BACOLOD CITY – A squad member of the dismantled New People 's Army (NPA) Central Negros 2 (CN2) front was killed in a clash with the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental on Friday afternoon. In a report on Saturday, the 3rd...
TACLOBAN CITY – Five New People’s Army rebels have been killed in gunbattles with government troops in Catubig, Northern Samar. A communist rebel was killed and a soldier was wounded in an encounter during a pursuit operation in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, on Thursday, June 5. Five communist...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops on June 3 in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, Northern Samar. Approximately 30 communist rebels from the Regional Guerrilla Unit and Sub-Regional Committee Arctic under the Eastern Visayas Regional...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities arrested a wanted New People’s Army leader in Sitio Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon province on Wednesday, May 28. Brig. Gen. Seigfred C. Tubalado, commanding general of the 403rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade, identified the suspect as Ka Gab and Jano,...
A military court reprimanded a Philippine Army (PA) general and sentenced three other soldiers to prison for violating the Articles of War in connection with the killing of a Davao City-based businesswoman and model in 2022. Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, former commander of the Army’s 1001st...
2LT Matteo Guidicelli prepares to jump out of a military plane during his training for the Philippine Army Reserve Force 2LT Matteo Guidicelli, a proud reservist, shared his exhilarating experience of leaping from a military plane. This daring act transformed his fears into triumph during his...
Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), will participate in an international symposium and exhibition dedicated to land forces in the Indo-Pacific region next week. The Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium will take place from May 13 to 15 at the Sheraton Waikiki...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) assured the public that the New People’s Army (NPA) is unlikely to disrupt the elections on May 12. A candle-lighting ceremony was held at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu on Tuesday, April 29, in honor...
Personnel of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division cast their local absentee votes at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur on April 28, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Army) More than 29,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are expected to cast their votes ahead of the May...
BACOLOD CITY – University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu alumna Jhon Isidor Supelanas, alias Dalia or Dee, was among those killed in a series of clashes between the military and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on April 27. SUPELANAS READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of seven New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of encounters with the military in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 27. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/27/5-npa-rebels-slain-in-kabankalan-clashes Col. Erwin Rommel Lamzon,...
BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 27. Col. Erwin Rommel Lamzon, spokesperson for the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), said that the fatalities were...