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COMMITMENT OF SUPPORT. A former member of the communist terrorist group signs a commitment of support to the government's peace efforts. He is one of the 55 former rebels who pledged allegiance to the national government after the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Region 3 Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management conducted a local peace and community consultation in Barangay Marikit, Casigura, Aurora on Friday (April 29, 2022).(Photo by Jason De Asis) BALER, Aurora - Fifty-five former members of the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) have withdrawn their support for the communist movement and pledged their allegiance to the national government. The withdrawal of support was made after the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Region 3 Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management (SAKM) conducted a local peace and community consultation in Barangay Marikit, Casiguran town, this province on Friday. During the event, the C
SERVING THE PEOPLE. Daniel Castillo, a former political instructor of the Guerilla Front 55 of the New People's Army, is now a soldier after he graduated from the six-month training at the Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) Training School on Thursday (April 28, 2022). He was joined in the graduation by Gelejurain l Alce Nguho, the former supply officer of the same NPA guerilla front, who is also now a soldier under the 10ID. (Photo courtesy of 10ID) DAVAO CITY - As former enemies of the state, serving in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was the last thing Daniel Castillo and Gelejurain l Alce Nguho had in mind. But fate has other plans. From being communist New People's Army (NPA) officers, these surrenderers are now full-pledged government soldiers as they forged another path to "serve the people." Castillo, known as "Ka Steven" within the NPA, is a former political instructor of the Guerilla Front 55 who surrendered to the Army's 10th Inf
LEGAZPI CITY - Police and military forces clashed with New People's Army (NPA) members in a remote village in Palanas, Masbate on Monday, leaving two rebels dead, the Philippine Army (PA) said. In an interview on Wednesday, Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (ID) public affairs office chief, said support troops from the PA and Philippine National Police have so far spent more than 48 hours tracking down the 20-man NPA group. The firefight lasted for 15 minutes, which resulted in the recovery of two bodies that were left by their comrades who fled in different directions. No casualty was reported on the side of the government troops. "As long as there are still indications of the presence of NPAs, the hot pursuit will continue. The joint military-police tracker group was scouring possible neighboring villages of the town where the rebels could have hidden," Belleza said. He also said the bodies of the two rebels were brought to the town police station for identi
(PNA file photo) MANILA-The hardship being experienced by members of the New People's Army (NPA) inside the organization is one of the reasons why more are surrendering to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). "The hardships inside the NPA organization are now taking their toll on its members, leading them to return to the folds of the law. The AFP welcomes them and is willing to offer them assistance in line with our government local integration programs," AFP chief Gen. Andres Centino said in a statement Monday night. He made this comment after meeting his long-time enemy, Maximo Catarata alias Datu Makatindog, the former highest-ranking leader of the weakened Guerrilla Front 3 of the NPA during his visit to the 10th Infantry Division headquarters in Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. Tuboran, Mawab, Davao de Oro last April 23. Catarata surrendered along with his M16 rifle to government forces at the 60th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Asuncion, Davao del Norte on
MERIT MEDAL. Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division, pins the Military Merit Medal on a soldier of 62nd Infantry Battalion during a ceremony held at the unit's headquarters in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Monday (April 25, 2022). A total of 54 soldiers and one paramilitary trooper received medals for their participation in a series of successful encounters with the CPP-NPA rebels in central and southern Negros earlier this month.(Photo courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Some 54 soldiers of the Philippine Army and one paramilitary trooper have been awarded medals for their participation in a series of successful encounters with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in central and southern Negros earlier this month. In separate rites on Monday, Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of 3rd Infantry Division, bestowed Military Merit Medals on 33 rec