Search Result for “persona non grata”
BuCor to place control gate instead of walls in road near NBP
December 1, 2021, 4:33 pm
MANILA – Officials at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City will remove shortly two roadblocks affecting two residential villages in the city and will instead put a control gate as part of measures to secure the prison compound, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday.… Read More
Poll bets giving extortion money to rebels face DQ
October 12, 2021, 9:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) wants to stop local chief executives and candidates from giving extortion money to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), especially with the election season nearing.… Read More
SoCot town condemns Reds over murder of unarmed CAFGU member
October 12, 2021, 1:17 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The municipal government of Banga in South Cotabato has condemned the killing by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels of an unarmed militiaman in the area late last month. Banga Mayor Albert Palencia strongly denounced the incident as authorities tagged the NPA on… Read More
NPA rebels gun down Manobo tribesman in front of son
October 10, 2021, 1:26 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The communist New People’s Army (NPA), even on Indigenous People (IP) month, continues the annihilation of tribesmen who do not support its causes. Such was the case of Boy Maca Astudillo, 47, a member of the Manobo tribe and a resident of Sitio Inadan, Barangay Magroyong in San… Read More
2 NPA rebels killed in Mt. Province clash
September 29, 2021, 7:58 pm
CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela – Some two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a 30-minute gunfight with troops from the Army's 54th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Mainit, Mountain Province on Tuesday, the military said on Wednesday. In an interview, 5th Infantry Division (5ID)… Read More
NegOcc clash site residents declare CPP-NPA persona non grata
September 28, 2021, 2:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Almost 10 days after their peace was disturbed by an armed encounter, residents of Barangay Tabu in Ilog, Negros Occidental declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF), as persona non… Read More
Ritual condemns Bayan Muna solon’s sins against Manobo tribe
September 20, 2021, 2:35 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Leaders of indigenous peoples (IP) communities in Surigao del Sur gathered Sunday afternoon for a ritual called “boney”, a ceremony intended to impose penalties on fellow tribe members who committed offenses. Different IP Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) in the province want… Read More
Ex-Senate president wants ICC declared persona non grata
September 19, 2021, 3:18 pm
MANILA – Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the International Criminal Court (ICC) probers should not be allowed to enter the Philippines to conduct a formal investigation into the government’s campaign against illegal drugs. “Pag punta dito, dapat wag papasukin sa bansa (If ICC… Read More
IP groups declare Cullamat ‘persona non grata’
September 13, 2021, 6:12 pm
MANILA – A group of Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP) from Surigao del Sur has issued a unified resolution calling for the ouster of Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Cullamat. The Provincial Tribal Council (PTC) consisting of the Manobo, Mandaya, and the… Read More
S. Kudarat IP community receives P1.2-M aid from DA-12
September 3, 2021, 1:47 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – A government livelihood program has reinforced the belief of an indigenous peoples (IP) community in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat that communist terrorist groups (CTGs) cannot give them anything, except empty promises. On Thursday, a team from the Department of Agriculture… Read More
Silay City villagers burn CPP-NPA flags, vow allegiance to gov't
August 29, 2021, 5:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A group of farmworkers and other villagers in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental burned the communist-terrorist flags and pledged allegiance to the government in a ceremony held at the village covered court on Aug. 28. Villagers also denounced the atrocities and lies… Read More
10 more BIFF extremists yield in Maguindanao
August 25, 2021, 8:12 am
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Ten more extremists of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) yielded to military and local officials in Maguindanao, bringing to 130 the total number of surrenderers in Central Mindanao since January. Col. Pedro Balisi, commander of the Army’s 1st… Read More
Southern Negros villagers declare Reds as 'persona non grata'
July 26, 2021, 1:32 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 100 residents of Barangay Caliling, Cauayan town in southern Negros Occidental have declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF), as "persona non grata" in a gathering held at the… Read More
CORDS drastically reduces E. Visayas insurgency problem
July 24, 2021, 7:53 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte's designation of Cabinet secretaries as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) is a huge step in ensuring the country's progressive development amid the threat of communist terrorist groups (CTGs). Housing czar Secretary Eduardo del… Read More
NTF-ELCAC sets record milestones vs. CPP-NPA-NDF
July 23, 2021, 3:37 pm
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) headed by President Rodrigo Duterte has accomplished more than any other administrations in neutralizing the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).… Read More
Persona non grata declaration shields IPs from NPA: Army
July 22, 2021, 12:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The recent move by Mamanwa tribe leaders in Agusan del Norte and parts of Surigao del Norte declaring the communist New People’s Army (NPA) persona non grata would protect the ancestral lands and communities of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the area, the military said Thursday.… Read More
‘Whole of Nation’ approach nets 18,433 rebels: PH Army
July 20, 2021, 3:50 pm
MANILA – A total of 18,433 former rebels belonging to communist terror groups (CTG) nationwide, including 92 "child soldiers", have returned to the fold of the law and are now enjoying normal life through the “whole of nation” integration program implemented by the Duterte administration… Read More
3 more tourists with fake RT-PCR results nabbed in Boracay
July 15, 2021, 6:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – Three tourists from Silang, Cavite were apprehended by authorities for using fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results to enter Boracay on July 14. Those apprehended were a couple, Benjamin P. Pastrana, 64, and his 56-year-old wife Marichu; and Luisa L.… Read More
5 more NPA rebels surrender in Masbate
July 8, 2021, 5:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Masbate continue to surrender in droves, saying they could not bear the heinous crimes being committed by the communist terrorist group (CTG) against their province mates. Capt. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office… Read More
Over 500 NPA rebels, supporters yield weeks after Absalons’ death
June 30, 2021, 6:50 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – In just two weeks, a total of 505 members and supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) yielded to the government in Masbate province, expressing their condemnation of the recent atrocities of the communist terrorist group (CTG). In a statement on Wednesday, Capt. John Paul… Read More
