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LEGAZPI CITY - At least two suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed, another was captured, and some war materiel were recovered in a clash with military and police troops in a remote village of Barcelona town, Sorsogon province on Christmas Day, a military report said on Sunday. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division public affairs chief, said combined elements from the Army and police responded to a call from residents of Barangay San Ramon about the presence of armed men in their village's outskirts at around 8:30 a.m. The encounter led to a running gun battle between the government troops and some 20 armed men that resulted in the death of one suspected rebel and the recovery of an M16 rifle and some anti-personnel land mines. As the soldiers and policemen were pursuing the fleeing armed men, another firefight ensued, which led to the killing of one more suspected rebel and the capture of another. Two M16 assault rifles and documents were also recovered b
LEGAZPI CITY - At least two suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed and some war materiel were recovered in a clash with military and police troops in a remote village of Barcelona town, Sorsogon province on Christmas Day, a military report said on Sunday. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division public affairs chief, said combined elements from the Army and police responded to a call from residents of Barangay San Ramon about the presence of armed men in their village's outskirts at around 8:30 a.m. The encounter led to a running gun battle between the government troops and some 20 armed men that resulted in the death of one suspected rebel and the recovery of an M16 rifle and some anti-personnel land mines. As the soldiers and policemen were pursuing the fleeing armed men, another firefight ensued, which led to the killing of one more suspected rebel. Two M16 assault rifles and documents were also recovered by the government forces. Belleza said the bodies o
PEACE VILLAGE. Houses under construction within the Peace and Prosperity Village in San Isidro, Leyte. The outpouring support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity Village here will give them no reason to again embrace the ideology of the New People's Army (NPA), a former rebel commander said in an interview on Dec. 20, 2021.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) SAN ISIDRO, Leyte- The outpouring of support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity Village here will give them no reason to again embrace the ideology of the New People's Army (NPA), a former rebel commander has said. "Ka (short for comrade) Mayang", 50, said that even if their location is remote, they receive enough attention from both national and local governments to help rebuild their lives shattered by years of armed conflict. "I joined the NPA when I was 15 because I aspired to help people alleviate poverty. However, I was able to realize that the NPA
GOOD LIFE AHEAD. Three former members of the communist terrorist group voluntarily surrender to authorities in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday (Dec. 21, 2021). The surrenderers said they decided to leave the underground movement because they wanted to live peacefully with their loved ones. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - In their desire to continue to live peacefully with their families, three inactive members of the communist group New People's Army (NPA) have voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday. In an interview on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto, Jr., officer-in-charge of the Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion (91IB), identified the surrenderers as Ka Ricky, 38, a former member of Sentro de Gabridad-Nueva Ecija; and Ka Lito, 37, and Ka Wilma, both formerly belonging to the NPA's Aurora Provincial Committee. Recto said elements of the 91IB's Alpha Company, together with other security forces,
'DON'T RUIN OUR KIDS'. Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines and the Yakap ng Magulang reiterate their call for the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army -National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to stop the recruitment of minors in a lightning rally in Morayta, Manila on Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021). They also called for an end to the communist insurgency that has been plaguing the country for more than 50 years. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Groups of parents and other anti-communist organizations condemned the acquittal of about 15 leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) from their alleged involvement in the "Inopacan Massacre" in Leyte 31 years ago. Members of League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) or the Liga ng mga Magulang Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI), Sulong Maralita, Hands Off Our Children (HOOC), and Yakap ng Magulang, staged a marching rally along Mor