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ILOILO CITY, April 12 (PIA) – The timely and accurate information provided by the public to the government security forces is vital for prompt response by authorities against the terrorist groups. Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division Commander, Major General Eric Vinoya, said that any information relayed by the locals and communities against the Communists Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army Terrorists (CNT) will be acted promptly. He said that the recent successful armed engagements of the Army in Iloilo towns can be attributed to the vigilance, support and cooperation of th...

Pacik said local police officers, firefighters and staff from community organizations like Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) — which operates the province's only supervised drug consumption site — were among those to receive a shot. "To be able to share that gift with the folks that support our programs and our people here, it gives you such a wonderful feeling," she said. "It's just a win, win, win all around." Anna Pacik, the organization’s manager of fundraising and communications, says sharing the vaccines is a "win, win, win" as it benefits both frontline staff and those the Lighthous...

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...

Published April 4, 2021, 8:51 AM  BACOLOD CITY – Two members of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) were killed in an ambush allegedly staged by the New People’s Army (NPA) at Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday. Police and military arrive at Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, where two soldiers were killed in an ambush allegedly staged by the NPA Saturday. (Photo courtesy of local police)    According to Maj. Cenon Pancito III, spokesperson of 3rd Infantry Division (ID), the two soldiers came from their Community Sup...