The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may have already been plaguing the ranks of the New People’s Army (NPA) as eight of the communist rebels who were either killed or captured after clashes with the military in Bukidnon tested positive for the deadly virus. Major Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander...
Twelve self-confessed former senior leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) faced top Philippine Army (PA) officials Tuesday, Sept. 7, not in the jungles or battlefield but in a conference room to share their personal...
Police and military forces have intercepted fresh supplies of bullets and food supplies intended for communist rebels operating in CARAGA region and nearby areas during a joint operation in Butuan City. The transporters? A barangay councilor identified as 27-year old Ferdinand Dagium and two others...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Friday, Aug. 20, ordered officers of the Bicol Police Regional Office (PRO-5) to prioritize and "give special attention" to the campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and National Democratic Front...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an aggressive offensive against the communist rebels tagged as responsible in the killing of three vendors in Palanas town of Masbate. The victims: Jose Lalaguna, 51; Joey Lalaguna, 30; and Jestoni Lalaguna,...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Wednesday, July 28, an all-out operation against the communist rebels who ambushed a convoy of policemen and health workers in Samar who were supposed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for the...
The Philippine Army (PA) figured in a fresh armed encounter with suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Calamba, Misamis Occidental on Tuesday morning, July 27, the second incident in a little over two weeks. (Map illustration courtesy of Philippine Army 1st Infantry Dividion) Major Gen....
Contrary to his perceived persona of making headline-grabbing statements against individuals or groups accused of ties with communist groups, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. formally retired from the military service in a rather "quiet" ceremony over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. retires...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año lauded the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on Thursday, July 22, for declaring the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as a terrorist organization. The designation of the NDF as a terror group put the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was elated with the designation of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) as a terrorist organization, saying it would be a big help in the effort to end communist insurgency in the country. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded on Monday, July 19, the organizers of the Saturday’s nationwide “Bike for Peace and Justice’’, saying it heightened the country’s united call against the atrocities committed by the communist rebels. “The killings of...
The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated the National Democratic Front (NDF) as a terrorist organization for supposedly continuing to lure and recruit people to join the New People's Army (NPA). (Source: NDF website) Based on ATC Resolution No. 2021 signed on June 23, 2021 and released on...
