TACLOBAN CITY – The military reunited families separated by the armed struggle through the Wish Upon a Star program of the 802 Infantry (Peerless) Brigade of the Philippine Army this Christmas. VESTUIR Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd IB, said the program facilitated the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 802nd Infantry Brigade has granted the wish of a mother to reunite with her daughter who is an official of the New People's Army through its Wish Upon a Star program. Rosa Basada and her daughter Realyn Basada from San Rafael, Hinabangan, Samar were reunited through the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sulat and San Julian in Eastern Samar have been placed under Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) on Tuesday, June 11, after no New People’s Army rebels have been sighted in the two municipalities for several years. Sulat Mayor Javier Zacate and San Julian...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Matag-ob in Leyte was declared under a Stable Internal Peace and Security status on Friday, May 17. Mayor Bernandino Tacoy was elated over the achievement. THE town of Matag-ob in Leyte province achieved a SIPS status on Friday, May 17. Tacoy said the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate expressed optimism that investors will increase in their municipality following the declaration of Stable Internal Peace and Security on Friday, May 17. "There is no prosperity if there is no peace," the mayor said during the signing of a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 178 former rebels and their families received free wellness checks from the 802nd Infantry Brigade's Healthcare Fair and Medical Care program in Camp Downes, Ormoc City, Leyte. The health and wellness program were part of the 36th founding anniversary of the 802nd IB....
TACLOBAN CITY – The 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade continued its call to remaining leaders and members of the New People’s Army in five provinces in Eastern Visayas to lay down their weapons and end the decades-old armed struggle. 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade emblem. (FB) "We call on...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 17-year-old member of the New People's Army surrendered recently to the military in Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, lauded the move of the young communist combatant. Vestuir identified the surrenderer as Marlon Sablawon...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People's Army rebels and 12 Yunit Militia members and supporters have surrendered in Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, 802nd Infantry Brigade commander, expressed optimism that it will result in more surrenderers from the armed terrorist group. They yielded two M-16...
