BALAYAN, Batangas – Six New People’s Army rebels and a soldier were killed in a gun battle on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Malalay here. The 2 nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said the 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Air Force were conducting combat...
(Courtesy of 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) Six suspected New People's Army (NPA) communist rebels and one soldier died in a fierce firefight in Balayan, Batangas on Sunday, Dec. 17. Joint forces from the Philippine Army's 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Air...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – An undetermined number of New People’s Army rebels was wounded in an encounter with the Army in Barangay Matamis, Rosario, Batangas on Saturday morning, December 16. The Army was conducting an operation in the forested area of the barangay when they encountered the...
BUTUAN CITY – Seven New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrendered to the Army 36th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Puyat, Carmen, Surigao del Sur, on Thursday, December 14. Major Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of Public Affairs Office (PAO) of Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, said...
The Philippine Army sends off 400 members of the Officer Candidate Course (OCC) Class 61-2024 at the PA headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 15, 2023. (Photo by PA) Four hundred individuals from diverse academic backgrounds began their military journey to become Philippine Army (PA)...
PUDTOL, Apayao – Police unearthed a New People’s Army explosives cache in the mountains of Sitio Agura, Barangay Malibang, this town, on December 13. Its location was pointed out by a 57-year-old farmer and member of the West Front Committee, Komiteng Probinsiya Cagayan, Komiteng...
BUTUAN CITY – Nine New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the police and military in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur over the weekend. Authorities identified them as “Sal,” 25; “Ger,” 53; “Ran,” 51; “Tor,” 44; “Mel,” “Jab,” 22; “Bel,” 22; “Jan,” 35,...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers on Sunday, December 10, in Lambunao town, Iloilo province. The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has yet to identify the fatality. Troops from the 31st Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC) under the 301st...
ILOILO CITY – Police apprehended the second most wanted person in Western Visayas on Thursday, December 7, in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province. The Police Regional Office-6 identified the suspect as alias “Mig,” “Joan,” and “Ron Ron.” The suspect, a member of the New People’s Army...
PINUKPUK, Kalinga – A New People’s Army stash was recovered in Sitio Butol, Barangay Apatan, this town, on December 6. A COMMUNIST weapons stash was found in Pinukpuk, Kalinga on December 6. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) Lt. Col. Joel Lucas, commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry Mabalasik...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) received a total of P80,000 financial assistance from the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, December 5. EIGHT former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) receive a...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with the 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Caranawan, Barangay Amontay, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, December 6. The Army has yet to identify the fatality. According to the 62nd IB, troops encountered...
