The Philippine Army (PA) will sustain its campaign against communist insurgents despite a series of deadly encounters in Negros Occidental that left 19 alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members dead, its chief said Monday, April 20. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette, PA commanding general, mourned the...
BACOLOD CITY – Government troops finally neutralized a notorious New People’s Army hitman after a four-year manhunt in Toboso, Negros Occidental. Roger Fabillar – alias Jhong and Arnel Tapang – was killed in an encounter Sunday in Barangay Salamanca. Brig. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of...
Nineteen suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a series of encounters with government troops in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Philippine Army (PA) confirmed on Monday, April 20. The clashes involved troops from the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion under the 303rd...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 366 individuals were affected by the encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Sinugmawan, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19. 1st Lt. Fevie Fajardo, 79th IB civil-military operations officer,...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Friday. In a news release Saturday, the 30th Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain rebels as alias "Madi/Luis," the finance officer of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional...
An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed after a string of fierce encounters with the Philippine Army (PA) across Samar Island was abandoned by his comrades, the Philippine Army (PA) confirmed Saturday, April 18. The 8th Infantry Division (8ID) said troops from the 46th Infantry Battalion...
BUTUAN CITY – A top political instructor of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur has surrendered to the military, citing extreme hardships and trauma from combat encounters. In a statement on Friday, the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde) identified the surrenderer as alias "Ka...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter on Wednesday noon in the hinterlands of Sitio Bulacan, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Col. Glenn Joy Aynera, commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde), said in a statement Thursday that combined...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The military has called on the New People’s Army (NPA) to release a Filipino-American in Occidental Mindoro after newly disclosed handwritten notes revealed signs of emotional distress. The 2nd Infantry Division 's appeal came following the disclosure of one of the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A New People’s Army leader and amazon were killed in an encounter on Thursday, April 9, with government troops in a remote barangay in T’boli, South Cotabato. Brig. Gen. Michael Santos, 603rd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the slain NPA rebels as Anthony Narvasa,...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – The military disclosed that the New People’s Army (NPA) plans to integrate foreign recruits into their ranks, handwritten notes found during the March 29 encounter in Barangay Monteclaro, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro said. The Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command said...
BACOLOD CITY – Troops from the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) are pursuing remnants of the New People 's Army (NPA) led by wanted hitman Roger Fabillar following two clashes in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Monday. In a statement, the 79th IB said the separate encounters took place between...
