NUEVA ECIJA -- The elements of 91st Infantry Batallion (Sinagtala), together with the 2nd Special Action Battalion, and Special Action Force discovered two alleged lairs of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-Terrorist on Aug. 18 and 19 in the boundaries of Gabaldon and General...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested a New People's Army (NPA) member tagged as Eastern Samar's most wanted person Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Borongan City. The suspect was identified as Marcos Lombendencio, alias “Mar-Mar,” 39, of Barangay Balingasag, Oras, Eastern Samar. A composite team from the...
TACLOBAN CITY – One day after high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were reportedly neutralized by government forces in Catbalogan City, Samar Monday, Aug. 23, the headless body of a woman was recovered in nearby Barangay Bisitahan, Tarangnan, Samar Tuesday, Aug....
The death of suspected communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon during an encounter with troops still could not be verified by the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) due to the absence of their remains, a ranking military official admitted Tuesday, August 23. Benito and Wilma...
The 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) said that it was confirming reports that alleged communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were among those killed during an explosion of a motorbanca carrying armed individuals in Catbalogan City, Samar early Monday, August 22. Benito...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the New People's Army (NPA) were reportedly neutralized by the Joint Special Operations Task Force Trident and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Catbalogan City, Monday, Aug. 22. BENITO and Wilma Tiamzon (FB) Couple...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Sixty-five firearms seized in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas by the 8th Infantry Division (ID) were destroyed in a ceremony here Saturday, Aug. 20. BACARRO (AFP FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Soldiers unearthed a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache in Lupon, Davao Oriental after a tip from two former leaders, the Army 10th Infantry Division (ID) said Friday, Aug 19. NPA guns discovered in Lupon, Davao Oriental. (FB) In an interview, Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, 10th ID...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Two soldiers were killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Lenneng, Kabugao, Apayao Thursday, Aug. 18. The fatalities were identified as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes, 28, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr., 29. A...
LUNA, Apayao – A soldier was reported killed while another was wounded during the Philippine Army’s encounter with the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, at the boundary of Conner and Cabugao towns in this province. Col. Reynaldo Ogay, provincial director of the...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while two others were arrested in a 20-minute firefight in Sitio Pinaglabanan, Barangay Gatbo, Sorsogon City Wednesday, August 17. SCENE-of-the-Crime Operatives process the encounter site in Sorsogon City. (FB) The...
Around 10,000 communist rebels are expected to avail themselves of the amnesty the government is pushing under the current administration, Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo curtesy of Malacanang) Galvez said the government expects around...
