Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, took a swipe at “entitled” critics who defend armed rebels while soldiers sacrificed their lives on the field amid fresh rumors of a “military-backed” destabilization plot against the Marcos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, rejected calls for renewed peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), characterizing the group’s activities as criminal acts...
Former rebels and parents of students allegedly drawn into underground movements staged a Labor Day protest outside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City on Friday, May 1, calling for stronger safeguards in schools against reported recruitment activities. The group urged...
For the Philippine National Police (PNP), no student deserves to be in harm’s way— and even lose life— over youth curiosity and idealism. And that’s why PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. is seeking the crafting of intervention measures with other government agencies to prevent...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. lauded troops for its “successful” April 19 operation against communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental that left 19 people dead even as a human rights group renewed calls for an independent probe into what it claimed...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, April 24, maintained that the slain University of the Philippines (UP) student leader in a recent encounter in Negros Occidental was not an innocent civilian, saying she was allegedly found armed and in combat gear during the clash with the New...
Police forces were deployed in Negros Occidental to assist in securing communities affected by the fierce clashes between government troops and communist rebels in Taboso town. At least 19 communist rebels died in the clash and Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National...
A total of 16,003 former rebels and ex-combatants applied for the national government’s amnesty program as the deadline set by President Marcos Jr. officially ended but calls for its extension continue to mount. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU)...
Despite calls by various human rights groups for her release from military custody, a young Filipino-American activist rescued by the Philippine Army (PA) after a deadly operation in Occidental Mindoro has opted to remain at a military hospital to undergo medical treatment following days of...
The Philippine Army (PA) said it rescued a Filipino-American activist who was reported missing during military operations against suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on New Year’s Day but a human rights group disputed the claim and alleged the recovery...
The Philippine Army (PA) on Saturday, Dec. 20, expressed condolences to the families of two soldiers killed when anti-personnel mines (APMs) were allegedly detonated by New People 's Army (NPA) rebels in Balatan, Camarines Sur. According to the military, elements of the 9th Infantry Battalion...
Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. is looking to elevate the role of the police organization in the country 's anti-insurgency campaign. This, as Nartatez took oath as a member of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict...
