BUTUAN CITY – A top political instructor of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur has surrendered to the military, citing extreme hardships and trauma from combat encounters. In a statement on Friday, the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde) identified the surrenderer as alias "Ka...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter on Wednesday noon in the hinterlands of Sitio Bulacan, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Col. Glenn Joy Aynera, commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde), said in a statement Thursday that combined...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The military has called on the New People’s Army (NPA) to release a Filipino-American in Occidental Mindoro after newly disclosed handwritten notes revealed signs of emotional distress. The 2nd Infantry Division 's appeal came following the disclosure of one of the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A New People’s Army leader and amazon were killed in an encounter on Thursday, April 9, with government troops in a remote barangay in T’boli, South Cotabato. Brig. Gen. Michael Santos, 603rd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the slain NPA rebels as Anthony Narvasa,...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – The military disclosed that the New People’s Army (NPA) plans to integrate foreign recruits into their ranks, handwritten notes found during the March 29 encounter in Barangay Monteclaro, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro said. The Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command said...
BACOLOD CITY – Troops from the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) are pursuing remnants of the New People 's Army (NPA) led by wanted hitman Roger Fabillar following two clashes in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Monday. In a statement, the 79th IB said the separate encounters took place between...
The Philippine Army (PA) on Black Saturday, April 4, went public with documentation of an alleged female New People’s Army (NPA) rebel placed under its custody following a deadly encounter in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro last week to counter allegations that she was maltreated. The Army’s 203rd...
Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), paid tribute to Capt. Dean Buen Oyando, the soldier killed in an armed encounter with New People 's Army (NPA) rebels in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro over the weekend. Nafarette visited the wake of the 25-year-old...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter on Sunday afternoon in Barangay Nurcia, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, the military here said. “Troops from the 36th Infantry Battalion (IB) were conducting a security operation in the area when the encounter happened,”...
A total of 16,003 former rebels and ex-combatants applied for the national government’s amnesty program as the deadline set by President Marcos Jr. officially ended but calls for its extension continue to mount. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU)...
BACOLOD CITY – Three New People 's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with the Army 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 21. The Army 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) identified the fatalities as Milky “Gorting”...
TACLOBAN CITY – The remains of an alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) were found during an encounter between troops of the 63rd Infantry (Innovator) Battalion and remnants of the Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) Sesame in Hinabangan, Samar, on Saturday, March 14. The decomposing body was...
