ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army thwarted the New People’s Army’s bid to infiltrate an Aklan province that has long been declared insurgency free. ITEMS recovered after NPA rebels clashed with the Army in Libacao town, Aklan province. (12th IB) The rebels...
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – Six New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from Aurora surrendered to the Army 91st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Calabuanan, Baler, Aurora over the weekend. The surrenderers were members of the Sub-Guerrilla Unit of the Komiteng Probinsiya-Isabela (SGU-KomProb-Isabela)...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The military over the weekend revealed what it called an enduring symbol of their victory against communist terrorist groups in Palanan, Isabela. DEPARTMENT of Defense officer-in-charge Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the unveiling of a victory marker against...
BUTUAN CITY – Three key leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao were killed in an encounter in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur last week, the military said on Sunday, May 14. GUNS seized from the New People’s Army in two encounters in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur last week. (Photo...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the police on Friday, May 12, in Barangay Bilaran, Nasugbu, Batangas. Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces, quoting a report from the 2nd Batangas Provincial Mobile Force Company, identified...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) reported that 122 families composed of 441 individuals were evacuated following a clash between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Dangalon, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 11....
CEBU CITY – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with government troops on Friday, May 12, in Antequera, Bohol. In a report by the Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO), the fatality was identified as a certain “Jasper,” a political guide of the Sandatahang...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 15 firearms were seized in an encounter between the 74th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the New People’s Army in Barangay Magsaysay, Mapanas, Northern Samar, on Wednesday, May 10. These were two M14 rifles, two AK47 rifles, two M16 rifles, two M4 rifles, an Ingram, an Uzi...
A show of force. This was how Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 10, described her appointment as co-vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Executive committee meeting of the National Task Force to End Local...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The remains of three New People’s Army rebels who died in a series of encounters with the government troops in Cagayan Valley a few days back already been transported to their respective families. The Armed Forces of the Philippines-Northern Luzon Command said the...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A New People’s Army rebel and Militia ng Bayan member surrendered to the police in Angeles City and Zambales on Tuesday, May 9. NPA fighter “Ka Baby” turned herself in Camp Tomas J. Pepito, Barangay Santo Domingo, Angeles City. KA Baby (Photo via...
The alleged head of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) regional command in Bicol was arrested by joint elements of the Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in a pre-dawn operation in Malabon City on Tuesday, May 9. (Photo: Philippine Army / Kalinaw News) The PA...
