Riot police try to clear a portion of the street as militant youths hold a rally at the country's financial district of Makati City Wednesday to protest the arrest by Dutch authorities of Filipino communist leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison in Utrecht, The Netherlands, where he is on exile. (AP photo)
MANILA -- Malacañang said the Philippine Government helped the widows of Romulo Kintanar and Arturo Tabara file the double murder case against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Ma. Sison.
National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said in a press conference Wednesday in Malacañang that government also helped the widows transfer the case to the Dutch government upon the request of Dutch authorities.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is releasing the additional combat pay "for soldiers involved in operations against the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, lawless elements, and New People's Army (NPA)" in Mindanao.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch supporters of a Philippine communist rebel leader on Wednesday denounced his arrest on murder charges as politically motivated, and said they plan a series of demonstrations.
