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HONORED. Maj. Gen. Robert Capulong, the Army's acting 6th Infantry Division commander, pins a medal on 1Lt. Jomar C. Binay-an in a ceremony held inside the Camp Siongco Hospital in Maguindanao Tuesday (June 21, 2022). The young officer was wounded in a clash between his unit and communist rebels in Sultan Kudarat's town of Palimbang. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - A young Army lieutenant injured in an encounter with communist rebels in Sultan Kudarat received recognition Tuesday afternoon from the Philippine Army's (PA) 6th Infantry Division (ID) here. In a statement Wednesday, the 6ID said 1st Lt. Jomar C Binay-an received the Wounded Personnel Medal from Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, acting 6ID commander, at the Camp Siongco Station Hospital, in recognition of his bravery. Binay-an, executive officer of Bravo Company of the 7th Infantry Battalion, was wounded during an encounter against communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Baluan, Pa
GOAT DISPERSAL. The Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Oriental hands over goats to former rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday (June 21, 2022). This is part of the two-day activity held by the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) in Central Visayas under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). (Photo courtesy of DTI-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Twenty-seven former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) have each received PHP8,000 worth of business kits during a two-day consultative meeting initiated by the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) in Central Visayas under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The activity was held on Monday and Tuesday at the Guihulngan Satellite Skills and Development Center, Guihulngan City in Negros O
MANILA - Malacanang on Wednesday said websites tagged as affiliates or supporters of terrorist organizations which are set to be blocked by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) may exhaust legal remedies to reconsider the action. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this remark after several groups condemned NTC's order to block websites tagged as affiliates or supporters of terror organizations. "Legal remedies are available to any party, including online media outfit Bulatlat, affected by this action," Andanar said in a press statement. He also stressed the NTC's move to block certain websites is upon the request of the National Security Council (NSC) in performance of its mandate. In a letter dated June 6, National Security Advisor Hermogenes Esperon requested the NTC to order internet service providers in the country to block access to 26 websites "affiliated to and are supporting" designated terro
Google map Kitcharao town, Agusan del Norte. BUTUAN CITY - A communist New People's Army (NPA) rebel in charge of transporting food and other logistics for insurgent units in Agusan del Norte surrendered to the police in Kitcharao town Wednesday. The surrenderer, identified only as "Buchoy," is the logistics officer of the Samahang Yunit Pampropaganda 16A, NPA Guerilla Front Committee 16. "After a year of serving the NPA rebels, 'Buchoy' decided to return to the folds of the law to renew his life and live peacefully with his family," said Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., the Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) director, said in a statement Wednesday. Buchoy, 43, also handed over a smoke grenade upon his surrender, Caramat added. "The surrenderer realized he was deceived by the NPA as none of their promises were fulfilled," the police official said. "Buchoy" was also convinced by the experiences of other former rebels who surrendere
BACOLOD CITY - Soldiers of the Philippine Army's 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion (IB) thwarted the attempt of remnants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) to recover their lost ground in the remote area of northern Negros Occidental on Wednesday. At around 6 a.m., the troops encountered some 10 communist rebels and eventually raided their hideout in Sitio Tinibyangan of Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava town. 1Lt. Dansan Camua, civil-military operations officer of the 79IB, said residents informed the troops about sightings of armed men, who were also trying to ask for food. Government forces conducted security operations after receiving the reports, he added. No casualty has been reported on the government side but heavy bloodstains were seen on the withdrawal route of the rebels, according to the 79IB report. As of press time, troops were still conducting clearing and pursuit operations. In a radio interview, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, c