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SINGLE WORST PLAGUE. Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict spokesperson, Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales, on Wednesday (June 15, 2022) said the June 9 land cultivation incident in Hacienda Tinang in Tarlac province affirmed the status of the CPP-NPA-NDF as the country's "single worst plague". In a statement released by the task force, it said the land "maliciously destroyed" by the group labeled Tinang 93 was owned by members of the Tinang Samahang Nayon Multi-purpose Cooperative, who are beneficiaries of the government's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.(PNA file photo) ILOILO CITY-The Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday called the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) the "single worst plague" affecting the country for over 50 years. A statement released through its spokesperson, Pro
SEIZED WAR MATERIEL. Two improvised explosive devices, a high-powered firearm, and ammunition seized by troopers of the 30th Infantry Battalion after a 30-minute skirmish with communist New People's Army rebels Tuesday (June 14, 2022) in San Francisco municipality, Surigao del Norte province. The encounter broke out after villagers reported the presence of the NPA rebels in the area. (Photo courtesy of 30IB) BUTUAN CITY - Government forces have recovered war materiel following a clash with New People's Army guerrillas in the Surigao del Norte town of San Francisco, the military said Wednesday. The Army's 30th Infantry Battalion (IB) said government troops responded to a civilian report on the presence of an undetermined number of NPA rebels harassing the residents of remote Sitio Tigbao, Barangay Balite, Tuesday. "As our troops were approaching Sitio Tigbao, the rebels opened fire that resulted in a 30-minute gunfight," the 30IB said in a statement Wednesday. Inte
SURRENDER. Two brothers who confessed to being members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army surrendered to joint military and police authorities on Wednesday (June 15, 2022) in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental. The brothers said extreme hunger, exhaustion, and other difficulties in the underground movement pushed them to give up their armed struggle. (Photo courtesy of 11IB, Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - Two brothers who claimed to be regular members of a local guerrilla unit of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) on Wednesday surrendered to military and police authorities in Barangay Nagbinlod, Sta. Catalina town in Negros Oriental. They were identified only as Ka Daniel and Ka Aguilos, who joined the rebel organization in 2015 and in 2021, respectively, according to 1Lt. Pearl Lanuza, Civil-Military Operations Officer of the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) of the Philippine Army based in Siaton, Negros Oriental. Lanuza sa
ARRESTED. A suspected leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) was arrested by 62nd Infantry Battalion soldiers on Sunday (June 12, 2022) in Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. The suspect, Macario Fat Sr., yielded a firearm and live ammunition. (Photos courtesy of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) DUMAGUETE CITY - A suspected leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) operating in northern Negros was arrested during sustained military operations by the 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) of the Philippine Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental over the weekend. The suspect was identified as Macario Fat Sr., alias Lawin, Section Guerrilla Unit vice commander under the Central Negros 1, Komiteng Rehiyon Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor (KR-NCBS) of the New People's Army, a report from the 62IB said. Fat was arrested Sunday at Sitio Anahaw in Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City, and yield
SURRENDER. A married couple from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, who were combatants of the CPP-NPA since 2019, surrendered to government forces in the southern Negros city on Thursday (June 9, 2022). According to the Negros Occidental Police, the couple belonged to the Squad 1 of Commander Karding Command base, which operated in Himamaylan City.(Photo courtesy of NOCPPO - Himamaylan Component City Police Station) BACOLOD CITY - A married couple, combatants of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental since 2019, surrendered to government troops in Himamaylan City on Thursday. The surrenderers, whose identities were not revealed due to security reasons, belonged to the Squad 1 of Commander Karding Command base, according to a report of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) on Friday night. Col. Leo Pamittan, acting provincial director, lauded the couple's decision to surrender and turn over their firearm. &qu