BUTUAN CITY – Troops recovered a New People’s Army arms cache stashed in a cave in Purok 6, Barangay Kolambugan, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur last Tuesday, May 21. A COMMUNIST arms cache was seized by troops in Agusan del Sur last week. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) The 65th Infantry Battalion found...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with government forces in Sitio Manaysay, Barangay Cambayobo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 22. TROOPS transport the remains of a New People’s Army (NPA) killed in a clash in Barangay Cambayobo,...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion seized eight high-powered guns and explosives from the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Bagsakan, Alimodian, Iloilo last Thursday, May 23. TROOPS recovered guns and bullets from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo...
BUTUAN CITY – Soldiers killed two leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army and a team leader of the NPA in encounters in Misamis Oriental and Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, May 21. Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of the Public Affairs Office of the Army 4th...
A female member of the New People's Army (NPA) has been convicted by the Taguig City regional trial court (RTC) for her involvement in the 2005 and 2006 attacks in Quezon province that resulted in the deaths and wounding of members of the government's law enforcement agencies. Convicted was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old member of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the fatality as Richard dela Peña, alias Rocky, of Sitio...
(Courtesy of 62IB) An alleged remnant of the New People’s Army (NPA) died following two consecutive encounters with the Philippine Army (PA) in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. Lt. Col J-Jay Javines, chief of 3 rd Infantry Division (3ID) public affairs office, identified the...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed optimism on Monday, May 20, that insurgency in Eastern Visayas will soon come to an end under his administration. "I have seen the progress report. It’s getting better and better. Hindi na gaano, hindi na masyadong magulo kagaya ng...
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...
