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Authorities arrested a platoon leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) for attempted murder on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25, in General Nakar, Quezon. Christopher Avellano, 24, a resident of Sitio Pinamaypayan, Barangay Umiray, General Nakar, is the No.1 most wanted person on the regional level of...

CANDELARIA, Quezon – A platoon leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) Apolonio Mendoza Command, Sub-Regional Military Area 4-A, of the Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee voluntarily surrendered to the police here on Sunday, Jan. 22, after his organization denied his plea for assistance....

Oliver Stone Los Angeles The memoir “Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game” of 73-year-old award-winning director-writer-producer Oliver Stone talks a lot about his experiences in the Philippines while filming both...