Page 3 - Iting It As Quot An Integral And Inseparable Part Of The Cpp Npa Created In April 1973 Pna News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Former NPA members and supporters (File photo) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Thursday filed a measure proposing to outlaw the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and all other organizations supporting them in their recruitment, operations, and financial transactions. Duterte Youth Party-List Representative Drixie Mae Cardema filed House Bill 4324, which seeks to declare the CPP-NPA-NDF and all organizations supporting them as "illegal" and "outlawed". "For the defense of our Republic and protection of the Filipino youth from being recruited as terrorist fighters, it is imperative that we provide this strong legal measure to support our government, our government troops, and the millions of peace-loving Filipinos in securing our society from the said terrorist activities," Cardema said. The bill states that anyone who becomes or remains a member of the CPP-NPA-NDF or any organization supportin
REWARD OFFER. Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines (right photo), commanding officer of the Army's 79th Infantry Battalion, condoles with the wife of the late barangay chairperson Benjamin Javoc at their residence in Lalong village in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Aug. 26, 2022. A PHP100,000 bounty has been raised for the arrest of the main suspect communist-terrorist Arnel Tapang (left photo).(Images courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army's 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) has offered a bounty of PHP100,000 to anyone who can provide vital information that would lead to the arrest of the primary suspect in the murder of barangay chairperson Benjamin Javoc of the remote Lalong village in Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, commanding officer of the 79IB, said on Tuesday they believe that the 54-year-old village chief was killed by communist-terrorist Arnel Tapang, who carries out special operations for the remnants of the disma
CHED chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III (File photo) MANILA - Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III on Friday said he will let the law take its course on the charges against his sister who is a suspected communist leader. In a statement, de Vera, however, wished that his sister Adora Faye is in a safe and good condition while in detention. "I have not seen her and I have not spoken to her for more than 25 years since she decided to rejoin the underground movement. I do not share her views nor support her actions," he added. De Vera, meanwhile, expressed support to the efforts of the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to end the communist insurgency that has destroyed so many lives and property. On Thursday, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said Adora Faye was arrested at around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday by members of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) in coordination with
KILLED IN ACTION.Army soldiers mourn the death of two comrades who died sacrificing their lives as "heroes" in a battle against the communist guerrillas in Kabugao, Apayao province on Aug.18, 2022. The fatalities were identified as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes of Maguindanao province, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr. of La Union.(Photo from 5th ID) CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela-Two Army soldiers died on Thursday in a running gunbattle between the soldiers and communist guerrillas in the mountains of Lenneng in Kabugao town, Apayao province, the military reported. Captain Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs chief and spokesperson, identified the fatalities as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes of Maguindanao, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr. of La Union. Dimalanes, a 28-year-old native of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao Province, practices Islam religion and was commissioned on November 16, 2017 as a regular soldier. He was assigned as the P
ENCOUNTER SITE. Three New People's Army rebels are killed in an encounter with 62 Infantry Battalion soldiers in Sitio Natuling, Barangay Budlasan in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday (July 26, 2022). Two of the slain fighters were women and were among a group of more or less 10 armed men who engaged the troops in a 10-minute firefight, military officials said. (Photo courtesy of 62IB, Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - Three fighters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) were killed Tuesday during an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army's 62nd Infantry Battalion in the hinterlands of Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City in Negros Oriental. The slain rebels were identified as Cristina Jacolbe alias Chave, 40, finance officer of CN1; Ernie Jacolbe alias Frezy, 42, vice commanding officer of Section Guerilla Unit, CN1; and Everly Kee Jacolbe alias Kaye, 18, a member of CN1. Government soldiers clashed with their group of more or less 1