Communist insurgents ambush and kill Filipino police

[Wholegrain]

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Seven police commandoes have been killed in a bomb and gun attack by communist rebels in the northern Philippines, officials say.

Rebels from the New People's Army (NPA) ambushed the group as they made their way to a medical exam.

Their truck was hit by an explosion, after which the militants opened fire, police said. Seven other commandoes were also injured in the attack.

The incident took place near Allacapan, 400km (250 miles) north of Manila.

Those who died were members of an elite counter-insurgency police unit, reports said.

The NPA has been fighting for a communist state for more than four decades.

One of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, the group concentrates its campaign in rural areas and in small-scale skirmishes with the military.

A recent push for peace talks collapsed earlier this year.

The group is listed on the Foreign Terrorist Organisation list of the US State Department.

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[Gandhi G in da house]

These commie insurgents are a pain in the a$$ wherever they are.

 

[Wholegrain]

These commie insurgents are a pain in the a$$ wherever they are.

Like the Filipino coastguard.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Like the Filipino coastguard.

What does the Filipino coastguard have to do with this incident ?

 

[Raphael]

In 2013, being in a state of anarchy should be proof that a country shouldn't actually exist:

List of ongoing military conflicts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Failed states need to sort their sh!t out.

 

[Minjitta]

Who support those Philippine communist?
Why Philippines cant get control over those communist in the jungle?

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Who support those Philippine communist?
Why Philippines cant get control over those communist in the jungle?

Eliminating insurgency in a jungle region is challenge for any military.

 

[Zero_wing]

Man other thread to destroy and demonized my country well you wanna play this game fine

Pinoy fans hurt as Azkals' friendly game in Hong Kong turns unfriendly
June 5, 2013 11:10am
In a bizarre turn of events, the friendly game of the Philippine national football team Azkals on Tuesday evening turned "unfriendly" as some fans of the Hong Kong team allegedly threw trash and hurled invectives at the fans of the Philippine team.

[Related: Azkals beat Hong Kong for the first time, behind mammoth Neil Etheridge performance]

Posts on the Facebook page of the Azkals said some of the Filipino fans who suffered abuse were women and children.

The Azkals, under manager Dan Palami and coach Michael Weiss, defeated the home team 1-0 on Tuesday at the Mong Kok Stadium in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

James Younghusband scored the lone goal of the Philippine team 33 minutes into the game. It was the Philippine team's first-ever win over the Hong Kong team.

"The win of the Philippines over Hong Kong was the FIRST TIME in seven attempts between the two sides with the last result between the two was in 2011 in a 3-3 draw in the Long Teng Cup," the Azkals said on its page.

On Twitter, the Azkals said: "Sa mga kababayan natin na sumuporta at nanood ng laban kontra Hong Kong, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat! Para bansa ang panalo nating ito!"

Also on Twitter, some fans shared stories about the reported abuse experienced by the Filipino fans.

Ida Torres ‏@idagurl: yeah it was really awful. We've been to a few away games before in other countries but we were never treated this way

Ida Torres ‏@idagurl: what makes it worse is that most of the Pinoys were women and there were some kids. Hay, remembering it makes me angry again


Some Filipino tweeps who were present during the friendly game said some Hong Kong fans were already rowdy during the start of the match-up, even going so far as booing the Philippine national anthem while it was being played.

Ida Torres @idagurl: National Anthem pa lang, they were booing us already. Was crying while singing coz I was so proud to be holding our flag

Andi @andinesss: They were booing our national anthem. They were raising their middles fingers. Cursing the pinoy crowd and players. No fairplay.

Boyet J. Sison@BoyetJSison: reading on what happened last night at the Azkals-HK match...there were fans who boood while our anthem was playing, and were unruly.


Some fans reacted to the news via Facebook:

Al Peter: Don't generalize; only some Hong Kong fans; we should refrain from using any ethnic reference here, many Fil-Chinese are hardcore Azkal fans also.

Jill Esteva Forde: Don't read any generalization there or ethnic reference...what about calling us a country of slaves? . - Veronica Pulumbarit, GMA News

Uncivilized typical chinese aggression