Malacañang has declared Feb. 9, 2024, a special non-working holiday across the country in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. Chinese New Year (KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed...
ILOILO CITY – A soldier wounded in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Tubungan town, Iloilo province on January 17 has died. The 3rd Infantry Division said that Private First Class Rodelo Alfanza passed away from a bullet wound in the neck. “We are deeply saddened by the loss...
Lucky bites and breathtaking views await at Taal Vista Hotel this Chinese New Year! Taal Vista Hotel warmly invites everyone to a festive gathering for the Year of the Dragon at Veranda Restaurant. The space transforms into a haven of festivity, offering a sumptuous lunch buffet from 12:00 p.m to...
BACOLOD CITY – Ten families composed of 50 individuals have been affected by the encounter where two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in Hacienda Gomez, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 17. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, head of the Division Public...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with soldiers in Sitio Sug-ong, Barangay Milagrosa, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental on Thursday, January 18. ONE communist rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Milagrosa, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental...
ILOILO CITY – Two soldiers were wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Igpaho, Tubungan town, Iloilo province on Wednesday, January 17. TWO soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Tubungan, Iloilo on January 17. Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, spokesperson of the 3rd...
BUTUAN CITY – Seven New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrendered to the police in Caraga on Monday, January 15. Police Regional Office-13 Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said these communist guerillas decided to return to the fold of the law to...
BACOLOD CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with soldiers in Hacienda Gomez, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 17. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion has yet to identify the casualties. TROOPS recover an AR15 rifle, a homemade...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed and an undetermined number of his comrades were wounded in a gun battle with soldiers in Sitio Calaitan, Barangay Simbalan, Buenavista town, Agusan del Norte province on Tuesday, January 16. A COMMUNIST rebel was killed in a gun...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 79th Infantry Battalion captured a New People’s Army (NPA) camp in an encounter in the hinterlands of Sitio Martesan, Barangay Cambayobo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 15. A NEW People’s Army (NPA) camp was captured by the military in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to the police and turned over firearms and explosives in Negros Occidental. AN elderly communist rebel receives assistance from the police after he surrendered in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on January 14. (Photo via Glazyl...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Three communist rebels surrendered in Central Luzon and pledged allegiance to the government on Monday, January 15. The Police Regional Office-3 identified the surrenderers as Ka Keno, Ka Loi, and Eliong. Ka Keno of the Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda in...