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Agusan Sur villagers declare NPA ‘persona non grata’
July 3, 2020, 5:14 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a far-flung village in the town of Loreto in Agusan del Sur have affirmed their full support to the government by declaring the communist New People’s Army (NPA) as persona non grata.In a community gathering facilitated on July 1, village leaders and members of… Read More
Ex-NPA supporters in Davao Oro condemn rebel atrocities
June 30, 2020, 6:38 pm
DAVAO CITY--At least 150 former supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) in Davao de Oro condemned the rebel movement for various atrocities, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.The Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID)… Read More
Northern Negros villagers call for peace, condemn CPP-NPA
June 26, 2020, 7:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Villagers in two municipalities in northern Negros have joined in condemning the atrocities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF). On Thursday, residents of Barangays Sta. Rosa, Amayco and… Read More
Subanen tribal leaders seek UN help vs. NPA intrusion
June 25, 2020, 5:37 pm
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur--A federation of Subanen tribal leaders in Western Mindanao has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to help them protect their ancestral domains against intrusion by the communist terrorist New People’s Army (NPA).In a petition sent Tuesday to the UN’s Office… Read More
Army’s 43IB upbeat to end insurgency in N. Samar by December
June 23, 2020, 5:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army is upbeat on ending the decades-long insurgency problem in some parts of Northern Samar before December 31, 2020 with local officials and communities linking arms to put down the armed rebellion. Lt. Col. Raymundo Picut Jr., commander of the Army 43rd Infantry… Read More
Persona non grata resolutions show Pinoys tired of Reds' abuses
June 18, 2020, 2:57 pm
MANILA – Every resolution declaring the communist rebels persona non grata is a collective proclamation that Filipinos have grown tired of their atrocities and abuses, a ranking military official said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos, Jr., 2nd Infantry Division commander, made this… Read More
Anti-terror bill to 'shield' economy from threats
June 17, 2020, 9:21 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The local government of Janiuay, Iloilo has thrown its support behind the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 calling it an "effective shield against criminality, terrorism, drugs, and corruption". The town expressed its support to the anti-terror bill through a two-page manifesto… Read More
15 NPA rebels yield in Caraga
June 17, 2020, 7:13 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Fifteen communist New People’s Army (NPA) combatants have surrendered to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga), the region's top police official said on Wednesday.Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel Jr., Police Region Office-13… Read More
More NegOcc villagers condemn CPP-NPA atrocities
June 14, 2020, 6:35 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Five barangays in Negros Occidental were the latest to condemn the atrocities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF). The village folks declared their stand in separate activities held… Read More
Kalinga towns declare NPA persona non grata
June 11, 2020, 12:40 pm
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – All seven towns in the province have passed local measures declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as persona non grata with Pasil municipality approving its ordinance on June 1. Pasil approved Ordinance… Read More
Army commander lauds successful combat operation in Iloilo
June 10, 2020, 2:54 pm
ILOILO CITY – The successful combat operation of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) over the weekend was hailed by the 3rd Infantry Division’s (3ID) commander on Tuesday. The government troops… Read More
Subanen tribal leaders back passage of anti-terror bill
June 9, 2020, 4:02 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A group of Subanen tribal leaders in the Zamboanga Peninsula and Misamis Occidental province have expressed support to the passage of the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.At the same time, they also declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National… Read More
Soldier injured in Iligan City firefight
May 28, 2020, 9:02 pm
ILIGAN CITY -- An Army personnel of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion was wounded after a 30-minute firefight with suspected communist New People’s Army (NPA) fighters Wednesday noon in Sitio Pudog, Barangay Mainit here.Lt Col. Domingo Dulay, 4MIB commander, said the troops responded to… Read More
NPA 'spreading lies' on gov’t peace efforts in Surigao Sur: IPMR
May 26, 2020, 3:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A tribal leader in Surigao del Sur province has criticized the "lies" being sown by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), against the government’s peace and development efforts in the area.In an interview on Tuesday,… Read More
DavOr execs, military condemn NPA attacks
May 19, 2020, 5:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – Officials of the Davao Oriental provincial government and the military condemned Tuesday the recent attack of the communist New People’s Army’s (NPA) on government troops and civilians.In a statement, Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said the "unceasing atrocities" by the communist… Read More
Army gives slain NPA members decent burial in Gingoog
May 14, 2020, 10:11 pm
BUTUAN CITY -- Nine of the 10 communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels who died during Sunday's running gun battle with government forces were laid to rest Wednesday afternoon (May 14) in a public cemetery in Gingoog City.Ten NPA rebels were killed in a series of clashes that started Sunday along… Read More
Construction of IP school in Surigao Sur town starts
May 13, 2020, 6:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Members of the Manobo tribe in conflict-affected Lianga town in Surigao del Sur province welcomed the start of the construction of an Indigenous Peoples (IP) school that would benefit their children.Hawudon Jumar S. Bucales, the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of… Read More
Running gun battle kills 10 rebels in Agusan Norte-MisOr border
May 12, 2020, 1:26 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A running gun battle that erupted at dawn last May 10 at the Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental border has already killed at least 10 communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, Army officials said Tuesday.Lt. Col. Francisco Molina, Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion commander,… Read More
Agrarian reform beneficiaries split from leftist group
May 7, 2020, 8:49 pm
DAVAO CITY – Some 37 members of the “Nagkahiusang Mag-Uuma sa Pindasan og Pangibiran” (NAGMAPPA) from the Davao de Oro town of Mabini withdrew their support from the leftist “Kilusan ng Mambubukid sa Pilipinas” (KMP), the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion (71IB) said Thursday.In a statement… Read More
2 Maguindanao towns declare 2 terror groups ‘persona non grata’
April 28, 2020, 5:13 pm
COTABATO CITY – Officials of the Maguindanao towns of Rajah Buayan and Sultan sa Barongis declared the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the equally extreme Dawlah Islamiya Terror Group (DITG) as “persona non grata” in their respective localities, the… Read More
