Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. is looking to elevate the role of the police organization in the country 's anti-insurgency campaign. This, as Nartatez took oath as a member of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict...
Vice President Sara Duterte warned Filipinos against the threats of insurgency and urged them to strengthen their communities’ response against it after three soldiers of the Philippine Army were killed in a recent clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. In a...
Seven alleged New People’s Army (NPA) fighters died during an armed encounter with the military in Uson, Masbate on Sunday morning, July 27. The Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division (9ID) said troops from the 2nd Infantry Battalion engaged armed men believed to be members of the Komiteng...
Once a military general who pursued rebels in Mindanao with a gun, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. is now on a different mission, convincing insurgents to lay down their arms and return to mainstream society using the power of words. Galvez – who heads the Office of the...
PALO, Leyte – At least seven towns in Leyte province were officially declared completely free from threats of the New People 's Army (NPA) on Friday, in a ceremony attended by officials of local governments and the Philippine Army here. Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, president of the League of...
Malacañang has adopted the National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development (NAP-UPD) 2025–2028 as the government’s strategic blueprint for promoting sustainable peace and addressing insurgency in the country. In issuing Memorandum Circular No. 83, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Usec. Ernesto Torres Jr. (Courtesy of RTVM) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Program (NTF-ELCAC) recommended to President Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, March 26, the inclusion of 280 barangays that were cleared of influence and threat from local terrorist...
BUTUAN CITY – The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict in the Caraga region has declared the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands as insurgency-free, the Police Regional Office-13 said. ABRAHANO (FB) “Yes, Surigao del Norte and Province of Dinagat Islands are...
(Courtesy of 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army) A suspected communist rebel died after the Philippine Army (PA) and New People’s Army (NPA) engaged in an armed encounter in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on Friday, March 14. Elements of the Army’s 4 th Infantry Battalion under the 2 nd...
Myrna Sularte alias "Maria Malaya" (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that the death of top New People’s Army (NPA) leader Myrna Sularte, alias “Maria Malaya”, will finally free communities from the scourge of insurgency. AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr....
NTF-ELCAC Executive Director, Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. (File photo) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), an umbrella organization of around 1,500 private schools across the country, has withdrawn from being a member of the executive...
Participants to the 1st Colloquium on the Prevention of Terror-Grooming and Violent Extremism pose for a snap during the culmination of the event aimed at tackling the vulnerability of Filipino youth to violent extremism, Nov. 11, 2024, in Quezon City. The seminar was spearheaded by the National...
