BACOLOD CITY -- The local government of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental has declared a state of calamity, following series of armed encounters that affected thousands of residents in Barangay Carabalan. Some residents of Sitio Medel, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Tuesday, Oct. 11, the killing of a spokesperson of the New People's Army (NPA) in an armed encounter with the military in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental. Romeo Nanta (Courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division) Romeo Nanta alias "Juanito Magbanua" was...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army has identified the two soldiers killed in a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental province since Oct. 6. CORPORALS Christian P. Drilon (left) and Rex G. Verde. (Army 3rd ID)...
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
BACOLOD CITY -- The provincial government of Negros Occidental mourned the death of two soldiers in a clash with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 8. Military troops seized firearm, ammunition, and other war materials on...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two soldiers died while six others were wounded during a clash with suspected New People’s Army members in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) has yet to provide the names of the two...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 700 individuals belonging to more than 100 families were displaced following two clashes involving the government troops and a band of suspected New People’s Army fighters in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Oct. 6. Residents evacuate...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police on Wednesday, Oct. 5, filed murder and frustrated murder charges against three suspected New People's Army (NPA) for killing a barangay chairman and wounding his son in Pambujan, Northern Samar. Col. Alfredo Tadefa, Northern Samar police chief, identified the suspects as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded, including a 10-year-old girl, in an encounter before dawn on Friday, Oct. 7, in Jipapad, Eastern Samar. The Army 8th Infantry Division confirmed casualties but has yet to issue an official statement on the incident....
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (PNA) – At least 199 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the Caraga region pledged allegiance to the government and received financial assistance in a ceremony at the provincial capitol here on Wednesday, Oct. 5. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Benjamin...
ROSARIO, Batangas – The military clashed with the New People’s Army (NPA) on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Barangay Calantas here. A team from the 85th Infantry Battalion led by Corporal Jacky Gabayno was patrolling a forested area when they chanced upon 15 NPA rebels at 9:20 a.m. A firefight erupted...
BACOLOD CITY -- The Leonardo Panaligan Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) Central Negros Guerilla Front on Sunday, Oct. 2, owned up to killing a member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) in Barangay Montilla, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental last week. Joselito Raboy, 40,...
