AN Army battalion from Davao has been redeployed in the Visayas region to boost the campaign against New People’s Army rebels in the central part of the country as the military races to end the communist-led insurgency before President Duterte leaves office this year. The 3rd Infantry Battalion (3rd IB),…
President Duterte could not help but give a "snappy salute" to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Andres Centino for the government's recent success against the communist insurgency as well as the ongoing relief operations for typhoon Odette victims.
President Duterte speaks dur
END OF THE ROAD. The body of slain New People's Army leader, Menandro Villanueva, is now with his children. The children traveled from Cavite to Mabini, Davao de Oro, where the most wanted NPA Mindanao leader was killed in an encounter on Jan. 5, 2022. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The remains of New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva (alias Bok), killed in an encounter with government troops in Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 5, has already been claimed by his family. Villanueva's body was taken by his children who flew in from Cavite two days after his death, Capt. Robert Escalona, Civil-Military Officer of the 1001st Infantry Brigade, said in an online interview over John Paul Seniel Reports. "They said they heard the news about his death and they decided to go to Davao de Oro to make sure if it is really their father," he said. At the funeral parlor, the children identified that it was indeed their father whom they have not seen for two decades. On
END OF THE LINE. The body of slain New People's Army leader, Menandro Villanueva, is now with his children. The children traveled from Cavite to Mabini de Oro, where the most wanted rebel commander was killed in an encounter on Jan. 5, 2022. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The remains of New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva (alias Bok), killed in an encounter with government troops in Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 5, have been claimed by his family. Villanueva's body was taken by his children who flew in from Cavite two days after his death, Capt. Robert Escalona, Civil-Military Officer of the 1001st Infantry Brigade, said in an online interview over John Paul Seniel Reports. "They said they heard the news about his death and they decided to go to Davao de Oro to make sure if it is really their father," he said. At the funeral parlor, the children identified that it was indeed their father whom they have not seen for two decades. One said she was onl