TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division mourned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People's Army in Barangay Lourdes, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on May 16. SOLDIERS pay tribute to Corporal Isagani Balmes from the 19th Infantry Battalion who was killed in an...
BACOLOD CITY – Enhance the conduct of investigation. WANKY (Glazyl Masculino) This was the directive of Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas, to Police Col. Rainerio de Chavez, Negros Occidental police director, on the recent killings claimed...
Corporal Reycon Remedio (Photo courtesy of 8ID) A Philippine Army (PA) personnel was killed during an armed encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in San Jorge, Samar on Tuesday, May 14. A report released by the military on Thursday, May 16, identified the fallen trooper as...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Eleven New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the government from May 1 to 14 in Central Luzon. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. identified the surrenderers as Ka Gurang, Ka Leonila, Ka Lyn, Ka Ayana, Ka...
Philippine Army personnel render a salute while members of the Australian Army stand in attention during the opening ceremony of the 'Kasangga' Exercise 24-1 at Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on May 13, 2024. (Photo by PA) The Philippine Army (PA) and Australian Army opened a month-long...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will conduct a motu proprio investigation on the death of civilians tagged by the New People’s Army (NPA) as military assets in Negros Occidental. The NPA has claimed responsibility for the killings of eight civilians in various areas in the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was gunned down by the New People’s Army (NPA) in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on May 9. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, La Castellana police chief, said the victim, who was partially blind, was on his way to his sister’s house...
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – Forty-three New People’s Army guerrillas, including a high-ranking leader, surrendered to the military in Bukidnon on Tuesday, May 7. FORTY-THREE New People’s Army rebels surrendered and were presented in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Wednesday, May 8. (Bonita L....
BUTUAN CITY – A high-ranking Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army leader in Bukidnon surrendered to the Army 403 rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Tuesday, May 7. GOV (left), a high-ranking New People's Army leader, surrendered in Malaybalay...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred sixteen families composed of 580 individuals were evacuated following encounters between the military and New People’s Army in Sitio Tagok, Barangay Carol-an, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 6. MAP shows the location of Kabankalan City in Negros...
TACLOBAN CITY – The military mourned the death of a 27-year-old soldier in a clash with the New People's Army in an upland barangay in Matuguinao, Samar on Saturday, May 4. THE town of Matuguinao is located in the northeastern part of Samar. Capt. Jefferson Mariano of the 8th Infantry...
BUTUAN CITY – Nine New People’s Army rebels surrendered in Bukidnon on May 3. Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of the Public Information Office of the Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, said the 88th Infantry Battalion and 26th IB, both under the 403rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade...
