TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division reported that seven New People’s Army rebels have been killed in Eastern Visayas, particularly on Samar Island. From May to June, five encounters led to the deaths of seven rebels and the recovery of nine firearms and other military...
Once a military general who pursued rebels in Mindanao with a gun, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. is now on a different mission, convincing insurgents to lay down their arms and return to mainstream society using the power of words. Galvez – who heads the Office of the...
PALO, Leyte – At least seven towns in Leyte province were officially declared completely free from threats of the New People 's Army (NPA) on Friday, in a ceremony attended by officials of local governments and the Philippine Army here. Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, president of the League of...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and a soldier were killed during a fierce firefight in the mountains of Sultan Kudarat province before dawn Thursday, the Philippine Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion (IB) said in a report. Lt. Col. Christopherson...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion, with the 62nd Special Action Company of the 6th Special Action Battalion (SAB), recently recovered a firearm and ammunition in an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Naatip, Barangay Lahug, Tapaz town, Capiz province. Troops also...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader and two others were killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Cogon, Carigara, Leyte, on Wednesday, June 18. The casualties were identified as Juanito Sellesa Jr., alias Tibor, an executive member of the Island Committee (IC) Levox Eastern...
DAVAO CITY – A newly launched online platform is calling on survivors and witnesses of drug abuse and violence linked to the New People’s Army to share their stories and become part of a growing community pushing for awareness and national unity. A Facebook group named “Mamamayang Ayaw sa...
BUTUAN CITY – Three communist rebels died in a series of skirmishes with government troops in the fringes of Placer, Surigao del Norte, on Sunday, the 4th Infantry Division (ID) said Monday. Before the clashes, the 4th ID said an NPA guerrilla identified as Ricky Per surrendered to the Army 30th...
TACLOBAN CITY — A suspected member of the New People’s Army was killed today, Sunday, June 15, in an encounter in the hinterlands of Sitio Bagong Bario, Barangay Pinanag-an, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The casualty was identified as Joemar Discar, alias Guimo and Bobby. The encounter occurred...
GUMACA, Quezon – Police arrested a 61-year-old New People’s Army rebel wanted for murder and kidnapping in Barangay Rosario here on Saturday afternoon, June 14. The suspect was identified as Ordasco Ordante, alias Ka Sakay, of Barangay Santa Maria Lopez, this town. Ordante was a most wanted...
BUTUAN CITY – A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by combined forces of the military and the police in Barangays Bunawan Brooke and San Teodoro in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, the 10th Infantry Division (ID) identified the arrested NPA...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) announced on Wednesday the arrest of a former high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commander who had eluded capture for years and is facing multiple criminal charges in court. SDNPPO Director Police Col. Warren Dablo...
