KILLED IN ACTION.Army soldiers mourn the death of two comrades who died sacrificing their lives as "heroes" in a battle against the communist guerrillas in Kabugao, Apayao province on Aug.18, 2022. The fatalities were identified as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes of Maguindanao province, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr. of La Union.(Photo from 5th ID) CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela-Two Army soldiers died on Thursday in a running gunbattle between the soldiers and communist guerrillas in the mountains of Lenneng in Kabugao town, Apayao province, the military reported. Captain Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs chief and spokesperson, identified the fatalities as 2nd Lt. Nasser Dimalanes of Maguindanao, and Private First Class Jaime Fontanilla Jr. of La Union. Dimalanes, a 28-year-old native of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao Province, practices Islam religion and was commissioned on November 16, 2017 as a regular soldier. He was assigned as the P
INFO DRIVE. The Army's 84th Infantry Battalion conducts an information and education campaign to counter the deceptive recruitment strategies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the indigenous peoples. Some 45 Dumagat and Aeta tribe members attended the information drive conducted in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija on Monday (June 13, 2022). (Photo courtesy of 7ID, PA) BALER, Aurora - The Philippine Army is stepping up its information and education drive to counter the deceptive recruitment strategies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the indigenous peoples (IP). Col. Enrico Gil C. Ileto, commander of the 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) under the 7ID, said on Wednesday that aside from students, the IPs are among the most vulnerable sectors for deception and exploitation by the communist terrorist groups (CTGs). To save the IPs from CTGs' recruitment and exploitation,