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INFO DRIVE. The Army's 84th Infantry Battalion conducts an information and education campaign to counter the deceptive recruitment strategies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the indigenous peoples. Some 45 Dumagat and Aeta tribe members attended the information drive conducted in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija on Monday (June 13, 2022). (Photo courtesy of 7ID, PA) BALER, Aurora - The Philippine Army is stepping up its information and ...

INFORMATION DRIVE. The Philippine Army conducts an information drive on the extortion scheme of the CPP-NPA in Carranglan town, Nueva Ecija province attended by 54 individuals from the business sector on Tuesday (June 7, 2022). 1st Lt. Arnold A Quinon, civil-military operations officer of Army's 84th Infantry Battalion, said on Friday (June 10, 2022) that businessmen are being targeted by the rebels to generate funds for their terrorist activities. (Photo courtesy of 7ID, Philippine Army) FO...

IP SHELTER. Houses inside the tribal village of the Higaonon indigenous community in Sitio Eva, Barangay Samay in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Region 10 and the Army's 4th Infantry Division have started discussions on building more houses for indigenous people. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development in Region 10 (DHSUD-10) has begun preparations for expanding a housin...

FOR DEPLOYMENT. Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police personnel are seen in formation at the Police Regional Office-10 in Camp Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City. According to the 4th Infantry Division, some 4,000 soldiers are being deployed until Sunday (May 8, 2022) to act as security force multipliers in the May 9 elections. (Photo courtesy of 4ID) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) has started deploying 4,000 military personnel throughout Norther...

PROVISIONAL BATTALION. The Army's 1st Infantry Division (ID) activates Wednesday (April 20, 2022) a provincial battalion to guard the conduct of the May 9 national and local elections in its areas of jurisdiction in western Mindanao. The battalion is composed of organic personnel and soldiers undergoing career and specialization courses at the 1st Division Training School. (Photo courtesy of the 1ID) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) has activated a provisional batt...

EX-REBEL. Eighteen-year-old rebel "MJ" has her wounds treated after her surrender to government forces in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte on March 28, 2022. The series of operations by the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division in northern Mindanao last week also resulted in the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and war materiel. (Photo courtesy of 4ID/RMN DXCC 828) CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - The series of combat operations by troops under the Philippine Army's 4th I...

EX-REBEL. Eighteen-year-old rebel "MJ" has her wounds treated after her surrender to government forces in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte on March 28, 2022. The series of operations by the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division in northern Mindanao last week also resulted in the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and war materiel. (Photo courtesy of 4ID/RMN DXCC 828) CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - A series of combat operations by troops under the Philippine Army's 4th Inf...

Camp Cesar Sang-an headquarters in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur (File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The camp of the 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID), the Philippine Army's premier command, has been placed on lockdown as over a hundred personnel were infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, placed their main Camp Cesar Sang-an headquarters in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, on lockdown eff...

HELP FOR EX-REBELS. Two former rebels and the mother of another who has passed away each receive on Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2022) a check worth PHP450,000 as the government's assistance for the construction of their house. The housing aid is among the many other forms of support the government gives to allow those who have returned to the fold of the law to have a better life. (PNA photo courtesy of 5ID) BAGUIO CITY - The government, through the National Housing Authority (NHA), has awarded PHP450,...

Google map of Buenavista, Agusan del Norte. BUTUAN CITY - Troopers from the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion (IB) on Wednesday afternoon overran a New People's Army (NPA) hideout after an encounter in Sitio Taub, Barangay Rizal, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte. Lt. Col. Julius Cesar Paulo, the 23IB commander, told the Philippine News Agency Thursday that their troops were conducting focused military operations in the area in response to the reports of civilians on the presence of the NPA insu...