TACLOBAN CITY – Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commander of the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division, belied the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) claims that couple Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, along with eight other members of the CPP's Central Committee, were abducted and tortured before...
TACLOBAN CITY – One day after high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were reportedly neutralized by government forces in Catbalogan City, Samar Monday, Aug. 23, the headless body of a woman was recovered in nearby Barangay Bisitahan, Tarangnan,...
The death of suspected communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon during an encounter with troops still could not be verified by the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) due to the absence of their remains, a ranking military official admitted Tuesday, August 23.
Benito and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the New People's Army (NPA) were reportedly neutralized by the Joint Special Operations Task Force Trident and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Catbalogan City, Monday, Aug. 22.
BENITO and...