ILOILO CITY – Soldiers under the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army recovered five-powered firearms following three encounters with the New People’s Army in Capiz province last week. Seized were two M14 assault rifles, an M16 assault rifle (5.56mm), an AK-47 assault rifle, and a...
Soldiers killed four New People’s Army rebels in a gun battle in Bukidnon on Wednesday, the military said. Fatalities were three men and an amazon. The 403rd Infantry Brigade engaged the communist rebels at the Saldab Complex in the hinterlands of Malaybalay City and Barangay Dumalaguing in...
A military officer and two enlisted personnel were killed when a firefight broke out between the Philippine Army (PA) and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Baco, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The PA identified the slain soldiers as Captain Marky John O. Alberto, Corporal Charlie P....
COTABATO CITY – Three Moro fighters were killed and three others were wounded after warring Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) factions clashed in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur, police said Monday. The encounter on Sunday morning involved the groups of commanders Malibuteng and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was killed and three others were wounded in a firefight in an island barangay in Basilan province on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Investigation showed that the firefight in Sibago Island, Hadji Mohammad Ajul town, was borne out of a misunderstanding over military equipment. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier and a police officer were honored for sacrificing their lives during and after recent clashes with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Corporal Arcel Sicnoy of the Philippine Army (PA) and Police Executive Master Sergeant Harry Palao-ay of the...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A New People 's Army (NPA) rebel was killed and three high-powered firearms were seized in an encounter with the 2nd Infantry Division in Barangay Maguibuay here on Saturday, Aug. 2. The clash erupted during a security operation prompted by information from residents...
TACLOBAN CITY - Two consecutive encounters led to the death of eight suspected members of the New People 's Army and seizure of eight high-powered firearms in the hinterlands of Barangay San Isidro, Las Navas, Northern Samar, Thursday. The first firefight erupted at around 2:30 a.m. as...
Seven alleged New People’s Army (NPA) fighters died during an armed encounter with the military in Uson, Masbate on Sunday morning, July 27. The Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division (9ID) said troops from the 2nd Infantry Battalion engaged armed men believed to be members of the Komiteng...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and a soldier were killed during a fierce firefight in the mountains of Sultan Kudarat province before dawn Thursday, the Philippine Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion (IB) said in a report. Lt. Col. Christopherson...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader and two others were killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Cogon, Carigara, Leyte, on Wednesday, June 18. The casualties were identified as Juanito Sellesa Jr., alias Tibor, an executive member of the Island Committee (IC) Levox Eastern...
BUTUAN CITY – Three communist rebels died in a series of skirmishes with government troops in the fringes of Placer, Surigao del Norte, on Sunday, the 4th Infantry Division (ID) said Monday. Before the clashes, the 4th ID said an NPA guerrilla identified as Ricky Per surrendered to the Army 30th...
