FLAG BURNING – The flag of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA) is burned during the massive surrender of NPA militia members in Iloilo. (3rd ID photo) ILOILO CITY – At least 70 militia members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo...
President Duterte is taking a “completely neutral” stance on the killings in Negros Oriental although he ordered government agencies to investigate the matter and “resolve these disputes in favor of the poor,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 25. President Rodrigo...
Five suspected communist rebels were killed while a soldier was injured in two consecutive armed encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People's Army (NPA) in Bilar, Bohol on Tuesday morning, May 25. The slain suspects -- a female and four males -- have yet to be...
CEBU CITY – Five suspected members of the New People's Army were killed while one army soldier was wounded in a gunfight that broke out in a mountain barangay in Bilar town in Bohol Province. Lt. Elma Grace Remonde, spokesperson of the Philippine Army 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Bohol, said...
Majority of the country’s local government units (LGUs) have provided support to the national government’s efforts to end the more than five decades of communist insurgency in the country by declaring the group as persona non grata in their respective localities, an official of the Department...
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. revealed Friday, May 21, an alleged plot by the New People's Army (NPA) to kill government officials in the security sector, including spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). National Security...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 19 adopted four resolutions supporting the grant of amnesty to members of four rebel groups, thus, putting in near realization President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace program that will reintegrate those affected to civilian life. House Concurrent...
Major General Andres Centino formally assumed post as the 64th Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday, May 18, with a promise to deliver the final blows against communist insurgents, terrorists, and secessionist groups in the country. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presides...
LOILO CITY – A government soldier has been wounded after a landmine exploded during an encounter at a temporary encampment of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province over the weekend. The soldier of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61 IB) sustained multiple...
A soldier was injured in a landmine blast after Philippine Army personnel encountered suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Miagao, Iloilo on Saturday, May 15. Map illustration of Miagao, Iloilo. (Photo courtesy of 61st Infantry Battalion Facebook page) Elements of the 61st Infantry (Hunter)...
Development projects have started in at least six barangays in Northern Samar that were identified as beneficiaries of the Barangay Development Program (BDP), an official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) disclosed Saturday, May 15. NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson...
As expected, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana backed the designation of 29 individuals by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) as terrorists, as provided for by the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff...
