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LECTURES VS. CPP-NPA. The Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion (91IB) conducts a lecture to 104 students of the Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) in Barangay Zabali main campus, Baler, Aurora on Friday (May 6, 2022) against the recruitment efforts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). The activity is being done to address the deceptive recruitment of the youth, especially in universities and colleges, and at the same time invite students to join the Philippine Army.(Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora -The Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion (91IB) is stepping up its information and education campaign to counter the recruitment efforts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among students. Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto Jr., acting commanding officer of 91IB, said on Saturday they will not sit down in the conduct of the
(PNA file photo) MANILA-Senatorial aspirant and former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Chairperson Greco Belgica on Saturday vowed to pursue localized peace initiatives to end communist insurgency in the country. If he wins in the May 9 senatorial race, Belgica said he would continue the local peace engagement initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte. "Kapag po niloob ng Diyos na tayo ay mahalal sa pagkasenador, atin pong isusulong ang peace talks sa ating mga komunidad. Ito po ay mabisang paraan upang mas maintindihan ng ating gobyerno kung ano ang kanilang mga pangangailangan na hindi natutugunan (If I become senator, God willing, I will push for peace talks within our communities. This is an effective way for the government to understand and give the needs of rebels)," he said in a press statement. Belgica made the commitment, as he believed it is pointless to resume the peace negotiations with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairperson Jose
WAR MATERIEL. Firearms and ammunition found after an encounter between government troops and the South West Front of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) at Sitio Tigmaya, Barangay Gatuslao in Candoni Negros Occidental on May 3, 2022. The encounter also resulted in the death of a minor serving as a medical officer for the rebels.(Photo courtesy of 3rd DPAO) ILOILO CITY - The 16-year-old child warrior recruited by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) would have been alive today if he was not recruited by the communist terrorist group (CTG). This was the sentiment of the Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) on Thursday regarding the death of a young rebel fighter who also served as the medical officer of the CPP-NPA-NDF's South West Front during an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine
LIVELIHOOD GRANT. A former rebel in the province of Antique receives his livelihood settlement grant from Antique Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Lazaro Petinglay and Peace and Order and Public Safety consultant Margie Gadian (1st and 2nd from left) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development Sustainable Livelihood Program Antique program coordinator Geralyn Flores (right) in San Jose de Buenavista on Thursday (May 5, 2022). Flores said they released the cash grant in the amount of PHP20, 000 to each former rebel as capital for their livelihood.(PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Ten former rebels in Antique received a livelihood settlement grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday. DSWD Antique provincial coordinator for the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Geralyn Flores, in her message, said the grant was given to the former rebels for them to come up with a livelihood as t
SEIZED. Among the items seized by troops of the Philippine Army's 15th Infantry Battalion following a series of encounters with CPP-NPA terrorists in Candoni, Negros Occidental on May 3, 2022. A 16-year-old rebel, who served as a medic, died in one of the firefights.(Photo courtesy of 15th Infantry, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Officials of the Philippine Army have assailed the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) for recruiting a child combatant whose life was wasted in a series of clashes with government troops in Candoni, Negros Occidental on May 3, 2022. The fatality, 16-year-old alias "Kisap" and "Boyca", served as a squad medical officer of the NPA's South West Front. Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, on Thursday reiterated that using minors in a senseless armed struggle is a clear violation of the International Humanitarian Law. "We strongly condemn the continuous recruitment of i