CEBU CITY — The remains of the female Bar passer who died along with four other members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in an encounter with government troops in Bilar, Bohol have been claimed by her relatives. The body of Hannah Jay Cesista was claimed by her father Eutropio Alegre...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has deployed close to 1,000 personnel to help secure the 459th celebration of Fiesta Señor here.Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo, Viscom commander, said 865 troops will help ensure a safe, orderly, and solemn conduct of the Fiesta Señor and...
CEBU CITY – At least 25 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered as a result of the non-stop localized peace engagement of government forces in Negros Oriental, the Visayas Command (Viscom) said.Called as “friends rescued,” the surrenderers included five members of the Milisya ng...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) did not let up in its anti-insurgency campaign last month despite the enormous task of securing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.THE Visayas Command reported that several members of the New People’s Army surrendered and various...
CEBU CITY – All efforts paid off as the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Visayas were generally peaceful, the commander of the Armed Forces-Visayas Command (Viscom) said.“All the efforts, sacrifices, and time spent in planning and preparations have paid off. As far as the...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has activated its Election Monitoring Center (EMC) at its headquarters in Camp Lapu-Lapu here.The EMC will boost Viscom’s monitoring on the deployment of security forces in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and other...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces-Visayas Command (Viscom) will deploy over 17,000 personnel as part of its security coverage in the Visayas in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30.THE Visayas Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center discusses security preparations...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command will send additional troops to Negros Oriental to strengthen its law enforcement support operations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30.Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of Viscom, said that while peace and order in...
CEBU CITY – The Visayas Command (Viscom), through the 302nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, is filing a complaint against a non-government organization for allegedly supporting the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG).In a statement, Viscom said it will file charges against the Community Empowerment...
ILOILO CITY – The military neutralized 25 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels across the Visayas in July.
The Armed Forces Visayas Command described the losses as a setback to the communist movement.
“The losses suffered by the NPA in the Visayas caused irreparable damages to the terrorist...
Two alleged communist leaders died while a soldier was injured in an armed encounter between the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Visayas Command (VisCom) and New People’s Army (NPA) in Pambujan, Northern Samar on Saturday, July 22.
Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of VISCOM,...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army neutralized 40 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels across the Visayas in May.
WAR materiel seized by the Philippine Army from NPA rebels in the Visayas. (Viscom)
A report released by the Visayas Command led by Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo said the armed wing of...
