Three communist rebels died in a fierce gun battle that led to the Army troopers overrunning their camp in San Joaquin town of Iloilo early morning on Wednesday, Feb. 28, a military official said. Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the 301 st Brigade, said the operation also resulted in...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied that Hannah Jay Cesista, a Bar passer who died in an encounter by state security forces with New People’s Army (NPA) in Bohol, was tortured and killed. Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, AFP spokesperson, said that claims on the circumstances of the...
President Marcos has directed the Department of National Defense (DND) to ensure that there will be zero to minimal casualties during operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against enemies of the State. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. bared this as he commended the...
The Philippine Army (PA) clarified on Saturday, February 24, the academic affiliation of a lawyer who died in an encounter between state security forces and the New People's Army (NPA) in Bilar, Bohol. Hannah Jay Cesista alias "Maya / Lean", 26, took up law at the University of San Carlos,...
A lawyer who allegedly got recruited by the New People's Army (NPA) was among those killed in an armed encounter between the state forces and the communist group in Bilar, Bohol last Friday, February 23, the Philippine Army said. Col. Louie Dema-ala, Philippine Army spokesperson, said Hannah...
GUIMBA, Nueva Ecija – Ten members of the Liga ng Manggagawang Bukid (LMB) renounced support to the Alyansang Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL) under the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Wednesday, January 17. The police and military conducted a special intelligence operation in Barangay...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) refusal to reciprocate the truce declared by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) might affect the government’s peace negotiations in the future. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III warned this after the Army’s 4th...
Nine suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of sustained military operations by the Philippine Army (PA) in Malaybalay, Bukidnon on Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25. The 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said it launched air strikes and ground-based attacks as part of a focused...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Quezon Police Provincial Office remains vigilant as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army on Saturday declared a 24-hour ceasefire in line with Christmas and the party’s 55th founding anniversary. Other police provincial offices in Region 4-A are...
(Courtesy of 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) Six suspected New People's Army (NPA) communist rebels and one soldier died in a fierce firefight in Balayan, Batangas on Sunday, Dec. 17. Joint forces from the Philippine Army's 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Air...
(File image) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) applauded the House of Representatives (HOR) on Friday, Dec. 15, for its concurrence with the amnesty proclamations issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for former members of rebel groups. The HOR has adopted...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s stand against the peace agreement with the communist rebels, including the amnesty and possible release of political prisoners as a sign of goodwill for the negotiations, are shared even by some members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), military chief of...
