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EXHAUSTED. Sarwin Ellonor Villamor (right), a ranking New People's Army leader operating in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur surrendered along with his party wife, Jesel Bato Salahay on June 17, 2022 in Cabadbaran City. The couple says they turned themselves in due to exhaustion and hunger in the mountains. (Photo courtesy of 65IB) BUTUAN CITY - A ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader and his party wife recently surrendered to the intelligence units of the Army's 65th Infantry Battalion (65IB) and 36IB in Agusan del Norte. In a statement Monday, 65IB said Sarwin Ellonor Villamor and Jesel Bato Salahay surrendered on June 17 in Barangay Mahaba, Cabadbaran City. "The platoon of Villamor has been operating in the hinterlands of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur," the Army unit said. It added that Villamor and his party wife handed over a .45 caliber pistol with defaced serial number, and a steel magazine loaded with six rounds of ammunition. "Exhaustion an
ENCOUNTER. A New People's Army rebel was killed in a clash with police and military troops in Barangay Gnaran, San Fernando town in Camarines Sur province on Friday (June 18, 2022). Authorities also recovered from the site one M16A1 Rifle, one short magazine for M16; 17 rounds of ammunition; one bandolier; and several propaganda materials.(Photo courtesy of 9th Infantry Division) LEGAZPI CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with police and military troops in Barangay Gnaran, San Fernando town in Camarines Sur on Friday, the Philippine Army (PA) has reported. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said in a report sent to reporters on Saturday that the joint team encountered nine armed rebels. After some eight-minute firefight, the rebels fled in different directions, leaving their slain comrade. Belleza said the gun battle ensued when the troops responded to the "information from concerned citizens regarding the presence o
AWARDEES. Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, with the troops and military working dogs of the 15th Infantry Battalion who received the Military Merit Medal for successful operations against the CPP-NPA in Candoni, Negros Occidental on May 3, 2022. The awarding rites were held on Friday (June 17) at the battalion headquarters in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan town in southern Negros.(Photo courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) has awarded the Military Merit Medal to soldiers and military working dogs of the 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB), who were part of the successful operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Candoni, Negros Occidental in May. Lt. Col. Michael Cuarteros, commanding officer of the 15IB, said on Saturday the recognition boosts the morale of the troops. "They will strive to give their bes
LEAVING THE NPA. Ka Dori standing on a farm near their old encounter sites with government forces in Villareal, Samar in this undated photo. His decision to surrender after two decades of fighting the government has been instrumental in crippling the New People's Army's rebellion in the southwestern part of Samar Island.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) VILLAREAL, Samar - A one man's decision to turn his back from violence and harassment after two decades of fighting the government has been instrumental in crippling the New People's Army's (NPA) armed rebellion in the southwestern part of Samar Island. As a fighter and an officer tasked with soliciting support from Samar's poor communities, Ka Dori recruited dozens to join the armed struggle and encouraged villagers to provide food supplies to fighters. But, when he surrendered to soldiers last March, he disclosed the location of 30 high-powered firearms hidden by the NPA. After a few weeks, nine other fighters yie
MANILA - The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated as terrorists six high-ranking communist leaders, including National Democratic Front's Luis G. Jalandoni, and five figureheads of Abu Sayyaf Group, and Daulah Islamiyah after careful verification and validation. The ATC, in a press statement Wednesday, said the two separate resolutions signed by ATC vice-chairperson Hermogenes Esperon, Jr on May 25, 2022, are in accordance with Section 25's Paragraph 3 of RA 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 which states "the ATC may designate an individual, group of persons, organization, or association, whether domestic or foreign, upon a finding of probable cause that the individual, groups of persons, organization, or association, whether domestic or foreign, upon a finding of probable cause that the individual, group of persons, organization, or association commit, or attempt to commit or conspire in the commission of the acts defined and penalized under Sections 4, 5, 6,