SANTO NIÑO, Cagayan – Soldiers captured high-powered firearms in a New People’s Army (NPA) encampment following an encounter in Barangay Calassita here Tuesday, August 9. SOLDIERS captured guns and equipment following an encounter with the New People’s Army in Cagayan last Tuesday. Lt. Col....
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – Officials in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat welcomed back to the mainstream society a New People’s Army (NPA) leader and four other rebels, the military said Tuesday, August 9. A BETTER life compared to the boondocks awaits these NPA surrenderers in Sultan Kudarat. (Army...
BACOLOD CITY -- A man was gunned down by five unidentified armed men who introduced themselves as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Police cordon the area in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, where a man was killed by...
The notorious Abu Sayaff Group is starting to weaken tremendously with the rising number of rebels surrendering and going back to the folds of the government, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said Friday, August 5. Photo from DILG Secretary Benhur...
THIS former NPA rebel surrendered eight firearms and received P676,00 in aid from the government. (Radyo Pilipinas Borongan FB) TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – A former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Samar received P676,000 cash assistance for yielding eight firearms to the government...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has called for support against the presence and invasion of terrorist groups in the Ancestral Domains (ADs) and communities of the Indigenous Peoples (IP). National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (FACEBOOK) "Our IPs’ ways of life and...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – Troops clashed with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Iriron, Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro Wednesday, August 3, and recovered guns and grenades following a brief gunfight. Brig. Gen. Jose Augusto Villareal, commanding general of the Army 203rd Infantry...
A NEW People’s Army rebel got tired of dodging soldiers in the Cordillera and surrendered to the government last month in Benguet for a better life. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A member of the Kilusang Makabayan under the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the government last July 18 after more...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Indigenous Peoples (IP) themselves decided to put an end to tribal schools linked to communist rebels, not former Mayor now Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, a former New People’s Army (NPA) leader said Monday, August 1. Arian Jane Ramos, former secretary of Guerrilla Front...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – The local government of Lope de Vega, Northern Samar and the Philippine Army have extended assistance to 10 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to encourage more rebels to surrender. TEN former New People’s Army rebels received assistance after surrendering to...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – A former New People’s Army (NPA) rebel, the main suspect in the killing of the son of the mayor here and a companion, was arrested over the weekend. The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) said in a statement Sunday, July 31, that suspect Edgardo Gaabucayan was...
BACOLOD CITY - A wanted person believed to be connected with the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested at Purok 6, Maote, Barangay Bulwangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 28. Joint personnel the police and the Philippine Army served an arrest warrant for attempted murder against...
