The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP )on Tuesday, May 12, condemned the use of dehumanizing language on social media, where fatalities from military encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental were referred to as "corned beef." Public scrutiny continues over the deaths of the 19 people, now known as...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said Sunday that he will no longer push his resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the April 19 clash between soldiers and communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 individuals were killed. Benitez said...
BACOLOD CITY – The local governments of Toboso and Silay City in Negros Occidental are returning to a five-day work week starting Monday, May 11, after more than a month of implementing a four-day compressed work week as part of energy conservation measures. In a media interview, Toboso Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday reiterated his support for the Philippine Army, saying that the pursuit of the New People 's Army (NPA) remnants in Toboso town on April 19 was a legitimate military operation. The encounter in Barangay Salamanca led to the...
The government’s anti-insurgency task force on Friday, May 8, pushed back against claims that the April 19 encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental was a massacre, urging the public to wait for the full forensic and official investigation before making conclusions. In a statement, National Task...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete awarded two soldiers wounded in recent encounters with suspected communist rebels in Negros Island. The two soldiers from the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) were conferred the Military Merit Medal while recuperating in...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. visited front-line troops in Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 2, and urged them to sustain the military’s gains after recent operations against communist rebels as two soldiers who were injured during separate...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, took a swipe at “entitled” critics who defend armed rebels while soldiers sacrificed their lives on the field amid fresh rumors of a “military-backed” destabilization plot against the Marcos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, rejected calls for renewed peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), characterizing the group’s activities as criminal acts...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has sought an investigation on the recent encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 New People 's Army (NPA) rebels were killed. Benitez has filed House Resolution No. 968 directing the...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal council of Toboso in Negros Occidental has unanimously declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as persona non grata (unwelcome) in the northern Negros municipality. The declaration is stated in...
The Philippine Army (PA) said on Monday, April 27, that it is open to any investigation into its deadly encounter with the New People 's Army (NPA) in Toboso, Negros Occidental last week where 19 individuals were killed. PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala brushed off claims that some of the...
