Bodies of 5 NPA rebels exhumed in Isabela

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 08:11:51 +0000

By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO MACONACON, Isabela – Five more remains of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels executed due to infighting in their ranks were exhumed by the Army Friday, July 8, in Barangay Canadam here. The bodies were that of alias “Rigid” and “Mawin,” commanding officer of the Front Operation Command (FOC), alias “Brad” and “Airus,” […]

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Police general ambushed in Bukidnon; 1 dead, 3 others wounded

Credit to Author: Al Jacinto, TMT| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:13:58 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Communist insurgents ambushed a police convoy on Wednesday, leaving four casualties in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon, officials said. Officials said the attack in Talakag town killed Corporal Roel Sumaylo. Three other policemen were wounded in the New People’s Army (NPA) ambush. The Philippine National Police Headquarters in Quezon City identified the […]

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NPA in Negros declares unilateral holiday ceasefire

Credit to Author: Eugene Y. Adiong| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:57:13 +0000

BACOLOD CITY– The New People’s Army (NPA) here will declare a holiday ceasefire against government forces if ordered by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Ka Juanito Magbanua, NPA-Apolinario Gatmaitan Command spokesmann, said the group was ready to suspend offensives against government forces for Christmas and New Year’s Day, despite a […]

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Lorenzana on NPA ‘kill list’: Why wasn’t I included

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:34:25 +0000

AS authorities expressed alarm over the alleged “kill list” by the Communist Party of the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked why he was not included. In a chance interview on Thursday at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Lorenzana said the list may have been retrieved by intelligence operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP), but […]

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Masbate village chief dies in NPA clash with soldiers

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:54:50 +0000

AN incumbent Barangay (village) captain, allegedly a member of the New People’s Army (NPA), was killed on Wednesday in a clash with soldiers in Masbate, the Philippine Army said on Thursday. The Bicol-based 9th Infantry Division identified the slain official as Wolfert Dalanon alias Ompong, village chief of San Antonio in Milagros town. Joint elements […]

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Rebels fire no shots, take AK-47s in raid on power firm guards

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:44:23 +0000

npa Dela Rosa: 513 minors recruited by NPA ‘neutralized’ in last two decades

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Without firing a shot, New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels pulled off a swift raid on the security outpost of Minergy Power Corp. in Balingasag town Misamis Oriental on Monday (Aug. 19). Lt. Col. Anthony Derilo, Army 57th Infantry Battalion commander, said the rebels took five AK-47 rifles; a radio and hundreds of […]

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Group: Anti-Subversion Act revival will revive its ‘horrors’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 11:43:26 +0000

Group: Anti-Subversion Act revival will revive its ‘horrors’

Reviving the “dead” Anti-Subversion Act would only revive the “horrors” it had when it was first promulgated, a group composed of lawyers and law students said Saturday.

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2 NPA hitmen, 1 Cafgu, 1 civilian dead in Eastern Samar firefight

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:42:49 +0000

2 NPA hitmen, 1 Cafgu, 1 civilian dead in Eastern Samar firefight

TACLOBAN CITY — A former militiaman, two suspected communist rebels, and a civilian were killed in a firefight and subsequent operation on Friday afternoon in Sulat town, Eastern Samar. Juancho Basad, a former member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) and his companion Winifredo Guballo succumbed to bullet wounds in their bodies. The […]

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Village chief gunned down in Leyte town

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:09:24 +0000

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TACLOBAN CITY –– A village chief in Hilongos town, Leyte province was shot dead by four alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Thursday afternoon. Juan Loquias, 43, chair of Barangay San Antonio, was with his father-in-law and other companions to cook shrimp in the village when the attack happened. The suspects reportedly […]

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