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ILOILO CITY, April 12 (PIA) – The timely and accurate information provided by the public to the government security forces is vital for prompt response by authorities against the terrorist groups. Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division Commander, Major General Eric Vinoya, said that any information relayed by the locals and communities against the Communists Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army Terrorists (CNT) will be acted promptly. He said that the recent successful armed engag...

Pacik said local police officers, firefighters and staff from community organizations like Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) — which operates the provinces only supervised drug consumption site — were among those to receive a shot. "To be able to share that gift with the folks that support our programs and our people here, it gives you such a wonderful feeling," she said. "Its just a win, win, win all around." Anna Pacik, the organization’s manager of fundraising and communications, says sha...

Published April 8, 2021, 3:07 PM “No ideology can justify senseless violations on the right to life.” This was stressed anew by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as it strongly condemned the ambush of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA) members against the soldiers of the 15th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Yaoyao in Cauayan, Negros Occidental last April 3. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Two intelligence operatives – Cpl. Alaster Balboa of Zamboanga Cit...

Published April 5, 2021, 5:23 PM BACOLOD CITY – The Army 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) will legally seek justice against New People’s Army (NPA) members behind the ambush that killed two personnel of the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. Col. Leonardo Peña, 302nd IBde commander, condemned the incident which they called a “barbaric act” perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA in their de...

Published April 4, 2021, 8:51 AM  BACOLOD CITY – Two members of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) were killed in an ambush allegedly staged by the New People’s Army (NPA) at Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday. Police and military arrive at Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, where two soldiers were killed in an ambush allegedly staged by the NPA Saturday. (Photo courtesy of local police)    According to Maj. Cenon Pan...

SunStar Army condemns killing of 2 soldiers by NPAs in Cauayan ambush CAUAYAN. The remains of two soldiers, Corporal Alaster Balboa and Sergeant Jhoerom Megeuillo, who were killed in an ambush staged by suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army in Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-yao in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday afternoon. (15th IB photo) + April 04, 2021 CALLING it a barbaric act, the Army has condem...

ILOILO CITY, March 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army strongly condemned the killing of a barangay Captain in Tapaz, Capiz which was perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) Terrorist. Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division commander Major General Eric Vinoya expressed his strong condemnation to the strongest possible terms the cruelty of the CPP-NPA Terrorist against Roosevelt Punong Barangay Julie Catamin who was shot to death in the morning of Febru...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 24 → Thousands forced to evacuate as military bombs Quezon villages Thousands forced to evacuate as military bombs Quezon villages BULATLAT FILE PHOTO “Civilians must be treated humanely in all circumstances. They must be protected against all forms of violence and degrading treatment including murder and torture.” By JUSTIN UMALI SANTA ROSA, Laguna – At least 26,200 people have been forced to evacuate their homes as a r...

Published February 20, 2021, 4:59 PM TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – One-hundred fifty supporters and members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Rizal and Sto. Nino, this province, have surrendered to the military. Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr. said Saturday that this is a strong indication of the communist terrorists’ nearing defeat in Northern Luzon. The 150 surrenderers were composed of 72 Milisya ng Bayan from Barangays Masi, Bural, and San Juan in Ri...

VIGAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) - Three Joint Community Support Program (CSP) teams were sent off to various barangays of the municipalities of Sta. Lucia, Sta. Cruz, and Sigay in the province of Ilocos Sur recently. This is a part of the peace and development initiatives undertaken by the Peace and  Law Enforcement Development Support (PLEDS) Cluster of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) led by the 81st Infantry (SPARTAN) Battalion of the Armed Forces of the...