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TORCHED. Five members of the New People's Army (NPA) burn 13 motorcycles parked in front of the house of a civilian in Barangay Igcabugao, municipality of Igbaras, Iloilo on Monday (March 21, 2022). Capt. Kim L. Apitong, officer-in-charge of the 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, said the motorcycles were being used by their owners to transport goods.(Photo courtesy of 3rd Division Public Affairs Office) ILOILO CITY - Five members of the New People's Army (NPA) on Monday night burned 13 motorcycles parked around a kilometer away from the patrol base of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in Igbaras, Iloilo. Initial information from the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) Public Affairs Office on Tuesday said the motorcycles were parked in front of a house of a civilian in Barangay Igcabugao, Igbaras town. "The perpetrators were five CPP-NPA terrorists," based on initial details provided by Capt. Kim L. Apitong, officer-in-charge of the 3ID Public Affa
INSIGNIFICANT. The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) on Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2022) called the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) no longer significant in Panay after two of its top leaders were neutralized in 2021. A total of 142 CPP-NPA-NDF, including 12 top leaders, were also neutralized in Western and Central Visayas in 2021.(PNA photo courtesy of 3ID, PA) ILOILO CITY - The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) is no longer significant in Panay with two of its top leaders being among the 12 ranking officials in Western and Central Visayas neutralized by government troops in 2021. "When neutralized it could be killed, it could be surrendered, it could be apprehended or captured. They could no longer go back to their movement," said Capt. Kim L. Apitong, officer-in-charge of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) Public Affairs Office, in an interview Wednesday. Among th