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Memorial marker of the 38 victims of the 1989 Rano massacre in Digos City, Davao del Sur (PNA photo by Che Palicte) MANILA - The government has brought insurgency to near annihilation more than three decades after the Rano massacre in Digos, Davao del Sur where 38 members of an indigenous peoples (IP) community were massacred by communist rebels. The Rano massacre was the most brutal, inhumane, and barbaric act committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), according to Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy...

ARMY-NPA CLASH. Recovered items from seven suspected members of the New People's Army after a clash with government troops in Barangay Nagbinlod, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on April 6, 2022. Among the items retrieved by the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army were a firearm and personal belongings. (Photo courtesy of 11IB) MANILA - Nothing will stop the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) from unmasking front organizations of terrorist groups as it stays true to its mandate to stopping more than 50 years of insurgency. Presidential Communica...

NEW LIFE.A couple leaves the New People's Army and surrenders to the Philippine Army in Malitbog, Bukidnon on May 18, 2022. They said they fear for the safety of their son following successive military operations and want to raise a family away from violence which is the only thing the NPA offers. (Photo courtesy of 16IB) MANILA - The country is assured that Vice President-elect Sara Duterte will not allow children to be exploited by terrorist groups as she has been at the forefront in the fight against insurgency. Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy, also the National Task Force ...

TINANG INCIDENT. Ex-rebels Christopher Garcia, formerly known as "Ka Warly" (left), and Ka Pong Sibayan join the virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict on Tuesday (June 14, 2022). The two said the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front were behind the chaos that ensued at the disputed land in Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion, Tarlac on June 9. (Screengrab from RTVM/PCOO) MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) were pinpointed...

Presidential candidate and former National Security adviser Norberto Gonzales (PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) MANILA - If alleged threats from the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo were true to sow "possible terrorist action" if Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will win in the May 9 elections, then communist elements may have infiltrated the campaign of the country's No. 2 official. Presidential aspirant and former Defense secretary Norberto Gonzales said Sunday he is still verifying if the threat indeed came from the Robredo group. "Ang tinitingnan ko talaga kung talagang nanggaling sa...