ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army recovered two firearms and ammunition left by fleeing New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Capiz province. Troops of the 12th Infantry Battalion retrieved an M16 rifle, one AK-47 rifle, and two magazines after an encounter with NPA rebels in Tapaz town on...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division of the Philippine Army reported that 45 members of the New People’s Army were neutralized and 54 firearms were seized during intensified military operations from January to June in Eastern Visayas. Major Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio,...
ILOILO CITY – The police and military arrested one of the most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western Visayas region. Dario was captured last July 11 in Miag-ao town, southern Iloilo province by the Police Regional Office-6 and 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army. The...
BUTUAN CITY – Soldiers recovered high-powered firearms, bullets, and bombs owned by the New People’s Army in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Thursday, July 10. “The operation was made possible through intensified intelligence efforts of our ground troops and the unwavering...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Army unearthed firearms left by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Igbaras town, Iloilo province. Troops from the 61st Infantry Battalion located the firearms in Barangay Bagay following information from former NPA rebels. Recovered were two M16 rifles, two long...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division reported that seven New People’s Army rebels have been killed in Eastern Visayas, particularly on Samar Island. From May to June, five encounters led to the deaths of seven rebels and the recovery of nine firearms and other military...
Once a military general who pursued rebels in Mindanao with a gun, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. is now on a different mission, convincing insurgents to lay down their arms and return to mainstream society using the power of words. Galvez – who heads the Office of the...
PALO, Leyte – At least seven towns in Leyte province were officially declared completely free from threats of the New People 's Army (NPA) on Friday, in a ceremony attended by officials of local governments and the Philippine Army here. Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, president of the League of...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion, with the 62nd Special Action Company of the 6th Special Action Battalion (SAB), recently recovered a firearm and ammunition in an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Naatip, Barangay Lahug, Tapaz town, Capiz province. Troops also...
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...
DAVAO CITY – A newly launched online platform is calling on survivors and witnesses of drug abuse and violence linked to the New People’s Army to share their stories and become part of a growing community pushing for awareness and national unity. A Facebook group named “Mamamayang Ayaw sa...