Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) An Albay congressman has expressed his backing to the call of most mayors in the province to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI). This, as Albay 2nd district...
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the Army 3rd Special Forces (Arrowhead) Battalion (SFBn) in Barangay Saint Christine, Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Saturday, January 6. Major Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of the Public Affairs Office (PAO) of the Army 4th...
Ex-Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. (left), Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook, Screenshot from Zoom) A former congressman has refuted Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman’s assertion that Charter change (Cha-cha) through People's...
BACOLOD CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrendered to the police in Escalante City, Negros Occidental on January 3. MAP of Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Police Executive Master Sgt. Artus Escuadra of the Escalante City Police Station said these rebel returnees aged 26, 30,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People's Army (NPA) leader was killed in an encounter with the 78th Infantry Battalion in Barangay San Gabriel, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Saturday, January 6. The 8th Infantry Division identified the fatality as Martin Colima, alias “Maki,” “Seloy,”...
United States Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson believes that the alliance between the Philippines and the United States is “stronger than ever” as she met with the country’s top defense officials amid China’s demands for both countries to stop their military activities in the West...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) vowed to launch relentless operations to hunt the perpetrators behind the killing of a businessman in Toboso, Negros Occidental on January 2. MAP of Toboso, Negros Occidental where a businessman was shot dead on January 2. The killing of Juvinie...
BALAYAN, Batangas – A stash of explosives believed to be owned by the New People’s Army was discovered by the military in a mountainous area in Sitio Sales, Barangay Pooc, this town, on Wednesday morning, January 3. The Army 59 th Infantry Battalion received information that war materials...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was gunned down inside his house by 15 suspected New People's Army rebels in Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, January 2. THE body of a businessman lies in a morgue after he was killed by 15 suspected New People's Army in his house in...
A New People’s Army couple and a wounded amazon surrendered to the 1003rd Infantry (Raptor) Brigade in Barangay Kahusayan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon, on New Year’s Eve. MAP of Kitaotao, Bukidnon. The surrenderers were members of the Sub-Regional Sentro de Grabidad Peddler of the North Central...
The ambassadors of the United States, Japan, European Union, and China to the Philippines are hoping for new opportunities for collaboration and closer ties as the country rings in the new year on Monday, Jan. 1. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlon via X) In a...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to authorities in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, December 27. They surrendered a day after the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA celebrated their 55th anniversary on December 26. Lt. Col. William Pesase...
