The death of suspected communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon during an encounter with troops still could not be verified by the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) due to the absence of their remains, a ranking military official admitted Tuesday, August 23. Benito and Wilma...
The 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) said that it was confirming reports that alleged communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were among those killed during an explosion of a motorbanca carrying armed individuals in Catbalogan City, Samar early Monday, August 22. Benito...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the New People's Army (NPA) were reportedly neutralized by the Joint Special Operations Task Force Trident and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Catbalogan City, Monday, Aug. 22. BENITO and Wilma Tiamzon (FB) Couple...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Sixty-five firearms seized in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas by the 8th Infantry Division (ID) were destroyed in a ceremony here Saturday, Aug. 20. BACARRO (AFP FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Soldiers unearthed a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache in Lupon, Davao Oriental after a tip from two former leaders, the Army 10th Infantry Division (ID) said Friday, Aug 19. NPA guns discovered in Lupon, Davao Oriental. (FB) In an interview, Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, 10th ID...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Two soldiers were killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Lenneng, Kabugao, Apayao Thursday, Aug. 18. The fatalities were identified as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes, 28, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr., 29. A...
LUNA, Apayao – A soldier was reported killed while another was wounded during the Philippine Army’s encounter with the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, at the boundary of Conner and Cabugao towns in this province. Col. Reynaldo Ogay, provincial director of the...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while two others were arrested in a 20-minute firefight in Sitio Pinaglabanan, Barangay Gatbo, Sorsogon City Wednesday, August 17. SCENE-of-the-Crime Operatives process the encounter site in Sorsogon City. (FB) The...
Around 10,000 communist rebels are expected to avail themselves of the amnesty the government is pushing under the current administration, Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo curtesy of Malacanang) Galvez said the government expects around...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) captured firearms and ammunition from the New People’s Army (NPA) following an encounter in Lambunao, Iloilo Monday, August 15. GUNS, bullets, and other items left by the New People’s Army following an encounter in Lambunao, Iloilo. (12th IB...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Security forces killed a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel and arrested his 18-year-old companion in an encounter in Maitum, Sarangani last Friday, August 12. Major Gen. Roy Galido, 6th Infantry Division commander, said Army soldiers belonging to Task Group Bangis figured in a...
BACOLOD CITY – Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed a 43-year-old laborer in front of his pregnant wife and two children in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental Friday, August 12. POLICE cordon the area in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental where a...
