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 – 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...
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 – 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...
TACLOBAN CITY – To help the 8th Infantry Division fast-track its campaign to end the local communist armed conflict in the three provinces of Samar, the 802nd Infantry Peerless Brigade transferred from Camp Downes, Ormoc City to Barangay Campesao, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The brigade is...
Seven suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels died in an armed encounter with government forces in Bobon, Northern Samar on Sunday, April 30, the military said. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) Elements of the Philippine Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade, 8 th Infantry Division (8ID) were...
TACLOBAN CITY – Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division, belied the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) claims that couple Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, along with eight other members of the CPP’s Central Committee, were abducted and tortured before...
PALO, Leyte – As proof that the government fully supports the campaign to end the communist insurgency in Eastern Visayas, 1,000 soldiers from the 74th Infantry Unbeatable Battalion and 42nd Infantry "Tagapagtanggol" Battalion were welcomed by the 8th Infantry Division on Monday, Feb. 20....
A military personnel was found dead on Wednesday, Jan. 11, after apparently drowning while on his way to the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDDRMO) in San Isidro, Northern Samar to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operation for flood victims in...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) - Valenzuela Chapter held its 8th Biennial Chapter Assembly on Friday, Nov. 25 at the PRC Valenzuela City Chapter Building. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The chapter's new Board of Directors was also elected during the event, PRC said. It was attended by staff and...
