BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader surrendered to the government in Surigao del Norte on Monday, March 11. A TOP NPA amazon and her three comrades yielded these guns and bullets in Surigao del Norte. (Photo via Mike Crismundo) Capt. Jonel G. Castillo, Civil-Military Operations (CMO)...
BUTUAN CITY – Fourteen New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to the military in the Caraga region. They surrendered nine high-powered firearms and vowed to support the government’s peace and development program, said 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Lt. Col....
In the urban landscape of Metro Manila, where available land is increasingly scarce, the Department of Finance is suggesting the development of new modern business districts on two large state-owned lands that could replicate the success of Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Finance Secretary Ralph G....
BUTUAN CITY – The 29th Infantry Battalion foiled an extortion attempt by the New People’s Army in Barangay Del Pilar, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, March 12. Lt. Col. Cresencio Gargar, 29th IB commanding officer, said they received information from residents regarding the...
BACOLOD CITY – The 79th Infantry Battalion dug up a communist arms cache in Sitio Mocabog, Barangay Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 11. TROOPS discovered a communist weapons cache in Barangay Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 11, days...
ILOILO CITY – The body of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was recently exhumed in Barangay Siya, Tapaz town, Capiz province. SOLDIERS exhume the body of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in Tapaz town, Capiz province. (Army 12th IB) The 301st Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine...
BUTUAN CITY – Nine New People’s Army fighters surrendered to the military in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur on Saturday afternoon, March 9. “For their safety, these demoralized, and tired NPAs ran away from their camp and gave up themselves to the operating unit of the Army 29th...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with four Australian companies to attract foreign investment and create more jobs in the Philippines. The BCDA said on Monday, Mar. 11, that the agreements were part of the P86 billion signed investments during the Philippine...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL You have until March 17 to head to the Atrium on the 3rd level of SM Aura, and appreciate the wonderful and heart-warming job that Kultura and SM Supermalls have done with their Filipino Design Studio pop-up. This year’s Design Studio...
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela – Police served a warrant of arrest for murder on a New People’s Army rebel detained in this city on Friday, March 8. Police Lt. Col. Lord Wilson J. Adorio, chief of police here, identified the suspect as Rey Villadores. Villadores was the No. 2 wanted NPA personality in...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), through the 301st Infantry Brigade (IB), provided medical and financial assistance to a lady New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wounded in an encounter with government forces in Iloilo recently. THE family of wounded New People’s Army...
BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six former New People’s Army fighters in the Caraga region received cash assistance from the government in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Wednesday, March 6. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (seated fourth from left) leads the turnover of...
