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                    [ArticleID] => 1318435
                    [Title] => ‘Terrorist activities in Phl remain constrained’
                    [Summary] => 

The transition of internal security functions to the Philippine National Police to permit the Armed Forces of the Philippines to shift its focus to enhancing the country’s maritime security and territorial defense capabilities has been slow and ineffective to date, the US State Department said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a497/ph1lstarcom/gen9_zps2a9f017d.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1318179 [Title] => US: Al-Qaida affiliates surge, terrorism spikes [Summary] =>

A surge in the number of aggressive al-Qaida affiliates and like-minded groups the Middle East and North Africa poses a serious threat to U.S. interests and allies, the State Department said Wednesday in reporting a more than 40 percent increase in terrorist attacks worldwide between 2012 and 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-01 08:58:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1509961 [AuthorName] => Matthew Lee [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1296133 [Title] => EDITORIAL - The human rights challenge [Summary] =>

This won’t sit well with the daang matuwid administration, but the US State Department has just released a report that ranks corruption and abuse of power among the most significant human rights problems in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img855/8426/daf.gif ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1295747 [Title] => ‘Killings, corruption top HR problems in Phl’ [Summary] =>

Unexplained killings, dysfunctional criminal justice system, widespread corruption and abuse of power remain to be the most significant human rights problems in the Philippines, according to the latest US State Department annual human rights country report released yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949933 [Title] => Defense chief calls for stability in Southeast Asia [Summary] =>

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin has called on stakeholders to ensure regional stability in Southeast Asia.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 948761 [Title] => Phl-US cooperation restricts terrorist activities [Summary] =>

A strong Phl-US counterterrorism cooperation has reined in the Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army (CPP/NPA) from conducting terrorist activities inside the Philippines, the US State Department said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 932998 [Title] => Phl probing only few human rights cases – US report [Summary] =>

The Philippine government continued to investigate and prosecute only a limited number of reported human rights abuses, and concerns about impunity persisted, according to the latest annual US Department of State human rights country report.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img856/988/gen10.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 833979 [Title] => Terror groups hampered by Phl-US cooperation [Summary] =>

Terrorist groups in the Philippines are being forced to resort to kidnapping or extortion as their ability to conduct terrorist activities has been constrained by a strong Phl-US counterterrorism cooperation, the US State Department said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 718490 [Title] => Malacañang asks US to modify travel warning [Summary] =>

Malacañang today said that it is hoping the United States will modify its travel warning for the Philippines as it issued a report that the ability of terror groups in the country to launch attacks has greatly diminished.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-20 14:40:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1125950 [AuthorName] => Angelo L. Gutierrez [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 600141 [Title] => US extols RP cooperation in battle vs terrorism [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON – A proactive partnership between the Philippines and the United States in the battle against terrorism has disrupted and limited the ability of the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Rajah Solaiman Movement to conduct organized attacks, the US State Department said.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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