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...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion, with the 62nd Special Action Company of the 6th Special Action Battalion (SAB), recently recovered a firearm and ammunition in an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Naatip, Barangay Lahug, Tapaz town, Capiz province. Troops also...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader and two others were killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Cogon, Carigara, Leyte, on Wednesday, June 18. The casualties were identified as Juanito Sellesa Jr., alias Tibor, an executive member of the Island Committee (IC) Levox Eastern...
DAVAO CITY – A newly launched online platform is calling on survivors and witnesses of drug abuse and violence linked to the New People’s Army to share their stories and become part of a growing community pushing for awareness and national unity. A Facebook group named “Mamamayang Ayaw sa...
Newly appointed Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla has vowed to build on the foundation laid by outgoing Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga and continue steering the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) toward science-based, sustainable development. “The...
BUTUAN CITY – Three communist rebels died in a series of skirmishes with government troops in the fringes of Placer, Surigao del Norte, on Sunday, the 4th Infantry Division (ID) said Monday. Before the clashes, the 4th ID said an NPA guerrilla identified as Ricky Per surrendered to the Army 30th...
TACLOBAN CITY — A suspected member of the New People’s Army was killed today, Sunday, June 15, in an encounter in the hinterlands of Sitio Bagong Bario, Barangay Pinanag-an, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The casualty was identified as Joemar Discar, alias Guimo and Bobby. The encounter occurred...
BUTUAN CITY – A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by combined forces of the military and the police in Barangays Bunawan Brooke and San Teodoro in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, the 10th Infantry Division (ID) identified the arrested NPA...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks were denied permission to speak with coaches Jason Kidd of Dallas, Ime Udoka of Houston and Chris Finch of Minnesota in a slow start to find Tom Thibodeau 's replacement. All three coaches are under contract and their organizations declined to make them...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) announced on Wednesday the arrest of a former high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commander who had eluded capture for years and is facing multiple criminal charges in court. SDNPPO Director Police Col. Warren Dablo...
TACLOBAN CITY – Government forces seized five firearms in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Can-aponte in San Jose de Buan, Samar, the Philippine Army reported on Tuesday. Recovered guns were four M16 rifles and one .45 caliber pistol. Also found were a mobile phone,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first congressional district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte urged victims of drug abuse and communist rebels to come forward and help expose what he described as the “cruelty and deception” of these groups that continue to sow violence in the country. Rep. Duterte emphasized in...
