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MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) assailed the clash between New People's Army (NPA) rebels and government troops that killed two children in Northern Samar. CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said their regional office in Eastern Visayas is looking into the incident that killed Andre Mercado, 12, and Leandro Alivio, 13, in Barangay Roxas, Catubig town on February 8. "Ginagarantiya ng international humanitarian law (IHL) ang proteksyon ng mga sibilyan laban sa mga epekto ng armadong tunggalian, lalo na ang kapakanan ng mga bulnerableng sektor tulad ng mga bata at babae (The international humanitarian law guarantees the protection of civilians against the effects of armed conflicts, especially among vulnerable sector such as children and women)," De Guia said in a statement on Sunday. De Guia emphasized that carrying out attacks in the presence of innocent civilians is a violation under Republic Act 9851, or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International H
ROADSIDE BOMB. The encounter site, where suspected CPP-NPA members engaged policemen and detonated an anti-personal mine, in Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Sunday (Feb. 13, 2022). Two personnel of Binalbagan Municipal Police Station were injured during the explosion while a 15-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office) BACOLOD CITY - Two policemen and a minor in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental were wounded during a roadside encounter with suspected members of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Barangay Bi-ao on Sunday morning. Police report said Lt. Charles Richard Casalan, the station's deputy chief of police, and Cpl. Julius Tranquillero, sustained minor injuries during an explosion and were treated in the town infirmary, along with a 15-year-old boy, who was hit by a stray bullet. Maj. Ellendie Rebusquillo, chief of Binalbagan Municipal Police Station, said 10 of his me
EXTORTION PLOY. Datu Rico Maca, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, believes that the New People's Army's "show of force" staged on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 in Cortes town was a reminder to politicians to pay their "permit to campaign and permit to win" to the rebels. Maca urged politicians, political parties, and businesses in Surigao del Sur not to give in to the extortion demands of the rebels. (Photo grabbed from Rico Hayahay Maca FB Page) BUTUAN CITY - The New People's Army's (NPA) blocking off a section of the highway in Cortes, Surigao del Sur was an extortion ploy to remind candidates running in the upcoming polls of their presence in the area, an indigenous community leader said Friday. Datu Rico Maca, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, said Thursday's "show of force" staged by the NPA in Cortes town was aimed to prompt local politicians to pa
CALL FOR JUSTICE. Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) spokesperson, Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales said on Friday (Feb. 11, 2022) that the death of two children in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar on February 8 during an ambush by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) has no justification. Gonzales called on the people of Northern Samar to unite in a common goal of putting an end to the local communist armed conflict. (PNA file photo) ILOILO CITY - The Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) has chided the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and demanded it to take responsibility for the death of two children in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar on February 8. In a statement on Friday, task force spokesperson, Assistant Provincial
Catubig, Northern Samar (Google map) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Friday condemned the recent "purposive" attack of the New People's Army (NPA) that killed two children in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar on February 8. In a statement, NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for Social Media Affairs and Sectoral Concerns, Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy, also extended her condolences to the families of Andre Mercado, 12, and Leandro Alivio, 13, who were killed when rebels belonging to the NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), ambushed government troops. She said the insurgents are "cowards who could only take on children" and deprive them of a safe place "where they can grow up, fulfill their destinies and be the strong pillars of our democracy". "Our hearts lie broken and we are awash in rage at the murder by the terrorist CPP