A female member of the New People's Army (NPA) has been convicted by the Taguig City regional trial court (RTC) for her involvement in the 2005 and 2006 attacks in Quezon province that resulted in the deaths and wounding of members of the government's law enforcement agencies. Convicted was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old member of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the fatality as Richard dela Peña, alias Rocky, of Sitio...
(Courtesy of 62IB) An alleged remnant of the New People’s Army (NPA) died following two consecutive encounters with the Philippine Army (PA) in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. Lt. Col J-Jay Javines, chief of 3 rd Infantry Division (3ID) public affairs office, identified the...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed optimism on Monday, May 20, that insurgency in Eastern Visayas will soon come to an end under his administration. "I have seen the progress report. It’s getting better and better. Hindi na gaano, hindi na masyadong magulo kagaya ng...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division mourned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People's Army in Barangay Lourdes, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on May 16. SOLDIERS pay tribute to Corporal Isagani Balmes from the 19th Infantry Battalion who was killed in an...
President Marcos hopes to further expand his political party's alliance ahead of the upcoming elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) "Well, we hope so. Dahil, of course, kagaya ng sinabi ng isang (Because, of course, like what a) very wise statesman politician...
As part of his quest to forge a strong colaition for the 2025 midterm elections, President Marcos’ Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) has formally formed an alliance with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) called “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas.” ‘ALYANSA PARA SA BAGONG...
BACOLOD CITY – Enhance the conduct of investigation. WANKY (Glazyl Masculino) This was the directive of Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas, to Police Col. Rainerio de Chavez, Negros Occidental police director, on the recent killings claimed...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Eleven New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the government from May 1 to 14 in Central Luzon. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. identified the surrenderers as Ka Gurang, Ka Leonila, Ka Lyn, Ka Ayana, Ka...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will conduct a motu proprio investigation on the death of civilians tagged by the New People’s Army (NPA) as military assets in Negros Occidental. The NPA has claimed responsibility for the killings of eight civilians in various areas in the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was gunned down by the New People’s Army (NPA) in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on May 9. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, La Castellana police chief, said the victim, who was partially blind, was on his way to his sister’s house...
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – Forty-three New People’s Army guerrillas, including a high-ranking leader, surrendered to the military in Bukidnon on Tuesday, May 7. FORTY-THREE New People’s Army rebels surrendered and were presented in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Wednesday, May 8. (Bonita L....