An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebel died in an encounter with the military in Borongan, Eastern Samar on Saturday, Feb. 18. Courtesy of 8th Infantry Division Capt. Jefferson Mariano, chief of the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) public affairs office, said elements of the 78thInfantry Battalion...
WOUNDED New People’s Army rebel Orion Yoshida is taken for treatment following an encounter in Baggao, Cagayan. (Cagayan PIO FB) BAGGAO, Cagayan – Police and Army forces captured a wounded Filipino-Japanese New People’s Army rebel here following an encounter on Monday, Feb. 13. He was...
Five New People’s Army rebels were killed in a clash with government forces in the province of Masbate on Thursday morning, Feb. 9. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 10, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs Office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said the clash took place in Barangay Guiom in...
SEVEN Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed in an encounter with police in Sulu on Sunday, Feb. 5. (Photo courtesy of PRO-BARMM) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police killed seven Abu Sayyaf Group fighters in a shootout in Sulu on Sunday, Feb. 5. Gunmen fired at lawmen serving a warrant of arrest against murder...
Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while another was wounded in an encounter on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29, in Barangay Huyon-huyon, San Francisco, Quezon. Authorities identified the three fatalities as Joseph delos Santos, alias “Ken,” Danica Lagrama, alias “Allen,” and an...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A town police chief in Lanao del Sur province and two other policemen were wounded in a firefight on Thursday, Jan. 26, with suspected members of a terrorist group, according to a late report reaching here on Saturday, Jan. 28. Major Bobby Egera, police chief of Marantao...
A soldier was wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Sitio Mabato, Barangay Pansoy, San Andres, Quezon on Friday, Jan. 27. Police identified the wounded as Private First Class Johnson Carlos. The 85th Infantry Battalion, 405th Maneuver Company, and Regional Mobile Force Battalion...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police have been deployed as peacekeepers in Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao del Norte, to ensure the safety of civilians fleeing their homes due to an ongoing firefight between Moro gunmen in the interiors of Barangay Rebuken. “Our troops and soldiers are in the area...
Rescuers and military troops carry the remains of an NPA leader, who was killed in a clash in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY -- Military troops clashed anew with the New People’s Army (NPA), resulting in the...
BACOLOD CITY -- A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with the Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Maliko-liko, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Jan. 9. The Army has yet to identify the slain rebel. Col. Michael Samson, acting commander...
A NEW People’s Army fighter was killed in an encounter in Butuan City on Friday, Jan. 6. (65th IB photo) BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed while another was wounded in an armed encounter with troopers of the 65th Infantry Battalion (IB) at the boundary of...
ILIGAN CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur on Christmas Day. Joint Task Force Zampelan commander Brig. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete identified the slain communist guerrilla as Martino Ayas, alias “Nasser,” a remnant of the Guerrilla Front...
