ILIGAN CITY – The Army 58th Infantry (Dimalulupig) Battalion led by Lt. Col. Christian C. Uy turned over the body of slain New People’s Army leader Dionisio Micabalo, alias “Muling,” to his family on Friday, July 28. Micabalo’s remains were extricated on Thursday, July 27, from the...
ILIGAN CITY – A New People’s Army rebel yielded to the 34th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Guiling, Alamada, Cotabato on Wednesday, July 26. Lt. Col. Rey Rico, 34th IB commander, welcomed the surrender of alias “Joko,” a member of Squad 3, Platoon Fury, Sub-Regional Committee 5, North...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Troops killed a New People’s Army rebel and recovered two assault rifles during an encounter in Kalamansig town, Sultan Kudarat province on Thursday, July 27. In a statement on Friday, July 28, Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar, commander of the 37th Infantry...
ILIGAN CITY – The military neutralized the leader of the New People’s Army-North Central Mindanao Regional Committee in an encounter in Barangay Libertad, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental on Wednesday, July 26. Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, 402nd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the fatality...
COTABATO CITY – Government forces arrested two New People’s Army rebels in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, July 26. Major Gen. Rillera, 6th Infantry Division commander, said these communist guerrillas were collared by the 33rd Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Col. Paul Baldomar in Barangay...
The issuance of a proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees could become President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s “strategic weapon” to finally put an end to the country’s almost six-decade-long problem on insurgency. Former peace adviser Eduardo Ermita bared this on...
At least 13 people were rewarded with cash money after assisting the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the arrest of two leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) and 11 other fugitives from the law. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said a total of P11. 7 million were distributed to the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A medical officer and political instructor of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion in Las Navas, Northern Samar recently. Alias “Leah” yielded two M16 rifles, improvised explosives, and ammunition. She was affiliated with the Platoon...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is hopeful that the remaining active members of the New People’s Army (NPA) will now surrender and avail of the amnesty offered by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. *Salvador Golosing Avenido alias “Admiral”, an...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) has identified the second New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed in an encounter in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental last week. The slain rebel was Romy Catacio, alias “Nonoy,” 23, of Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, a member of...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the police in Surigao del Sur over the weekend. The Police Regional Office-13 said they were accompanied by barangay officials during their surrender. They were presented to Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel by the Surigao...
Two alleged communist leaders died while a soldier was injured in an armed encounter between the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Visayas Command (VisCom) and New People’s Army (NPA) in Pambujan, Northern Samar on Saturday, July 22. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of VISCOM,...
