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TACLOBAN CITY – Ninety-three members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines from Leyte province withdrew their support and took their oath of allegiance to the government on Thursday, Jan. 19. They belong to four mass organizations in Alangalang town – Alangalang Small Farmers As
NEW HOMES. A PHP20-million housing project for former rebels is being built at the Peace and Prosperity Village in San Isidro, Leyte in this undated photo. Each house and lot package costs PHP450,000 and has a lot size of 60 square meters and a floor area of 21 sqm. (PNA photo) MANILA - In a remote village in San Isidro, Leyte, former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels try to rebuild their lives shattered by years of armed conflict, together with their families and through the help of the government. "Ka Mayang", 50, told the Philippine News Age...
PEACE VILLAGE. Houses under construction within the Peace and Prosperity Village in San Isidro, Leyte. The outpouring support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity Village here will give them no reason to again embrace the ideology of the New People's Army (NPA), a former rebel commander said in an interview on Dec. 20, 2021.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) SAN ISIDRO, Leyte- The outpouring of support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity Village here will give them no reason to again embrace the ideology of the New People's Army (N...
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos de...
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos de...