BACOLOD CITY - An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with the 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) at Sitio Manlibod, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Some of the firearms, ammunition, and personal belongings recovered following a...
CAVINTI, Laguna – Tired of a difficult life in the mountains, a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel has surrendered to authorities in General Nakar, Quezon. The surrenderer yielded a Bushmaster M16 rifle and six short magazines with 122 bullets. He is a member of Kilusang Larangan-Narciso,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-Northern Negros Guerilla Front of the New People’s Army (RJPC-NPA) has claimed responsibility over the killing of a barangay captain and two other persons –Renato Estrebillo, Rodel Nobleza, and Barangay Lalong Captain Benjamin Javoc – in...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the 22nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Juban, Sorsogon over the weekend. THE two NPA surrenderers and the arms cache discovered in Sorsogon. (9th ID photo) Major John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (ID) spokesperson, said...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troops on Saturday, Sept. 3, in Barangay Kapitan Bayong, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. THE body of Vincent Madlos lies on the ground after...
BAGGAO, Cagayan – The police and military recovered an arms cache belonging to the New People’s Army in Barangay San Miguel here Tuesday, Aug. 30. Unearthed by the local police and 77th Infantry Battalion were four rifle grenades, six revolvers, one homemade caliber .22, one homemade shotgun...
GENERAL TINIO, Nueva Ecija – A soldier was killed while another was wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Rio Chico here on Thursday, Sept. 1. Troops from the Army 84th Infantry (Victorious) Battalion were conducting combat operations when they engaged the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army 58th Infantry Battalion (IB) said on Saturday, Sept. 3, that two guerilla fronts of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Misamis Oriental have been dismantled. TWO New People’s Army rebels from Platoon Falcon, Sub-Regional Committee 1, North Central...
ILOILO CITY — A finance officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz. JAYSON mugshot. Lenilyn Custorio Jayson was arrested in an integrated military-police operation Friday, Sept. 2. Combined units of the 3rd Infantry...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Police have arrested the fourth most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in the Caraga region. HIJOS (left). Police Major Jennifer Ometer, chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 (Caraga) public information office, identified the arrested NPA leader as Atheliana Hijos,...
BAGGAO, Cagayan – The Army 77th Infantry Battalion (IB) under Joint Task Force (JTF) Tala discovered a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Barangay San Miguel here. A resident saw a group of men burying them and informed authorities, leading to its discovery. The arms...
A four-member squad of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in Surigao del Norte surrendered to the military recently, a ranking officer said Wednesday, Aug. 31. (Photo by 30th Infantry Battalion) The entire unit of the Sandatahang Yunit Pangpropaganda (SYP) 16B of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 16...