. The lyrics, as he explained, "evoke feelings of pride and arrogance in the singer, as if you're somebody when you're really nobody.
The ATC has tagged multiple local based groups in the Philippines in 2020 who have pledged allegiance to the militant Islamist group Islamic State based in Iraq and Syria using multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions to justify the designation including Resolution Nos. 1373 and 2253. One noted incident was the Marawi siege of 2017. [5]
The Patikul massacre refers to an event that took place on October 10, 1977 in Patikul, Sulu province in the Philippines.Thirty-five officers and men of the Philippine Army were killed by elements of the Moro National Liberation Front under Usman Sali.
Petty crime, which includes pick-pocketing, is a problem in the Philippines. It takes place usually in locations with many people, ranging from shopping hubs to churches. Traveling alone to withdraw cash after dark is a risk, especially for foreigners. [7] [better source needed]
Philippines National Police seized several armored personnel carriers, over a thousand military weapons including machine guns, assault and sniper rifles, sub-machine guns, shotguns, pistols, mortar launchers and rounds, grenades, rocket launchers, and caches of ammo and several military uniforms in one house, several buried weapons, ammo and ...
Notable criminally-active gangs in the Philippines include: Asian Boyz; Temple Street (gang) True Brown Style; Bahala Na Gang; Budol-Budol Gang [1] Dugo-Dugo Gang [1] Kuratong Baleleng; Martilyo Gang [2] Salisi Gang [1] Zesto Gang [1] Satanas (gang) Sigue Sigue Sputnik; Waray-Waray gangs [3]
A super typhoon ripped through Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a million people to emergency shelters, as rare back-to-back storms cause ...
New People's Army 20 September 1982 Edgar Jopson, youth activist and president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) Killed in a military raid at his house. 3 November 1982 Sebastian Mondejar, Mayor of Sulop, Davao del Sur [40] New People's Army March 1983 Johnny Escandor, doctor and anti-Marcos activist 21 August 1983