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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 ...

MERIT MEDAL. Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division, pins the Military Merit Medal on a soldier of 62nd Infantry Battalion during a ceremony held at the unit's headquarters in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Monday (April 25, 2022). A total of 54 soldiers and one paramilitary trooper received medals for their participation in a series of successful encounters with the CPP-NPA rebels in central and southern Negros earlier this month.(Photo courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Some 54 soldiers of th...

Soldiers recovered high- powered firearms and ammunition from suspected New People’s Army rebels following an encounter in Sitio Halog, Barangay Sandayao in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Thursday.

BACOLOD CITY - A Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebel was killed during an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army's 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) in the hinterlands of Cauayan town in southern Negros Occidental on Tuesday. Capt. Kim Apitong, public affairs officer-in-charge of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the troops engaged some 10 NPA fighters in Sitio Bajay, Barangay Caliling around 6:20 a.m. After the encounter, the soldiers found the body of the still-unidentified rebel and recovered a high-powered firearm. The encounter in Cauayan came aft...

INTERMENT. Troops of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion provide assistance during the burial of CPP-NPA fighter "Johnny" in the public cemetery of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday (April 17, 2022). None of the rebel's kin came to claim his body after he was killed in an encounter with soldiers on April 14. (Photos courtesy of 94th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Without any family member witnessing his funeral, a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebel, who was killed during an encounter with soldiers...