BACOLOD CITY – The 79th Infantry Battalion launched precision airstrikes on Thursday night, February 22, against remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NNF)-D, following a series of clashes with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros...
CEBU CITY – An operational breakthrough. This was how the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) described the neutralization of alleged top New People’s Army (NPA) leaders in an encounter in Barangay Campagao, Bilar town, Bohol province on Friday morning, February 23. Police Brig. Gen....
Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel encounter alleged New People's Army (NPA) fighters in Bilar, Bohol on February 23, 2024. (Courtesy of 47th Infantry Battalion) (Updated) Five alleged communist rebels and a Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel were killed...
AGDANGAN, Quezon – A New People's Army (NPA) tax collector surrendered to the Localized Peace Engagement Program of the Municipal Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict here on Wednesday, February 21. MAP of Agdangan, Quezon. Kenjie was a finance officer of the Platun Reymark under the...
BACOLOD CITY – Three soldiers and a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) Active Auxiliary (CAA) member were wounded in encounters in Sitio Mansulao, Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on February 21 and 22. TROOPS seize high-powered firearms, subversive documents,...
BACOLOD CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with government forces in Sitio Mansulao, Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday morning, February 21. MAP of Escalante City Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, spokesperson of the Army 3rd...
President Marcos directed the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to ensure the timely completion of the remaining works of the 20-kilometer access road linking the New Clark City (NCC) and the Clark International Airport. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
BACOLOD CITY – Troops unearthed an arms cache and Improvised Explosive Devices owned by the New People’s Army in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, February 19. A COMMUNIST weapons stash was discovered buried in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let’s be honest, Metro Manila has never been a paragon of urban planning. An amalgamation of pre-existing cities, Metro Manila’s development has been characterized as more of a band-aid nature. It’s about finding quick, fix-it remedies...
ILOILO CITY – The 301st Infantry Brigade aims to dismantle the two remaining New People’s Army fronts in Panay Island. “While we have reduced the strength of the NPA, the two remaining NPA fronts still pose a challenge,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Samson on the sidelights of the 301st IB’s...
BUTUAN CITY – A platoon commander and four members of the New People’s Army surrendered to the military on Valentine’s Day in Agusan de Norte. FIVE New People's Army rebels surrendered to the military in Agusan del Norte on Valentine's Day. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Balingao, commanding officer...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – A New People’s Army arms cache was discovered in Barangay Masi, Zinundungan Valley, Rizal, Cagayan on Valentine’s Day. Major Gen. Audrey L. Pasia, 5 th Infantry Division chief, said the 17 th Infantry Battalion and the police unearthed...