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STORMED. Personal items and subversive documents seized by troops of the Army's 79th Infantry Battalion after they overran a rebels' lair in Sitio Tinibyangan, Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). The military vowed to render the group irrelevant in northern Negros.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army seized another lair of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in a remote area of Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava town on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, acknowledged the support of the locals in providing valuable information that prevented the attack of communist rebels. "The ever-increasing support from communities and local government units is a clear message to this group that they are unwanted in this area," he added. On Wednesday morning, troops of the 79th
CASH AID. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) and Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, with the former rebels who received cash assistance from the provincial government at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). The beneficiaries, who were combatants and legal front members, received PHP30,000 each.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Some nine former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental are starting to rebuild their lives through the financial assistance extended to them by the provincial government. The beneficiaries, four of whom were full-time combatants and five legal front members, received PHP30,000 each from Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, in the presence of Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, in rites held at the Provinc
BACOLOD CITY - Soldiers of the Philippine Army's 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion (IB) thwarted the attempt of remnants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) to recover their lost ground in the remote area of northern Negros Occidental on Wednesday. At around 6 a.m., the troops encountered some 10 communist rebels and eventually raided their hideout in Sitio Tinibyangan of Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava town. 1Lt. Dansan Camua, civil-military operations officer of the 79IB, said residents informed the troops about sightings of armed men, who were also trying to ask for food. Government forces conducted security operations after receiving the reports, he added. No casualty has been reported on the government side but heavy bloodstains were seen on the withdrawal route of the rebels, according to the 79IB report. As of press time, troops were still conducting clearing and pursuit operations. In a radio interview, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, c
IN MEMORY OF A SOLDIER. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines (2nd from right), commanding officer of the Army's 79th Infantry Battalion, unveils the marker of the Alada Hall together with Escalante City Vice Mayor Rogelio Prietos (2nd from left) and executive assistant Aladdin Lumayno while Rev. Fr. Aurelius Pepino of St. Roch Parish Church blesses the building on May 29, 2022. The structure is dedicated to the memory of Pfc. Christopher Alada, who died during an encounter with CPP-NPA rebels in Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City on August 20, 2021. (Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - A soldier who sacrificed his own life to fight communist terrorists in northern Negros will be immortalized through the building named after him at the headquarters of the Philippine Army's 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Dubbed the Alada Hall, the structure is dedicated to the memory of the Private First Class (Pfc) Christopher Alada, a n