CONNER, Apayao – Two suspected recruiters of the New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested in a police checkpoint on Conner-Tuguegarao City Road here last Sunday, June 12. They were identified as alias “Ka Cris,” 36, of San Mateo, Isabela and Quezon City, and alias “Ka Zin,” 30, of Malabon...
MACARIO Fat Sr. (right), an alleged leader of the New People's Army (NPA), was captured by the police and the Army in Sitio Anahaw, Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental last Sunday, June 12. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY – An alleged leader of the New People's Army...
TWO NPA rebels surrender in Dingle, Iloilo. (82IB) ILOILO CITY — Over a period of more than three weeks, four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels decided to surrender in Panay and Negros Islands. “More rebels are now convinced to surrender due to the increasing awareness of the government's...
ELEVEN New People's Army rebels surrender in Bukidnon last June 6. (Photo courtesy of 4th ID) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Eleven members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in Barangay Mampayag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, the military said Friday, June 10. Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Barandon,...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- Three members of the elite Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police were wounded in an encounter with an undetermined number of New People’s Army rebels in Bongabong town on Thursday morning, June 9. PNP-SAF, NPA ENCOUNTER IN MINDORO. Elite troopers...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Troops belonging to the Philippine Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) encountered a group of New People’s Army-Communist Party of the Philippines cadres in Barangay Banglay, Lagonglong town in Misamis Oriental on Friday, June 3. The troops from the 58th Infantry...
QUEZON – The government troops engaged a New People’s Army (NPA) group of undetermined number in a five-minute firefight on Wednesday (June 1) afternoon in Barangay Magsikap in General Nakar in this province. The military report said that that elements belonging to the 1st Infantry Battalion of...
CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela -- A high ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) was arrested on Tuesday, May 31, in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. Combined forces of the Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division...
BUTUAN CITY – An alleged Communist-New People’s Army (NPA) finance staff who is facing multiple criminal charges was arrested by the combined government security forces in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region), a police official reported Monday. Caraga Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13)...
BUTUAN CITY – A vice-commanding officer of the New People’s Army and a supply officer bolted out of their camp in the mountains of Bukidnon province due to alleged exhaustion and hunger caused by declining support from the masses. Shown in photo are some of the CPP-NPA war materials recovered...
BUTUAN CITY – After several years in the communist movement, a New People’s Army commander voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s 16th Infantry (Maglilingkod) Battalion somewhere in Kiabo area, Malitbog, Bukidnon province, the military reported Sunday night. Civil Military Operations (CMO)...
BUTUAN CITY – The dwindling support of their leaders that led to severe hunger has forced 16 more communist-New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from various parts in Agusan del Norte province and Cabadbaran City to go back to the folds of the government, a police report said on Sunday afternoon....