ILOILO CITY — The University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas denied that its campuses in this city and province of Iloilo are recruitment grounds for the New People’s Army (NPA). THE University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas campus in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “UP-Visayas is a safe space where...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Armed Forces of the Philippines is working hard to finally dismantle the New People’s Army and eyeing the zero presence of communist rebels in the island of Mindoro by the end of this year. Col. Eric D. Guevarra, deputy brigade commander of the 203rd Brigade...
Tucked within the heart of the bustling metropolis, holding the largest collection of whisky and cosmopolitan liquors in all of Manila, The Whisky Library is celebrating its first anniversary. Now a year wiser, it is delving deeper into the art of cocktail creation with the launch of a brand-new...
Ernest Cu, Joen delas Peñas, and Joel Rama del Prado Flowers are such an essential element at parties big and small. They make the table come alive. Sometimes they release a fragrance in the air to liven things up, and they fill the room with colors and shapes and verve. But flowers unleashed even...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division has identified the five New People’s Army rebels killed in a clash in Calinog, Iloilo, on Thursday, August 8. HIGH-POWERED firearms were recovered in an encounter between the New People’s Army and the military on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Calinog,...
The maritime situation in the West Philippine Sea has yet to calm, yet there is already a looming concern on the instability in the country's airspace. President Marco lamented this as he condemned on Sunday, Aug. 11, the air incident in Bajo de Masinloc earlier this week, stressing that the...
INFANTA, Quezon – Police arrested a New People's Army (NPA) rebel wanted for attempted murder and arson in Barangay Comon here on Friday morning, August 9. Police identified the suspect as Banini de la Cruz, 18, alias Gea, a resident of Barangay Lumutan, General Nakar, Quezon. De la Cruz was...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro on Friday afternoon, August 9, disclosed the arrest of a New People’s Army regional adviser listed as the Caraga region’s No. 1 most wanted person in Parañaque City on Monday,...
ILOILO CITY – Soldiers killed six New People’s Army rebels in separate clashes in Iloilo province this week. SIX New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters in Calinog, Iloilo this week, five of them in Barangay Aglonok. The 12th Infantry Battalion and the 82nd IB recovered five...
The government released around P579 million to fund projects, such as flood controls, in eight regions under the People’s Survival Fund (PSF). Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the release of a notice of cash allocation (NCA) amounting to...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an 15-minute encounter with soldiers in Calinog town, Iloilo province on Monday, August 5. The 12th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has yet to identify the fatality but said he could be a ranking-leader of the NPA Central...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventeen former New People’s Army rebels from Negros Occidental recently received financial assistance totaling P228,000 from the provincial government. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson recently turned over financial assistance to 17 former New People’s Army...
