Two American nationals were allegedly among the 19 people killed in an armed encounter between the Philippine Army (PA) and New People’s Army (NPA) in Toboso, Negros Occidental last week, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said on Saturday, April 25....
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with the 46th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Caulayanan, Motiong, Samar on Friday. Recovered from the seven-minute firefight against remnants of the Yakal Platoon, Sub-Regional Committee Browser, Eastern Visayas Regional...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. lauded troops for its “successful” April 19 operation against communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental that left 19 people dead even as a human rights group renewed calls for an independent probe into what it claimed...
CEBU CITY – The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) pushed back against claims that innocent individuals were killed during an encounter between the military and the New People 's Army (NPA) in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, April 24, maintained that the slain University of the Philippines (UP) student leader in a recent encounter in Negros Occidental was not an innocent civilian, saying she was allegedly found armed and in combat gear during the clash with the New...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to strengthen its community engagement as part of its long-term campaign against communist insurgency to sustain security gains through continued operations. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP chief, said the approach will prioritize public...
BACOLOD CITY – Relatives have claimed the remains of at least eight of the 19 New People 's Army (NPA) members killed during the April 19 clashes in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said Thursday. Among those identified and claimed was...
BACOLOD CITY – A University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman student was among the 19 persons killed in an encounter between the New People’s Army and the military in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19. The fatality was identified as Alyssa Alano. The UP-Student...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) has tightened security protocols following the death of 19 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members in Toboso, Negros Occidental, an official said Wednesday. NOrPPO spokesperson Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar said during a...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson renewed his appeal to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to lay down their arms and return to the fold of the government and said that those who have already surrendered have been given opportunities for a fresh start. While the...
Police forces were deployed in Negros Occidental to assist in securing communities affected by the fierce clashes between government troops and communist rebels in Taboso town. At least 19 communist rebels died in the clash and Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National...
TACLOBAN CITY – The New People’s Army (NPA) member killed in a recent encounter with government troops in Jiabong, Samar was a minor, the military said Tuesday. Capt. Christopher Tataro, spokesperson of the 8th Infantry Division (ID), disclosed this information after the family identified the...
