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E-CLIP AID. President Rodrigo Duterte awards 11 former rebels from Negros Oriental immediate and livelihood cash assistance under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. The awarding was held during the Joint Task Force-Regional Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict 7 meeting at JPark Island, Lapu-Lapu City Cebu on March 31, 2022. (Photo from the 302nd Infantry Brigade's Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 22 former rebels (FRs) belonging to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental are now awaiting enrollment in the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). These FRs comprised the batch covering the 2nd quarter of this year for E-CLIP enrollment, Capt. Marco Antonio Cardinoza, Civil Military Operations Officer of the 302nd Infantry Brigade said in an interview on Monday. E-CLIP is the government's program for rebels who have surrendered, to help reintegra
A BETTER LIFE AHEAD. Rachelle, 22, and a former teenage fighter of the CPP-NPA in Negros Occidental, wants to become a soldier after completing her studies. She said in an interview over Radyo Negrense on Monday (May 30, 2022) she was only 17 when she joined the NPA but decided to surrender after she was raped by her platoon leader. (Screengrab from Radyo Negrense Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - A former teenage fighter of the Communist Party of Philippines-New People's (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental is looking forward to finishing her studies and train to become a soldier. "I want to be like them, to be a soldier," said Rachelle, who is now under the tutelage of the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, in an interview over the Capitol's Radyo Negrense on Monday. Rachelle, who returned to the fold of the law four years ago, said she also wants to help her family, whom she abandoned when she decided to join the armed struggle at 17. "While I was being brain
OFF TO SAFETY. An injured deputy leader of the New People's Army is being carried to a hospital in Nueva Vizcaya on Thursday (May 26, 2022). The rebel was injured in a clash with government troops and was left behind by his comrades as they fled. (Photo courtesy of 54IB, Philippine Army) CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela - Government soldiers on Thursday rescued an injured deputy leader of a Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) band while scouring the mountains of the Cordillera and Ilocos regions, the military said Friday. Capt. Karol Jay Mendoza Jr., civil-military operations officer of the Army's 54th Infantry Battalion, said Avelino Cruz, alias Junel/Alcaras, was the vice commander of a group that fought government troops and was left behind by his comrades after being injured as they withdrew from the scene of the encounter. Cruz belongs to the CPP-NPA's Guerrilla Front Abra - Mountain Province - Ilocos Sur (GF-AMPIS) under the Iloco
WAR MATERIEL. Soldiers retrieve an anti-tank mine and a detonating cord in the hinterlands of Barangay Matawe, Dingalan, Aurora on Friday (May 27, 2022). They also recovered a .38-caliber revolver. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - Government troops on Friday recovered war materiel belonging to members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Barangay Matawe, Dingalan, this province. Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto, acting commander of the Army's 91st Infantry (Sinagtala) Battalion (91IB), said the soldiers found the rebels' supplies cache after receiving a tip from a civilian. Recto said the troops recovered one anti-tank mine, one detonating cord, and one .38-caliber revolver. "So far, our troops are scouring the area for further development against the enemy," he said in an interview. Recto commended the government troops for their immediate action and urged them to intensify their campaign against terrorism. Meanwhile, he called on the remaining member
ANOTHER SURRENDERER. A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (right) surrendered to police and military authorities in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday (May 25, 2022). He also turned over a .38-caliber revolver.(Photo courtesy of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) DUMAGUETE CITY - A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered Wednesday morning to police and Army personnel in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. An initial report from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) identified the man as alias "Ka Justine" or "Roden", a resident of Sitio Natuling in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, who also turned over a .38-caliber revolver. Authorities have yet to provide more details as the surrenderer is still undergoing debriefing. His surrender was made possible through the coordination between the Canlaon City police and the 62nd Infantry Battalion of the