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Landmine attack kills soldier, injures five others anew

BACOLOD CITY – It’s not too late for this former member of the New People’s Army to acquire education. ‘Ka Jeric,’ his alias when he was actively involved in the rebels’ movement he later abandoned, has just graduated from senior high school this year in Negros Occidental in what could be his step

BANNED. Bomb-making components recovered by government troops in Northern Samar on Feb. 10, 2022. A soldier died while five others were wounded when the New People's Army detonated on Tuesday (July 19) internationally-banned anti-personnel mines in the remote Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - A soldier died while five others were wounded on Tuesday when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines in the remote Osan...

TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – The government is strengthening its fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in six conflict-stricken barangays in Palapag, Northern Samar with the deployment of 232 policemen who are part of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) team. The 232 policemen replaced the

PEACE MISSION. Some of the 232 policemen during their send-off ceremony in Catarman, Northern Samar on July 11, 2022. The government is strengthening its fight against the New People's Army in five conflict-stricken villages of Palapag, Northern Samar with the deployment of policemen part of the Retooled Community Support Program team.(Photo courtesy of Northern Samar police provincial office) TACLOBAN CITY - The government is strengthening its fight against the New People's Army (NPA) i...

EVACUATION. A Black Hawk helicopter is sent to Mapanas, Northern Samar to evacuate seven soldiers injured by an anti-personnel mine explosion planted by the New People's Army (NPA) on July 5, 2022. The recent incident was another clear manifestation that the communist terrorist group is against development in the province, the provincial government said. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - The recent detonation of anti-personnel mines by the New People's Army (NPA) in Nor...

MORE TROOPS.The troopers of the Army 3rd Infantry Battalion during their arrival in Eastern Visayas last February. The entire unit will be assigned to rebel-infested areas in Northern Samar.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY -The Philippine Army will deploy more troops to some towns in Northern Samar following the recent detonation of anti-personnel land mines by the communist terrorist group that wounded seven soldiers in Mapanas town. Capt. Ryan Layug, Philippine Army's 8th ...

BUTUAN CITY -- The government’s campaign against the dwindling communist movement in Central Mindanao has gain another strategic victory after two hard-core Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) bolted their mountain camp and gave themselves voluntarily to the authorities. In return, a Cent

FREE FROM NPA INFLUENCE. The map of Palapag town in Northern Samar where 10 of its villages have been cleared from threats of the New People's Army (NPA). At least 26 remote villages in Northern Samar have been cleared from NPA influence after a thorough evaluation, the Philippine Army reported on Thursday (June 23, 2022).(Google image) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 26 remote villages in Northern Samar have been cleared from the threats of New People's Army (NPA) this month after a thorough e...

(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The government's capability to address all aspects of the communist insurgency was greatly enhanced by the establishment of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Andres Centino said Tuesday. "When the NTF-ELCAC was established through EO (Executive Order Number) 70, it strengthened our collective effort addressing all facets of insurgency," he added in a statement....