Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, the newly installed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has issued his very first directive to the 150,000-strong military and that is to finish off the communist insurgency before President Duterte steps down from office in June 2022. Lt. Gen....
Lt. Gen. Greg Almirol, commander of the Philippine Army’s Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom), branded as “lies” the claim of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) that Jorge Madlos alias “Ka Oris,” the slain spokesperson of the New People’s Army (NPA), was allegedly killed in...
Contrary to the report of the military, Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris," the spokesperson and highest ranking officer of the New People's Army (NPA), was allegedly ambushed and not killed in an encounter in Bukidnon, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said Sunday night, Oct. 31. Jorge Madlos...
Communist armed group the New People's Army (NPA) is no longer relevant to Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the joint meeting of the NTF-RTF ELCAC in Region IV-A in Lucena City, Quezon Province on Oct. 21, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Thus, declared President Duterte on Thursday...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has sent an updated list of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by various communist groups to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), a ranking military general said Tuesday, Oct. 19. File photo / MANILA BULLETIN Brig. Gen. Joel...
Local officials and political aspirants who would be found giving money tothe Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army- National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDF) may face election disqualification and terrorism charges, Department of the Interior and Local Government...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may have already been plaguing the ranks of the New People’s Army (NPA) as eight of the communist rebels who were either killed or captured after clashes with the military in Bukidnon tested positive for the deadly virus. Major Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander...
Twelve self-confessed former senior leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) faced top Philippine Army (PA) officials Tuesday, Sept. 7, not in the jungles or battlefield but in a conference room to share their personal...
Police and military forces have intercepted fresh supplies of bullets and food supplies intended for communist rebels operating in CARAGA region and nearby areas during a joint operation in Butuan City. The transporters? A barangay councilor identified as 27-year old Ferdinand Dagium and two others...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Friday, Aug. 20, ordered officers of the Bicol Police Regional Office (PRO-5) to prioritize and "give special attention" to the campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and National Democratic Front...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an aggressive offensive against the communist rebels tagged as responsible in the killing of three vendors in Palanas town of Masbate. The victims: Jose Lalaguna, 51; Joey Lalaguna, 30; and Jestoni Lalaguna,...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Wednesday, July 28, an all-out operation against the communist rebels who ambushed a convoy of policemen and health workers in Samar who were supposed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for the...
