BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while several others were believed wounded in an encounter in the mountainous area of Mount Apo-Apo Dugyaman, Barangay Anticala, here, on Friday, June 16. The slain communist guerrillas were two amazons and one male. The Army 29th...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) released the names of the two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who were killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on June 13. SOLDIERS carry the remains of...
BACOLOD CITY – Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while 32 families were displaced after a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 13. The Army has yet to identify the slain rebels. The Army 62nd...
ILOILO CITY – The military has encountered a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Aklan, a province that had been declared insurgency-free more than a year ago. Troops of the 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army were deployed after receiving reports about the presence of...
ILIGAN CITY – Two members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in an encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Tuesday, June 6. Joint Task Force Basilan acting commander Col. Frederick Sales identified them as “Dodong,” a member of the Sulu-based Daulah Islamiyah-ASG under sub-leader Mudzrimar...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) seized a gun and ammunition in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Leon town, Iloilo province on Monday, June 5. THE military seized New People’s Army hardware in an encounter in Leon town, Iloilo province. (61st IB) Lt....
ILIGAN CITY – Operating troops from the 7th and 9th Scout Ranger Company under the 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion encountered an undetermined number of Dawlah Islamiyah members in the hinterlands of Barangay Piangologan, Marogong town in Lanao del Sur at around 8:58 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31....
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division has confirmed that former Bayan-Eastern Visayas Regional Secretary General Musico Sagdullas was one of the fatalities in a clash between the 43rd Infantry Battalion and alleged members of the New People's Army in the hinterlands of Barangay Mabini,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People's Army rebels were killed in a clash with the Army in the hinterlands of Barangay Mabini, Catarman, Northern Samar, on Sunday, May 28. The 15-minute gun battle occurred between the remnants of the Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) augmented the Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in its focused-military operations (FMO) against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island over the weekend. According to the Army, the PAF utilized its S-70i CUH Blackhawk and one element AW109...
BACOLOD CITY – The military released on Monday, May 22, the names of the nine New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a series of clashes in Negros Island over the weekend. FAMILIES claim on Monday, May 22, the remains of three NPA rebels killed in a clash on Sunday with government forces in...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed in a clash with government forces in Sitio Bajay, Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 21. The Army has yet to identify the slain rebel. SOME of the war materiels recovered in Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros...