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BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) based in Murcia, Negros Occidental has assured full assistance to the four latest surrenderers from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in southern Negros. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of 303IBde, lauded the decision of the three former NPA members and a mass supporter, who turned themselves in to government troops on February 13. "Your Army in Negros, together with the local government unit, is sincere in helping our brothers and sisters, who were victims of the lies and deceptions of communist-terrorists, start a better life once they return to the fold of the law," Pasaporte said in a statement on Friday. A report of the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) said those who surrendered were a former NPA squad leader and three of his family members. They were identified as Dionaldo "Godo" Castillo, his wife, Michelle "Lani" Castillo, residents of
(Google map of Cortes, Surigao del Sur) BUTUAN CITY - Criminal charges have been filed against communist rebels involved in the road blocking and ransacking of houses in the town of Cortes on February 10, the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) disclosed Thursday. In an interview, SDSPPO Director Col. Joseph Boquiren said at least 24 New People's Army (NPA) insurgents were included in the criminal charges. "Charges of robbery in band and violation to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9851, otherwise known as Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes against Humanity were filed last February 14 at the provincial prosecutor's office in Surigao del Sur," Boquiren said. The rebels accused in the criminal complaint included Joel Mahinay, alias "Nico" of the Guerrilla Front 30, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA, he added. The group of NPA guerrillas blockaded a portion of the national highway in Sit
DUMAGUETE CITY - Police investigators are eyeing the New People's Army (NPA) the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) - as the group behind the killing of the husband and son of a village chairwoman in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental. Lt. Col. Ruben Verbo, Jr., head of the Police Community Affairs and Development Unit (PCADU) and public information officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO), told the Philippine News Agency on Thursday that the planned establishment of a Philippine Army detachment in the area might have prompted the rebels to stage the attack. On Wednesday evening, four unidentified armed men barged into the residence of the Barangay Malangsa chief Beatriz Perater and shot Lucio, the husband, and their son, Tony, in her presence. Both victims were rushed to the Rural Health Unit of Vallehermoso but they were declared dead on arrival. "Until now, the barangay captain is still traumatized and incoherent following the sho
NEW LIFE AHEAD. A former member of the dismantled communist guerilla front Kilusang Larangang Gerilya-Sierra Madre (KLG-SM) of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to government troops in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday (Feb. 16, 2022). Alias 'Ka Pado' also yielded his firearm and hand grenade to the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - A former member of the dismantled communist guerilla front Kilusang Larangang Gerilya-Sierra Madre (KLG-SM) of the New People's Army (NPA) has surrendered to government troops in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday. In an interview on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commander of the Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion, said alias "Ka Pado", a former member of KLG-SM's Squad Uno, also turned over his firearm and hand grenade to the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (1PMFC) of the Nueva Ecija Police Provin
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. A total of 91 former supporters of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in Compostela, Davao de Oro officially declare their withdrawal of support to the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA in a simple ceremony in the said town on Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2022). Apart from signing the oath of allegiance to the government, the group also burned the replica of the NPA flag that signifies their abandonment of the dismantled communist organization in the province. (Photo courtesy of Davao de Oro PIO) DAVAO CITY - A total of 91 supporters of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in Compostela, Davao de Oro have officially declared their withdrawal of support to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA-National Democratic Forint (NDF) organization, authorities said Wednesday. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsangan, director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Intelligence Group, expressed his appreciation for the joint effort of all government agenc