Page 51 - Integration Program News Today

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...

LEGAZPI CITY - Around 25 former rebels (FRs) are now undergoing livelihood skills training at the 4th Mobile Force Platoon headquarters in Nabua, Camarines Sur as part of their preparation for reintegration into mainstream society. In an interview on Thursday, Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) spokesperson, said the training is conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Bicol and includes a workshop on assembling electronic products. The tra...

MASS SURRENDER. Photo collage of the 19 members of the New People's Army (NPA) who returned to the folds of the law on Monday (Nov. 22) in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. The surrenderers also yielded seven high-powered firearms. (Photo courtesy of Eastmincom) DAVAO CITY - Nineteen members of the communist New People's Army (NPA) have surrendered bringing with them high-powered firearms in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Tuesday. In a statement, the...

MASS SURRENDER. Photo collage of the 19 members of the New People's Army (NPA) who returned to the folds of the law on Monday (Nov. 22) in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. The surrenderers also yielded seven high-powered firearms. (Photo courtesy of Eastmincom) DAVAO CITY - Nineteen members of the communist New People's Army (NPA) have surrendered bringing with them high-powered firearms in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Tuesday. In a statement, the...

BARANGAYANIHAN. Members of the Philippine Army distribute food packs during the Duterte Legacy: BARANGAYanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija on Thursday (Nov. 4, 2021). Residents also availed themselves of free haircuts and medical checkups. (Photo courtesy of Army 91IB) BALER, Aurora - The Philippine Army and other government agencies spearheaded the "Duterte Legacy: BARANGAYanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija on Thursday. Lt...

DEBRIEFING. Eight Milisya ng Bayan (MB) members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Carmen, Agusan del Norte undergo a debriefing at the local police station after their surrender on Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021). The Police Regional Office 13 said the eight MBs heeded the call of the government to surrender following the recent death of top NPA-Mindanao leader Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" in an encounter with soldiers in Bukidnon. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13) BUTUAN CITY - A total of eight...

SURRENDER CALL. File photo shows Noel Legaspi alias "Ka Efren" (center), former spokesperson of the New People's Army-Far South Mindanao Regional Revolutionary Committee, urging comrades to surrender during a press conference in General Santos City in 2020. Legaspi made the same call on Tuesday (Nov. 2, 2021) in response to the killing last Saturday of ranking NPA leader Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" and another companion in an encounter in Barangay Dumalaguing, Impasugong...

Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" (Contributed photo) PANACAN, Davao City - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) commended all the combat and support units under commander Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol for their successful operations that resulted in the death of New People's Army (NPA) National Operations Command spokesperson Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" in an encounter in a mountainous area in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Oct. 30. "The collective efforts of the different ope...

George 'Ka Oris' Madlos (Contributed photo) CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - The Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) ended the reign of terror of Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader George Madlos (alias Ka Oris) after he was killed, together with a fellow rebel, in an encounter in a mountainous area in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Saturday. According to a news release, the 403rd Infantry Brigade (IB) of the 4ID launched operations at around 12...

DAVAO CITY – "Ka Oris", whose real name is Jorge Madlos and is considered as the top leader of the New People's Army (NPA) in Mindanao, was killed in an encounter with government troops in Imapasugong town of Bukidnon at dawn on Saturday, Oct. 30, a military official confirmed. In a phone interview