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6 NPA fighters killed in southern Negros clash

Published April 8, 2021, 3:07 PM “No ideology can justify senseless violations on the right to life.” This was stressed anew by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as it strongly condemned the ambush of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA) members against the soldiers of the 15th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Yaoyao in Cauayan, Negros Occidental last April 3. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Two intelligence operatives – Cpl. Alaster Balboa of Zamboanga City and Sgt. Jhoem Meguillo of North Cotabato — who were conducting a Community Support Program in t...

Published April 5, 2021, 5:23 PM BACOLOD CITY – The Army 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) will legally seek justice against New People’s Army (NPA) members behind the ambush that killed two personnel of the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. Col. Leonardo Peña, 302nd IBde commander, condemned the incident which they called a “barbaric act” perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA in their desperation to hamper the peace and progress brought by the presence of their soldiers in the communit...