WAR materials of the New People’s Army seized by soldiers following encounters in Sitio Bendum, Barangay Busdi, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon last week. (8th IB FB) BUTUAN CITY – Troops seized a New People’s Army camp and war materials following encounters in Sitio Bendum, Barangay Busdi,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Army 46th Infantry Battalion recovered an arms cache of the New People’s Army in Barangay Sinalangtan, Calbiga, Samar on Sunday, Nov. 20. Eighteen high-powered firearms and ammunition were recovered – six M16 rifles, four M14 rifles, four AK-47s, one shotgun, one KG9, one...
By TARA YAP * GLAZYL MASCULINO ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) leader was killed in a clash with government troops in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental province on Monday, Nov. 21. AUTHORITIES carry a body bag containing the cadaver of a New People’s Army (NPA) leader killed in a clash...
BACOLOD CITY – New People’s Army rebels gunned down a former barangay tanod or watchman in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 20. A POLICE officer probes the area in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental where a former barangay watchman from Moises...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Three communist guerillas have surrendered to the police in Tarlac province. Personnel of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company facilitated the surrender of “Ka Martin” and “Ka Baiyek,” both members of Anakpawis under the command of “Ka...
An alleged New People's Army (NPA) commander surrendered to authorities in Mt. Province due to the "relentless" military operations against communist groups there, a ranking official of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) bared Sunday, Nov. 20. Courtesy of Northern Luzon Command Courtesy of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed and three others were apprehended in an encounter in San Isidro, Northern Samar on Friday, Nov. 18. Troops under the Army 803rd Brigade were conducting a focused military operation in the vicinity of Kilometer 9, Barangay Happy Valley...
PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A New People’s Army leader surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Camp Henry T. Acmor, Barangay Butigue, here. The surrenderer was identified as Arnold Quelang Baquiran, 42, alias “Cobra,” of Sitio Pagga, Barangay Bantay, this town. Baquiran is...
BACOLOD CITY --The police and military arrested on Thursday, Nov. 17, a member of the Yunit Militia of the New People’s Army (NPA) tagged in the killing of a former barangay chairman in Isabela, Negros Occidental in 2018. An arrest warrant for murder with no bail recommended was served against...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – A 55-year-old communist rebel surrendered to the police on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in San Clemente, Tarlac. “Ka Josie" of the Komiteng Larangang Guerrilla-Tarlac-Zambales operating in San Clemente under the command of Janet Cruz, alias “Ka Libay or “Ka...
CEBU CITY – The new commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Visayas Command (Viscom) vowed an intensified anti-insurgency campaign especially in Eastern Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Benedict Arevalo answers questions from reporters after the turnover ceremony that installed him as commander of...
The Department of National Defense reiterated on Wednesday, Nov. 16, its commitment to empower Indigenous Peoples (IP) to hasten the eradication of insurgency, which has long affected the development and economic growth especially in the countryside. Photo by DND The DND participated in the...
