ANG P’WEDE AT BAWAL | PNP issues martial law do’s and don’ts

The Philippine National Police has issued guidelines in the implementation of martial law, which was declared by President Rodrigo Duterte in the entire Mindanao following the siege of Marawi City on Tuesday.

CPP warns Duterte martial law to be ‘worse than’ Tokhang

The Communist Party of the Philippines has belied that it made an error in its negative reading of President Rodrigo Duterte's martial law declaration.

Lenovo returns to profit as PC performance beats overall market

Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker, said it returned to profit in a year when its PC shipments fell at a slower rate than the overall market as consumer demand continued its downward trend.
Pantaleon Alvarez

Alvarez: It’s common sense for Martial Law to be imposed on the whole of...

MANILA - Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday defended the declaration of martial law covering the whole of Mindanao Island, saying that such a move...

Makabayan lawmakers fear Duterte martial law to also target progressives

Left-leaning House members are wary of President Duterte's Martial Law, fearing that the allegedly "conflated" declaration will not only target terror groups but also progressive and revolutionary organizations.

PH fastfood Android apps embedded with ‘spying tools’ – researchers

A research team in Germany discovered technology that can be used as a spying tool using apps emitting ultrasonic tones on mobile devices without the knowledge of the user.
Russian Lada nonnuclear submarine

DND eyes purchase of Russian weaponry, possibly including diesel-electric submarine

MANILA, May 25 - The Philippines is planning to acquire weapons, including advanced diesel-electric submarines from Russia. This was disclosed by Department of National Defense...

Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry

A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry, which infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide, cybersecurity researchers said.

China supports Duterte Martial Law: ‘His leadership will safeguard security in Mindanao’

China is strongly supporting the Philippine government’s efforts in suppressing terrorism by declaring martial law in Mindanao.

Maute background, links: Little-known group becomes formidable force in PH

The little-known group has raised its profile since President Duterte took office 11 months ago, most notably with a September 2016 bombing of a street market in the chief executive's hometown of Davao City.
NPA scouts in formation

‘Martial law not meant for you,’ Bello to Reds

The government’s chief negotiator to talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines called the reaction of communist rebels to the declaration of martial law in Mindanao “an insult” to President Rodrigo Duterte’s “candor and genuineness” in seeking a peaceful end to their close to 50-year old insurgency.

Tagle, Filipino priests in Rome offer prayers for Marawi victims

Filipino priests stationed in Italy led by Caritas Internationalis president, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, on Thursday offered a Mass for Marawi City residents amid the continuing violence in the Lanao del Sur capital.

No need to approve martial law – Congress leaders

The two chambers of Congress will hold separate closed-door briefings with executive and security officials because there is no need for them to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, leaders of the House of Representatives said.

WATCH | Inside Marawi: Maute gunmen flaunt ‘presence’ as govt troops face tough task...

(UPDATE 3 - 11:16 p.m.) Residents of this besieged city unable to evacuate earlier have hunkered down, bracing for the worst, as government security forces faced the difficult task of flushing out members of the Maute terror group who continued to fire at will Thursday morning as if to flaunt their continued presence, three days since hostilities broke out.

Security tightened in Metro Manila ‘places of convergence’

Security forces maintained a heavy presence in so-called “places of convergence” in Metro Manila Thursday following President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law over Mindanao, where operations are continuing to flush out gunmen of the Maute group from Marawi City.