TACLOBAN CITY — Soldiers from the 63rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army raided a temporary New People 's Army camp in Barangay Magtino, Llorente, Eastern Samar, Monday. Recovered were two M16 rifles, one caliber .45 pistol, two long and five short magazines of M16 A1, one magazine...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government forces have recovered an arms cache of the New People 's Army (NPA) in the hinterlands of Misamis Occidental, the military said Monday. In a statement, the Army 1st Infantry Division (ID) said troops from the 10th Infantry Battalion dug up the hidden firearms...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Soldiers from the Philippine Army 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division (ID) seized war materiel after an armed encounter with members of the communist New People 's Army (NPA) in Barangay Panaytayan, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, on Tuesday. According to Lt. Col....
MAKILALA, North Cotabato – Two people died and two police officers were wounded in a shootout during a raid in a businessman’s house in this town before dawn Thursday. Police Lt. Juaren Caang, spokesperson of the Cotabato Police Provincial Office, said police were serving a search warrant in...
BUTUAN CITY – Soldiers recovered high-powered firearms, bullets, and bombs owned by the New People’s Army in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Thursday, July 10. “The operation was made possible through intensified intelligence efforts of our ground troops and the unwavering...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Army unearthed firearms left by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Igbaras town, Iloilo province. Troops from the 61st Infantry Battalion located the firearms in Barangay Bagay following information from former NPA rebels. Recovered were two M16 rifles, two long...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion, with the 62nd Special Action Company of the 6th Special Action Battalion (SAB), recently recovered a firearm and ammunition in an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Naatip, Barangay Lahug, Tapaz town, Capiz province. Troops also...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops on June 3 in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, Northern Samar. Approximately 30 communist rebels from the Regional Guerrilla Unit and Sub-Regional Committee Arctic under the Eastern Visayas Regional...
Police arrested a 57-year-old farmer after guns and bullets were recovered during a raid in his house in Sitio Cansilayan, Barangay 11, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 10, as part of heightened security operations in Negros Island ahead of the May 12 elections. A 57-year-old...
COTABATO CITY – The 601st Infantry Brigade recovered Sunday assorted high-powered firearms abandoned in Barangay Mao, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Roden Orbon, speaking for the 6th Infantry Division, quoted a report from the 601st Infantry Brigade that soldiers responded...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Prompt action by military forces, who responded to civilian reports of armed men in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town, successfully thwarted an attempt by a lawless armed group to sow terror in Maguindanao del Sur, an Army officer reported here on Monday. Lt....
Soldiers recovered a large New People's Army (NPA) arms cache in Labo town, Camarines Norte on Wednesday, April 9. Lt. Col. Jeffrex Molina, spokesman of the 2 nd Infantry Division, said the 16th Infantry Battalion under the 201st Infantry Brigade found the weapons in Barangay Exciba following...
