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100 former ASG, supporters surrender

NO TO VIOLENCE. Government security forces receive 100 former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group during a surrender and turnover of firearms ceremony at Sulu Provincial Gymnasium in Jolo on Saturday (July 30, 2022). The government will provide financial and livelihood assistance to help them reintegrate to society. (Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The government will prove to former violent extremists, including the 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members who surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, that they m...

Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. led Saturday 100 former Abu Sayyaf members, who have surrendered, making their allegiance with the Philippine government as they have returned to their respective communities in Sulu.

A total of 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members and supporters surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, July 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. led the formal surrender and acceptance of the former violent extremists (FVEs) in a c

CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, DOS, Maguindanao – An anti-personnel mine was recovered including several war materiel and ammunition after a brief firefight of

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Army's 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB) on Saturday confirmed that the non-combative aspect of the anti-communist insurgency campaign has yielded positive results in Bukidnon. In a statement, Lt. Col. Anthony Bacus, commander of the 8IB, said the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) has led to the surrender of combatants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) in the province and the discovery of their hideouts and arm...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Army's 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB) on Saturday confirmed that the non-combative aspect of the anti-communist insurgency campaign has yielded positive results in Bukidnon. In a statement, Lt. Col. Anthony Bacus, commander of the 8IB, said the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) has led to the surrender of combatants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) in the province and the discovery of their hideouts and arm...

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

SLAIN REBEL. A combatant of the New People's Army is killed during a 15-minute encounter with the troops of the 65th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur on Friday (July 22, 2022). The authorities were still determining the identity of the slain rebel.(Photo courtesy of 65IB) BUTUAN CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a 15-minute clash with troops of the 65th Infantry Battalion (65IB) in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur on Friday. ...

(Photo courtesy of SMC) #PBBMSONA2022 MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assumed the presidency amid difficult times, given the pressing national security challenges that continue to plague the country. The pitfalls of lawlessness and armed conflict, territorial disputes, and economic and social threats are just some of the issues that need to be addressed by the Marcos government. National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos has made a clear stance that the new a...