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ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops seized war materiel and personal belongings after separate clashes against New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the province of Zamboanga del Norte on Dec. 3, a top military official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the first clash broke out in Barangay Linabo, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte at about 8 a.m. on Friday. The troops of the 97th and 42nd Infantry Battalions were tracking down a group of NPA rebels when ...

SURRENDER. Four more NPA rebels surrendered to Eastmincom troops on separate occasions in November, Eastmincom commander, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, said on Saturday (Dec. 4, 2021). The rebels turned over an M16 rifle with a magazine and 18 rounds of ammunition while an M14 rifle with 50 rounds of ammunition was recovered by the troops.(Photo courtesy of Eastmincom) DAVAO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Saturday four more New People's Army (NPA) rebels surrendered on Nov. 2...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops have seized war materiel and personal belongings after separate clashes against rebels of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a top military official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the first clash broke out in Barangay Linabo, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte at about 8 a.m. on Friday. The troops of the 97th and 42nd Infantry Battalions were tracking down a group of NPA ...

RECOVERIES. The recoveries from the hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo that was raided by government troops on Dec. 1, 2021. The death count in the operations has already increased from eight to nine as of Friday (December 3), according to Major General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID).(Photo courtesy of the Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Le...

TURNOVER. Alias Ronel, a courier and spotter under the New People's Army's (NPA) Guerilla Front 53 (left), surrenders an M16 firearm to 1st Lt. Robin Cabrera of the 72nd Infantry Battalion in Arakan, North Cotabato on Nov. 29, 2021. It was one of the seven surrendered firearms during the series of recent operations by the troops under the 10th Infantry Division in Soccsksargen and Northern Mindanao. (Photo courtesy by 10ID) DAVAO CITY -A series of military operations and surrender of for...

The outgoing commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command (AFP- Nolcom) relinquished his post on Wednesday after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56. Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., who logged more than 37 years in service, was replaced in an acting capacity by Nolcom…

ILOILO CITY - The Western Visayas Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) has condemned the "malicious and irresponsible verbal tirade" of senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares against the national agency. RTF6-ELCAC spokesperson and Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, Flosemer Chris Gonzales, on Monday said Colmenares has no idea on the nature and functions of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Colmenaras labeled the NTF -ELCAC...

Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales (PNA File photo) ILOILO CITY - The Western Visayas Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) on Monday condemned the "malicious and irresponsible verbal tirade" of senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares against the national agency. RTF6-ELCAC spokesperson and Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales said Colmenares has no idea on the nature and functions of the National Task Force to End Local Comm...

ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Nov. 26, 2021. These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages. (PNA file photo) MANILA - Over 20,000 people linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have surrendered and abandoned the local armed struggle through the effective whole-of-nation approach of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Arme...

RECOVERED. Troops under the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) recover a .50 caliber machine gun with ammunition, a shotgun, four grenades, and a 40mm grenade launcher ammunition in Sitio Bonglawaan, Barangay Palo 19 in Tampakan, South Cotabato on Saturday (Nov. 27, 2021). A tip from former rebels led to the discovery of items belonging to the New People's Army's Guerrilla Front Alip of the Far South Mindanao Region. (Photo courtesy of Eastmincom) DAVAO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Com...