An alleged wanted communist rebel and a police officer were killed in an armed encounter in Pasay City on Friday, June 24. Philippine National Police (File photo) Police Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, chief of PNP public information office, identified the suspect as a certain Hubert Aplacador....
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sees nothing wrong with the order of the National Security Council (NSC) to restrict the websites of groups tagged as allies of the communist rebels. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the legal basis in restricting...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Tuesday, June 21, that it will thwart any attempt of leftist groups to throw into disarray the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. In a statement, the DILG specifically pointed out that it would...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Two members of the communist terrorist group (CTG) voluntarily surrendered one after the other on Tuesday (June 14) and Wednesday (June 15) on separate locations. In Aurora, ‘Ka Jojo,’ 50, surrendered to the authorities on Wednesday, according to...
BUTUAN CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippine’s (AFP) focused military operations (FMO) on Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) induced waves of surrender in various parts in Mindanao. In a statement, chief of Public Information Office (PIO) of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) Maj....
ILIGAN CITY – Two communists leaders were killed during an encounter between troops belonging to the Philippine Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade and the communist terrorist group in Barangay Midatag, Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte, on Thursday (May 12). The government troops clashed with the...
Days before Filipinos elected his successor, President Duterte said that the next administration could effectively deal with communist insurgents if it threw its full backing to the police and the military. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In an interview with his friend Pastor...
Government security forces and suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) figured in separate armed encounters in Occidental Mindoro and Masbate on Monday, April 25, which led to the death of four communist rebels and the wounding of a soldier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Vice Chairman and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. after the latter was warned by the management of Facebook over a social media post...
Three suspected New People's Army (NPA) fighters were killed by the military in separate armed encounters in Negros Occidental and Quezon province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Wednesday, April 20. Col. Jorry Baclor, chief of AFP public affairs office, said the successive...
President Duterte on Tuesday said he does not like the next president to be influenced by the communists as well as to have links with illegal drugs. Duterte reiterated that he "will not support any presidential candidate" for the upcoming elections except "if there is a compelling reason to...
President Duterte has blamed fake news peddled by rebel group and other "enemies" of the government over the vaccine hesitancy of some Filipinos, especially those in Mindanao. Duterte said Monday night, April 11, it is the government's "enemies" who have been spreading false information and...
