BACOLOD CITY – The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-New People's Army (NPA)-Northern Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed the killing of a policeman in Barangay Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 9. Spokesperson Ka Cecil Estrella on Thursday, August 10, confirmed the attack on...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Eleven New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to the police in the Caraga region. The Police Regional Office-13 welcomed the surrender of these communist rebels who were identified as alias “Tuman,” “Aga,” “Maring,” “Mar” and...
BACOLOD CITY – A policeman was killed in a clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Icogon, Barangay Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 9. The fatality was identified as Police Corporal Jaime Nuñez of the Calatrava police station. His two colleagues from the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army and the victim’s family have condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) for the brutal killing of a civilian in Northern Samar 20 years ago but whose body was exhumed only this week. After nearly two decades, government troops on Wednesday unearthed the...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter in Sitio Cansimba, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 6. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) said troops clashed with eight NPA rebels in Sitio Leong, Barangay Imelda, Guihulngan...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. urged the Philippine Army (PA) to be agile, adaptable, and competitive to address lingering and emerging threats to national security. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he led the...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received a total of P80,000 cash assistance that would enable them to reintegrate to society. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr., represented by his executive assistant, Emmanuel Castro III,...
Lt. Gen. Roy Galido was named as the new Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA) on Monday, July 31. *Lt. Gen. Roy Galido (Courtesy of 6ID) * Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. picked Galido as the 66 th Army chief, according to the Department of National Defense (DND). Galido is a product of...
Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. was named as the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., replacing Gen. Andres Centino, Malacanang announced on Wednesday, July 19. *Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (Photo: Philippine Army) * Brawner is expected to...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued delivering commencement speeches, asking college graduates of the Mindoro State University on Wednesday, July 19, to not allow their dreams to be hampered by negative influences, such as drugs and insurgency. Vice President and Education...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army on Thursday, July 13, in Barangay Arenas, Northern Samar. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) In a Facebook post, Duterte credited them for the role they played in Davao City’s campaign against the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the new officers of the Philippine Army to lead by example and join him in building a better and safer nation. Philippine Army Officer Candidate Course (OCC) “Gaigmat” Class 58-2023 (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos stated this as he led the...