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ABLAZE. A drone shot shows a part of the forested area in Barangay Dumalaguing, Impasugong, Bukidnon blazing on Tuesday (Nov. 2) night. The Facebook page of the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security-Region 10 posted a statement that it was an airstrike attack from the 5th Strike Wing of the Philippine Air Force-against communist rebels in the area. (Photo courtesy of Ram Gania Abejero) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Government forces have launched airstrikes in the hinterlands of Barangay Dumalaguing in Impasugong, Bukidnon to flush out remaining combatants of the New People's Army (NPA), the military confirmed Wednesday. In a radio interview, Maj. Francisco P. Garello Jr., the Army's 4th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the airstrikes were necessary to protect Army troops on the ground as they attempted to penetrate the NPA lairs in the area. "They (NPA) have their tactics in place - they put landmines around against approaching soldiers to defe
ABLAZE. A drone shot shows a part of the forested area in Barangay Dumalaguing, Impasugong, Bukidnon blazing on Tuesday (Nov. 2) night. The Facebook page of the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security-Region 10 posted a statement that it was an airstrike attack from the 5th Strike Wing of the Philippine Air Force-against communist rebels in the area. (Photo courtesy of Ram Gania Abejero) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Government forces have launched airstrikes in the hinterlands of Barangay Dumalaguing in Impasugong, Bukidnon to flush out remaining combatants of the New People's Army (NPA), the military confirmed Wednesday. In a radio interview, Maj. Francisco P. Garello Jr., the Army's 4th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the airstrikes were necessary to protect Army troops on the ground as they attempted to penetrate the NPA lairs in the area. "They (NPA) have their tactics in place - they put landmines around against approaching soldiers to defe
(Photo courtesy of Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Council of Elders and Leaders) DAVAO CITY The Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Council of Elders and Leaders (MIPCEL) expressed elation Tuesday over the death of Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader Jorge Madlos alias 'Ka Oris' they referred to as the "butcher" of the IP's in Mindanao. Madlos was killed together with a fellow rebel, in an encounter in a mountainous area in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Oct. 30 "MIPCEL is happy to inform our constituents of the news that Ka Jorge Madlos aka Ka Oris is dead. He is eliminated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines," the MIPCEL statement said. MIPCEL said Madlos' death was a welcome development for all the Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICC)-IPs in Mindanao since he was identified as the chief implementer of the terrorist programs of the CPP. "There is a reason for the IPs of Mindanao to celebrate and thank the AFP for a
DEBUNKED. Maj. Gen Romeo Brawner Jr. (2nd from left), the Army's 4th Infantry Division commander, debunks allegations that New People's Army spokesperson Jorge Madlos was unarmed and ambushed while in transit on a motorcycle on Saturday (Oct. 30). Brawner said the Armed Forces of the Philippines respects and follows the International Humanitarian Law and will not resort to tactics used by communist armed groups. (PNA Photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) on Tuesday debunked claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) that one of its high-profile leaders killed by the military in Impasugong, Bukidnon was "unarmed" and "ambushed." Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, the Eastmincom commander, said in a statement NPA spokesperson and CPP-NDF leader Jorge "Ka Oris" Madlos was killed in a legitimate encounter, adding that the communist group's claims
ELCAC PROJECTS. Zamboanga del Sur Governor Victor Yu (2nd from right) leads the groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday (Oct. 30, 2021) for a PHP20-million development project in one of the two insurgency-cleared barangays in Guipos that will receive funding from the government. The projects to be carried out in Barangays Dalapan and Datagan are part of the Barangay Development Project, the flagship program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. (Photo courtesy of 53IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some two insurgency-cleared barangays in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur will each receive PHP20 million worth of Barangay Development Program projects from the government. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion commander, in a statement Monday, identified the two barangays as Dalapan and Datagan, which were previously conflict-affected and declared clear from the communist influence in September 2019 through the Army's Community Support Program (CSP). Herrera sa