BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed in a recent skirmish in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur has been identified and will be given a decent burial, the military here said.
In a statement Monday, July 25, the Philippine Army 65th Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain insurgent
FORMER REBELS. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson greets former communist rebels during the turnover of government financial assistance to former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army rebels at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on June 22, 2022. During his inauguration address on Saturday (June 25, 2022), Lacson said the provincial government is eager to welcome back those who are still active in the rebel movement. (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has renewed his call to Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels to return to the fold of the law, saying that "choosing peace is always the better choice." Lacson issued the invitation in his inaugural address after taking his oath for a second term during the ceremonies held at the provincial capitol grounds here on Saturday. "To our Negrense brothers and sisters who are still active in
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Five members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered at Sitio Natampod, Barangay Namnam, San Fernando town in Bukidnon, the Philippine Army confirmed on Sunday, June 26.
Five members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrender to the 88th Infantry Battalion and National Int
BOMB MAKER NO MORE. A bomb maker of the communist terrorist group surrenders to the military in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). He also yielded two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a 20-meter detonating cord, among others. (Photo courtesy of 7ID, Philippine Army) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A bomb maker of the communist terrorist group (CTG) surrendered to the military in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto, commanding officer of the Army's 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) under the 7th Infantry Division (7ID), said on Thursday alias "Ka Wing", 34, a member of the New People's Army's (NPA) Larangan Gerilya sa Patag 1 (LGP1), also yielded two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a 20-meter detonating cord, one 500-milliliter (ml) bottle containing 125 ml of phosphorus black powder and two anti-tank IEDs. He said Ka Wing, who has been operating in Nueva Ecija for five years, decided to surrender after re
BUTUAN CITY Due to exhaustion and hunger, a couple who were handling key positions in the communist movement voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 65th Infantry Battalion (65th IB) in Barangay Mahaba, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte province. Chief of Public Affairs Office (PAO) of