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PATH TO PEACE. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte (left), commander of the Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, and Lt. Col. J-jay Javines (right), commanding officer of 79th Infantry Battalion, with former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army rebels alias "Bruno", 30, and alias "Mary", 29, during a ceremony held at the battalion headquarters in Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 17, 2022. The two surrenderers, who turned themselves in on Janua...

CUTTING TIES WITH THE NPA. Former members of front organizations of the New People's Army (NPA) torch flags during a mass disaffiliation in Tacloban City on Dec. 13, 2021. More than 2,000 members and staunch supporters of the NPA surrendered in Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Biliran provinces in 2021, stalling the group's attempt to recruit new members in these provinces, the Philippine Army said on Friday (Jan. 7, 2022).(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - More than 2,000 members ...

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,...

SURRENDER. Col. Gilbert Gorero (center), Director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) talks to alias "Banban/Tatang" (right), a resident of Barangay Bikil, Tubungan, Iloilo who surrendered to the government on Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2022). Gorero said the hardships and his traumatic experience during the December 1 operations of government troops in their hideout in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao led "Tatang" to surrender.(Photo courtesy of Col. Gilbert Gorero) ILOILO CITY - ...

SURRENDER. Col. Gilbert Gorero (center), Director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) talks to alias "Banban"/"Tatang" (right), a resident of Barangay Bikil, Tubungan, Iloilo who surrendered to the government on Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2022). Gorero said the hardships and his traumatic experience during the December 1 operations of government troops in their hideout in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao led "Tatang" to surrender.(Photo courtesy of Col. Gilbert Gorero) IL...

GAINS AMID LOSSES. The provincial government of Negros Oriental has reported significant accomplishments in 2021 even as Typhoon Odette devastated large areas of the province in mid-December. The aerial photo, taken on Dec. 26, 2021, shows a coastal area ravaged by the typhoon. (Photo from the Facebook page of the provincial government of Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Despite the uncertainties that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic brought to Negros Oriental and the devastatio...

NEW LIFE. The two former NPA rebels, alias Kim (left) and alias Roy (right) operating in the borders of North Cotabato and Bukidnon have turned themselves in before the Army's 72IB on Jan. 1, 2022, to once again live normally in mainstream society. The two yielded to military troopers in Arakan, North Cotabato saying that the weakening NPA leadership and diminishing mass-based support forced them to lay down their arms. (Photo courtesy of 72IB) MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - Two full-time member...

Eastmincom Commander Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol (File photo) PANACAN, Davao City - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) capped off the year 2021 by neutralizing more than 2,071 combatants and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed group of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). In a statement Monday, Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said through their intensified focused military operations and the strong support of the communities, local government ...

Eastmincom Commander Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol (File photo) PANACAN, Davao City - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) capped off the year 2021 by neutralizing more than 2,071 combatants and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed group of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). In a statement Monday, Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said through their intensified focused military operations and the strong support of the communities, local government ...

SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. A total of 20,579 former rebels have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Almost PHP500 million worth of cash assistance has been given to the former rebels (FRs) under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), according to an official of the Nation...