Two suspected communist rebels were killed during an armed encounter between the Philippine Army (PA) and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Tapaz, Capiz on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) said combined troops from the 82nd Infantry Battalion, 61st Infantry Battalion, and...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division is deploying 3, 922 soldiers and utilizing 91 of its assets in Western Visayas and Negros Island regions to guard the May 12 elections. “We are making comprehensive preparations to ensure our soldiers effectively perform their election duties,” said 3rd...
ROXAS CITY – The Philippine Army promoted Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division that has jurisdiction over Western and Central Visayas, to major general. MAJOR Gen. Michael Samson (center) receives his second star during a ceremony in Fort Bonifacio led by Army...
ILOILO CITY – Infrastructure projects totaling P349.5 million are under construction in Camp Peralta, the headquarters of the 3 rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Jamindan town, Capiz province. INFRASTRUCTURE projects in Camp Peralta, the Philippine Army 3 rd Infantry Division...
ILOILO CITY – Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, the new chief of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said Western and Central Visayas are inching closer to becoming free from the New People’s Army (NPA). SAMSON (Tara Yap) “But before we could finally declare Western Visayas and Central...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division has identified the five New People’s Army rebels killed in a clash in Calinog, Iloilo, on Thursday, August 8. HIGH-POWERED firearms were recovered in an encounter between the New People’s Army and the military on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Calinog,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez of Victorias City, Negros Occidental was recently inducted as a reservist of the Philippine Army. Major Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), led the donning of ranks to newly enlisted Army reservists during the...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is on red alert and has deployed troops in response to the eruption of Mount Kanlaon on Monday night. TROOPS from the 79th Infantry Battalion (79 IB) have been deployed in response to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, which covers Western and Central Visayas regions, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. ARMY commanding general Lt. Gen. Roy Galido (left) and Major Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) troops the line...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) rejected the call to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). SISON It agreed with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that NTF-ELCAC helped improve peace and order in the country. “We thank the President...
ILOILO CITY – Major Gen. Marion Sison reiterated that the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is not involved in red-tagging. DEDURO and Sison. (Sine Panayanon/Army 3ID) “It is not a government policy. Such words do not really exist,” said the head of the 3rd ID following the...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), through the 301st Infantry Brigade (IB), provided medical and financial assistance to a lady New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wounded in an encounter with government forces in Iloilo recently. THE family of wounded New People’s Army...
