The government should clarify if the Edsa People Power Anniversary on February 25 of next year would be a holiday or non-holiday, Sen. Imelda “Imee” Marcos said on Sunday, Oct. 15. Sen. Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB Photo) Marcos made the call after her brother, President...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 said that 358 New People’s Army rebels in the Caraga region have surrendered from January 1 to October 13. According to the PRO-13 Regional Intelligence Division, 38 were verified through the Periodic Status Report...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from YouTube live) Malacañang's failure to list Feb. 25 as a regular public holiday in 2024 didn't sit well with Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman. "The inordinate...
(Courtesy of 5th Infantry Division) A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel died during an armed encounter with troops from the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) in Abra on Friday, Oct. 13. Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca, commander of NOLCOM, said the still unidentified male fighter was a member of the NPA's...
Malacañang explained that it did not include the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution in the list of special non-working days for 2024 as its observance has minimal socioeconomic impact since it falls on a Sunday. File photo The Office of the President (OP) said this after it...
BACOLOD CITY – A former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) wanted for homicide surrendered to the police in Barangay San Jose, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, October 10. Police identified the suspect as Benny Alibutdan, 44, of Barangay San Jose. Police Lt. Col. Edison Garcia,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A New People’s Army rebel was arrested by the police and military in Infanta, Quezon on Wednesday, October 11. The 405 th A Maneuver Company, in a report to Police Regional Office 4-A director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, identified the communist...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has recorded 47 killings perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island from January 2022 to present. Three fatalities were former NPA rebels, four government officials, five soldiers, a policeman, and 34 civilians. Fifty-one...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Samar Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) recently launched the Friends Rescued Engagement through their Families (FReE Families) project to gather the support and commitment of relatives of New People's Army rebels in their...
BACOLOD CITY – Troops seized two high-powered firearms in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Capaklan, Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Friday, October 6. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) seized an M60 general purpose machine gun, a .30 caliber Bolt...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police unearthed a New People’s Army arms cache in Barangay Santa Rosa, Alaminos, this province, on Thursday, October 5. The Police Regional Office 4-A said that the 1st Laguna Provincial Mobile Force Company was conducting an internal security operation when a...
BANGUED, Abra – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Sitio Lamunan, Barangay Gacab, Malibcong, Abra on Tuesday, October 3. AN NPA rebel was killed in an encounter in Abra on Tuesday, October 3. (Photo via Freddie Lazaro) Capt. Bryan Albano, head of the...
