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SLAIN NPA. Villagers assist the military and police in fetching the remains of communist rebel Daisy Jane Cimafranca, 27, who was killed in a series of clashes on December 1 and 3 in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte. The 97th Infantry Battalion brought the remains of Cimafranca to her family on Sunday night (Dec. 5, 2021) in Purok Kalingayan, Barangay Caluma, Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 97IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Army's 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) has turned over the remains of a female communist rebel, who was seriously wounded in a clash and abandoned to die by h...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops seized war materiel and personal belongings after separate clashes against New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the province of Zamboanga del Norte on Dec. 3, a top military official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the first clash broke out in Barangay Linabo, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte at about 8 a.m. on Friday. The troops of the 97th and 42nd Infantry Battalions were tracking down a group of NPA rebels when the encounter took place. The NPA fighters who figured in the Linabo clash belong to the Guerilla Fr...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops have seized war materiel and personal belongings after separate clashes against rebels of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a top military official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the first clash broke out in Barangay Linabo, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte at about 8 a.m. on Friday. The troops of the 97th and 42nd Infantry Battalions were tracking down a group of NPA rebels when the encounter took place. The NPA fighters who figured in the Linabo clash belong to the...

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