CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested a New People’s Army rebel wanted for murder in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Friday, May 19. Police Regional Office-13 Director Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II identified the suspect as Joel Belandres, alias “Abarka,” 51....
BACOLOD CITY – Several families left their homes after a series of clashes between the New People’s Army and government forces erupted in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 20. THE Army holds a dialogue with several residents of Barangay Quintin Remo,...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – A former New People’s Army guerrilla and supporters have surrendered to authorities in Central Luzon, the Police Regional Office-3 reported on Sunday, May 21. Their surrender was the result of continuous police- community peace-building activities and special...
BACOLOD CITY – Four rebels were killed as the Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) clashed anew with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Cambawgon, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Sunday, May 21. RESCUERS carry the remains of four NPA rebels who were killed in a...
ILOILO CITY – A joint regional body has declared Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. OFFICIALS of law enforcement bodies declare Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. (303rd IB) The Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6) affirmed this status in a...
GABALDON, Nueva Ecija – A rifle grenade and a hand grenade were found by police and the Philippine Army 703rd Brigade during their conduct of special intelligence operation at the hinterlands of this town, report said on Saturday, May 20. The revelation of “Ka Grace,” a former member of...
BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) fighters were killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 20. The Army has yet to identify the slain NPA rebels. According to the Army, the first clash with 14...
NUEVA ECIJA – Twenty-three members of two big groups in this province identified with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have withdrawn their support to the rebel movement. Three were from the Alyansa ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa (ALMANA)...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Five former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered in Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan on Monday, May 15. MAP of the Philippines with the Ilocos region highlighted. Police identified one of them as “Ka Randy,” a former member of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) under the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over cash assistance totaling P285,000 to 57 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Tuesday, May 16. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the turnover of the P285,000 cash assistance to 57 former NPA...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army thwarted the New People’s Army’s bid to infiltrate an Aklan province that has long been declared insurgency free. ITEMS recovered after NPA rebels clashed with the Army in Libacao town, Aklan province. (12th IB) The rebels...
