Major General Adonis Ariel Orio, commander of 8th Infantry Division, visits the headquarters of the 8th Civil-Military Operations Battalion in Santa Rita, Samar on March 13, 2025. (File photo: 8ID)Three suspected communist rebels were killed in a series of armed encounters between the Philippine...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Joint Task Force Storm under the 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division has neutralized 791 New People's Army rebels in 461 encounters in Eastern Visayas since 2019.ORIO (FB)The JTF Storm said they seized 1,124 firearms, recovered 703 banned anti-personnel mines, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division officially activated the Task Force Hope-Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to ensure an honest, orderly, and secure local elections in the region in May.Col. Arlino Sendaydiego, commander of Task Force Hope-EV, said they...
TACLOBAN CITY – Matuguinao, Samar Mayor Aran Boller condemned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People's Army in the hinterlands of Barangay San Roque, Matuguinao recently.Killed-in-action was Corporal Bobby Barocaboc.He was deployed as part of the Alpha Company of the 19th...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command has awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to two infantry brigades, three battalions, and former operational control units of the 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division for successfully dismantling New People's Army units in Eastern Visayas.The award...
Brig. Gen. Perfecto Peñaredondo, commander of 8th Infantry Division (8ID) (File photo courtesy of 8ID)Two alleged New People's Army (NPA) fighters died in an armed encounter with the military in Catubig, Northern Samar on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Elements of the Philippine Army's (PA) 803rd Infantry...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Army 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division has deployed troops to Bicol to assist in recovery efforts from severe tropical storm "Kristine."Brig. Gen. Perfecto Peñaredondo, acting commander, said they are fully prepared to assist local government units in evacuation...
TACLOBAN CITY â€" Brig. Gen. Perfecto Peñaredondo assumed the position of Army 8th Infantry Division acting commander this week.He replaced outgoing chief Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo.Peñaredondo served as the assistant division commander of the 8th ID. He also served 8th ID as division chief...
CEBU CITY – Close to 1,000 executives from local and international Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies arrived in this city for the 8th Contact Islands 2024 conference which started on Wednesday, July 24, at Fili Hotel in Nustar Cebu.MITCH Locsin (left), chairman of the Contact Center...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Army has deployed more troops to the 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division to strengthen the campaign against communist rebels in Eastern Visayas.These reinforcements were from the 2nd Howitzer Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Field Artillery Battery (3FAB) and Armor Artillery...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division mourned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People's Army in Barangay Lourdes, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on May 16.SOLDIERS pay tribute to Corporal Isagani Balmes from the 19th Infantry Battalion who was killed in an...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar â€" Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. and Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commander of the 8th Infantry Division, announced that Northern Samar is now under a state of Stable Internal Peace and Security after no active NPA guerilla fronts were found...
