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Philippine Army (PA) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets showcased next-generation technological research designs for defense and disaster response during the first ROTC Innovation Expo at the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Main Campus in Ermita, Manila on Sunday, June...

Lieutenant General Roy Galido, commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), achieved a rare feat after obtaining an honorary badge from the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) in a symbolic display of inter-service unity. Galido visited the headquarters of the NAVSOCOM at the Naval Base...

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army has identified three of the five members of the communist New People 's Army (NPA) who died during recent clashes with government troops in Catubig, Northern Samar. In a statement on Monday, the 8th Infantry Division announced that the remains of the slain...

A New People’s Army leader was arrested in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday, June 5. The 6th Infantry Division identified the suspect as Edward Flores. The military said the suspect with aliases Cess, Ruby, Rafa, and Ramon was the secretary general of the NPA Far South Mindanao...

BACOLOD CITY – A squad member of the dismantled New People 's Army (NPA) Central Negros 2 (CN2) front was killed in a clash with the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental on Friday afternoon. In a report on Saturday, the 3rd...

TACLOBAN CITY – Five New People’s Army rebels have been killed in gunbattles with government troops in Catubig, Northern Samar. A communist rebel was killed and a soldier was wounded in an encounter during a pursuit operation in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, on Thursday, June 5. Five communist...

TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops on June 3 in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, Northern Samar. Approximately 30 communist rebels from the Regional Guerrilla Unit and Sub-Regional Committee Arctic under the Eastern Visayas Regional...

BUTUAN CITY – Authorities arrested a wanted New People’s Army leader in Sitio Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon province on Wednesday, May 28. Brig. Gen. Seigfred C. Tubalado, commanding general of the 403rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade, identified the suspect as Ka Gab and Jano,...

A military court reprimanded a Philippine Army (PA) general and sentenced three other soldiers to prison for violating the Articles of War in connection with the killing of a Davao City-based businesswoman and model in 2022. Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, former commander of the Army’s 1001st...

2LT Matteo Guidicelli prepares to jump out of a military plane during his training for the Philippine Army Reserve Force 2LT Matteo Guidicelli, a proud reservist, shared his exhilarating experience of leaping from a military plane. This daring act transformed his fears into triumph during his...

Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), will participate in an international symposium and exhibition dedicated to land forces in the Indo-Pacific region next week. The Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium will take place from May 13 to 15 at the Sheraton Waikiki...

BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) assured the public that the New People’s Army (NPA) is unlikely to disrupt the elections on May 12. A candle-lighting ceremony was held at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu on Tuesday, April 29, in honor...