FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – The Army 7th Infantry Division deployed troops from the 72nd Division Reconnaissance Company to the Army 6th Infantry Division based in Mindanao to augment government forces securing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30 in Cotabato....
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 4 th Infantry (Diamond) Division reported the neutralization of 40 New People’s Army rebels from July to September during the 3rd Quarter Campaign Progress Review and Assessment (CPRA) and command conference in Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, on Wednesday,...
(Courtesy of 5th Infantry Division) A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel died during an armed encounter with troops from the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) in Abra on Friday, Oct. 13. Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca, commander of NOLCOM, said the still unidentified male fighter was a member of the NPA's...
BACOLOD CITY – Major Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), met Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos to strengthen collaboration for peace and development efforts in Negros Island. Sison paid a courtesy visit to Alminaza at the Bishop's Home in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has recorded 47 killings perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island from January 2022 to present. Three fatalities were former NPA rebels, four government officials, five soldiers, a policeman, and 34 civilians. Fifty-one...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army neutralized 30 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in September. The 3rd ID said 16 NPA rebels were killed while others surrendered from September 1 to September 30. Among the communist fighters killed...
ILIGAN CITY – Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, led the unveiling of the Symbol of Peace monument at the 6th Infantry Division headquarters in Barangay Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Thursday, September 21. ARMED Forces Chief...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 36th Infantry (Valor) Battalion (IB) seized New People’s Army war materials following a gun battle in Barangay Maitum, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Tuesday, September 19. Recovered were a Bushmaster rifle, an M16 rifle, a Stag A5 VLTOR rifle, an M653 rifle, two R4...
BUTUAN CITY – Thirty-two candidate soldiers under the special enlistment quota have completed basic military training at the Mindanao Army Training Group, Training and Doctrine Command, in Kalilangan, Bukidnon. Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Major...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Former assistant division commander Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala was formally installed on Friday afternoon, September 15, as the new commander of the 10th Infantry Division (ID). HAMBALA (10TH ID FB) Hambala replaced Major Gen. Jose Eriel Niembra who retired from the service...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division has resumed outdoor physical activities after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 4th ID restarted physical exercises, Taebo, and athletic day early this week, with the primary goal of boosting the morale and overall...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) briefed students of Central Philippine University (CPU) in this city on the importance of national security. STUDENTS of the Central Philippine University attend a lecture on national security by the Philippine Army. (3rd ID photo) "Your...