BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Troops of the 75th Infantry Battalion (IB) recovered on Saturday afternoon, August 19, a cadaver of a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in the hinterland Barangay Laperian, Prosperidad town in Agusan del Sur. The recovery took place a day after the 75th IB engaged around...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested two most wanted New People’s Army rebels in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur on Saturday, August 12. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft identified the suspects as “Ka Mario,” 50, and “Ka...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have seized more than 1,600 board feet of illegally cut lauan lumber in Sibagat town, Agusan del Sur province. The Sibagat Municipal Police Station (MPS) has coordinated with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 has seized 1,175.31 board feet of illegally cut logs and lumber valued at P262,925.82 in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur on Friday, July 14. ILLEGALLY cut lumber was seized in Barangay Buena Garcia, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur,...
By Henrylito D. Tacio I had been to Agusan del Sur at least two times already – that was when I still worked for a non-governmental organization. Then this year, my good friend, Dr. Johnvie B. Goloran, invited me to attend the Naliyagan Festival, now in its 31st year. I had heard about it before....
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Caraga on Monday, July 10, assured that it would rehabilitate some areas of the Daang Maharlika national highway in Agusan del Sur which is part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s “Build Better More” (BBM) program to...
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police on Wednesday, June 7, in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur. A NEW People’s Army couple, with their one-year-old child, surrendered to the 1st Surigao del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company led by force commander Police...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including a squad leader, surrendered to the police in Agusan del Sur, Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pedro G. Labra II said on Thursday, May 25. “These five Communist Terrorist Group (CTG)...
BUTUAN CITY – A cache of explosives, including bomb-making materials, ammunition, and other subversive materials believed to be belonging to the CPP-NPA North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) was recovered by authorities in Barangay Hawilian, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, a ranking police...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Two New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police in Agusan del Sur on Monday, April 17. Disappointment and deprivation of basic needs forced “Wing-Wing,” 24, team leader, Baking, Squad 3, Platoon Sagay; and “Minejoy,” 28, medic under Kaloy,...
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army leaders were killed in separate encounters with government troops in Agusan del Sur this week. Col. Francisco Lorenzo, commanding officer of the 401st Infantry Brigade based in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, said “Salem,” secretary of the Sub-Regional...
BUTUAN CITY – Combined personnel of Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) and other law enforcement agencies confiscated fresh illegally-cut flitches, lumbers and furniture during an anti-illegal logging operation in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur, said a flash report reaching PRO 13 regional...
