(File photo) MANILA - With the increasing Covid-19 cases in the provinces, President Rodrigo Duterte told the New People's Army (NPA) rebels to allow the government to conduct the Covid-19 vaccination program in the far-flung communities that they have infiltrated. "Pero kayo, mga NPA, ito ang utos ko sa inyo ha. Hindi ito-utos ito, ang order ko sa inyo na hayaan ninyo 'yung gobyerno mag-implement ng itong order ko ngayon for them-for the itong mga tao diyan sa bukid-bukid na nasa baba ngayon kasi walang bahay, you allow them to go around at bakunahan ang mga tao (But you, NPA rebels, this is my order to you. This is an order, I order you to let the government implement my orders for the people in the remote areas, on-ground, because they don't have houses, you allow them to go around and vaccinate the people)," Duterte said in prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Tuesday. Duterte said excess Covid-19 jabs can be used to vaccinate the NPA members, the armed win
(File photo) MANILA - With the increasing Covid-19 cases in the provinces, President Rodrigo Duterte told the New People's Army (NPA) rebels to allow the government to conduct the Covid-19 vaccination program in the far-flung communities that they have infiltrated. "Pero kayo, mga NPA, ito ang utos ko sa inyo ha. Hindi ito-utos ito, ang order ko sa inyo na hayaan ninyo 'yung gobyerno mag-implement ng itong order ko ngayon for them-for the itong mga tao diyan sa bukid-bukid na nasa baba ngayon kasi walang bahay, you allow them to go around at bakunahan ang mga tao (But you, NPA rebels, this is my order to you. This is an order, I order you to let the government implement my orders for the people in the remote areas, on-ground, because they don't have houses, you allow them to go around and vaccinate the people)," Duterte said in prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Tuesday. Duterte said excess Covid-19 jabs can be used to vaccinate the members of the NPA, the ar
Defeating communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office will be one of the priorities of incoming Philippine Army chief Major General Romeo Brawner Jr.
MANILA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) Two police officers have been killed and four others wounded in a clash with the rebels in the central Philippines, the Philippine N