The Philippine Army (PA) figured in a fresh armed encounter with suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Calamba, Misamis Occidental on Tuesday morning, July 27, the second incident in a little over two weeks. (Map illustration courtesy of Philippine Army 1st Infantry Dividion) Major Gen....
Contrary to his perceived persona of making headline-grabbing statements against individuals or groups accused of ties with communist groups, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. formally retired from the military service in a rather "quiet" ceremony over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. retires...
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) has expressed alarm over the designation of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as a terrorist group by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). PEPP In a statement on July 21, the group said the designation tragically closes the door to...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año lauded the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on Thursday, July 22, for declaring the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as a terrorist organization. The designation of the NDF as a terror group put the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was elated with the designation of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) as a terrorist organization, saying it would be a big help in the effort to end communist insurgency in the country. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded on Monday, July 19, the organizers of the Saturday’s nationwide “Bike for Peace and Justice’’, saying it heightened the country’s united call against the atrocities committed by the communist rebels. “The killings of...
The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated the National Democratic Front (NDF) as a terrorist organization for supposedly continuing to lure and recruit people to join the New People's Army (NPA). (Source: NDF website) Based on ATC Resolution No. 2021 signed on June 23, 2021 and released on...
Various development projects worth P40 million were launched by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in two barangays in Ilocos Sur on Friday, July 16. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (second from right), vice chairman of the National Task Force...
A total of 42 communist rebels were killed while 53 more were arrested in an aggressive military campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) since January this year. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also reported that a total of 277 communist rebels...
Police forces in CARAGA region and other communist rebel-infested areas were advised to be both on offensive and defensive stance amid threat of renewed attack by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar issued the warning on...
The intensified campaign against communist insurgency will be sustained by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite the resignation of Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. as one of its spokespersons. National Security Adviser Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. (File photo/...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) hit the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed unit, the New People's Army (NPA), on Friday, June 11, for allegedly "ignoring" calls to turn in their fighters who were deemed responsible for the death of football player Keith Absalon and his...
