SUBVERSIVE documents, two guns, and a wig were among the items recovered from Pahayahay. (79th IB FB) BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) hit squad Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) was killed in a gunfight with soldiers in Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has denounced the New People's Army (NPA) for allegedly recruiting children in its armed struggle which often leads to the death of minors. media "Bilang isang ama, nalulungkot akong makitang humantong sa kamatayan ng mga bata ang pangyayaring ito. Ano man ang...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers on Friday, June 19 called for an independent investigation into the alleged massacre of a 12-year-old girl and two other members of the Lumad-Manobo tribe on Tuesday in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. The 3rd Special Battalion Force of the Philippine Army insisted that the...
An elite soldier from the Philippine Army (PA) was killed in a recent armed encounter between the military and suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Talakag, Bukidnon, the military confirmed Wednesday, June 16. Private First Class Reynaldo Angcon (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) He was...
President Duterte has given a total of P11 million cash reward to top performing military units in Mindanao for neutralizing several alleged high-ranking leaders of the New People's Army (NPA). Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana (Photo from Philippine...
The government has challenged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe the atrocities committed by the communist rebels instead of the "legitimate" anti-drug operations in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
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...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago has slammed what she described as Kabataan Party-List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago's attempts at "damage control” following the death of Keith Absalon in the hands of the New People’s Army (NPA). MMDA Assistant...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government on Thursday, June 10 condemned the killing of promising footballer Kieth Absalon and his cousin, Nolven Absalon, even as he urged the family and friends of the victims to reject as “grossly insufficient” the offer of apology and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will not support any move to revive the peace talks with the communist rebels amid calls from some groups for the government and the rebel group to go back to the negotiating table after the series of attacks carried out in the past days that include a roadside...
President Duterte has assured the family of slain football player Keith Absalon and his cousin that those responsible for the death of the victims will be brought to justice. Keith Absalon (Photo from Malaya FC) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the Communist Party of the...
The landmine attack by a unit of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Far Eastern University footballer Kieth Absalon and his cousin in Masbate City, killing both, was inhumane and a human rights violation, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, June 9. Vice President Leni Robredo...
