SAN Fernando City, Pampanga – Five former members of the New People’s Army and communist front organizations have surrendered to authorities in Central Luzon. A former member of the Liga ng Manggagawang Bukid presented himself to the police and relinquished a .38 caliber revolver and ammunition...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) amazon was killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in Barangay Cananaman, Leon town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 13. The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain rebel as Rebecca Aliparo, alias “Mara.” Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested two most wanted New People’s Army rebels in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur on Saturday, August 12. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft identified the suspects as “Ka Mario,” 50, and “Ka...
BACOLOD CITY – The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-New People's Army-Northern Negros Guerrilla Front claimed the killing of two civilians in Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on August 9. Cecil Estrella, RJPC-NPA spokesperson, said the victims were active intelligence assets...
BACOLOD CITY – The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-New People's Army (NPA)-Northern Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed the killing of a policeman in Barangay Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 9. Spokesperson Ka Cecil Estrella on Thursday, August 10, confirmed the attack on...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Eleven New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to the police in the Caraga region. The Police Regional Office-13 welcomed the surrender of these communist rebels who were identified as alias “Tuman,” “Aga,” “Maring,” “Mar” and...
BACOLOD CITY – A policeman was killed in a clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Icogon, Barangay Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 9. The fatality was identified as Police Corporal Jaime Nuñez of the Calatrava police station. His two colleagues from the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army and the victim’s family have condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) for the brutal killing of a civilian in Northern Samar 20 years ago but whose body was exhumed only this week. After nearly two decades, government troops on Wednesday unearthed the...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter in Sitio Cansimba, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 6. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) said troops clashed with eight NPA rebels in Sitio Leong, Barangay Imelda, Guihulngan...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received a total of P80,000 cash assistance that would enable them to reintegrate to society. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr., represented by his executive assistant, Emmanuel Castro III,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued delivering commencement speeches, asking college graduates of the Mindoro State University on Wednesday, July 19, to not allow their dreams to be hampered by negative influences, such as drugs and insurgency. Vice President and Education...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 24, cited the significant gains by Dabawenyos against the communist rebels during a program in which Davao City marked the first year of being insurgency-free. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a message during the first anniversary of the...