Tag: New Peoples Army

Serye ng pag-atake sa Caraga Region, inako ng NPA

CORTES, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Inako na ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang serye ng mga pag-atake sa Caraga Region bilang protesta sa posibleng pagpapalawig ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng NPA Regional Operational Command na si Ariel Montero, kabilang sa kanilang mga operasyon ang pag-disarma kay Vice Mayor Emmanuel Suarez ng Cortes, Surigao del Sur, noong martes ng umaga (July 18). Sila rin umano ang nagpasimuno ng pag-atake sa […]

UPDATED: One dead, several others injured in ambush by suspected NPAs in North Cotabato

At least one person was dead and several others injured after government forces in a convoy clashed with suspected rebels  in North Cotabato on Wednesday. The convoy composed mostly of members from the Presidential Security Group was on its way to Cagayan de Oro when they ran into a checkpoint manned by guerrillas, their commander Louie Dagoy told reporters. The fatality was identified as Benjamin Pandia, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit. […]

PHP3 milyon na halaga ng heavy equipment ng isang construction company sa Zamboanga Del Sur, sinunog 

(Eagle News) — Sinunog ng hinihinalang miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang tatlong heavy equipment na nagkakahalaga ng P3 milyon sa Zamboanga Del Sur kamakailan. Base sa inisyal na imbistigation ng Philippine National Police, nasa labin-limang mga armadong lalaki ang umatake sa bunkhouse ng Ramona Construction Company sa Dumingag, Purok Uno, Barangay Licabang. Binuhusan nila ng gasolina ang mga nakaparadang dump truck at saka sinilaban ang mga ito. Pagkatapos sunugin ang mga nasabing equipment […]

8 heavy equipment para sa road repair, sinunog ng NPA sa Palawan

PALAWAN (Eagle News) — Sinunog ng mga miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang walong heavy equipment na gagamitin sana sa pagsasaayos ng kalsada sa bayan ng San Vicente sa lalawigan ng Palawan. Mariin ngayong kinukondena ng mga otoridad ang mga makakaliwang grupo matapos na sunugin ang walong heavy equipment ng Tagala Construction sa bayan ng San Vicente, Palawan. Dahil dito, pansamantalang naantala ang proyekto sa pagsasaayos ng kalsada. Sa ibinigay na datos ng pulisya […]

President Duterte makes offer for “able-bodied” NPA fighters to become gov’t soldiers

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday made the offer for New People’s Army “able-bodied” and qualified “soldiers” to fight for the government instead, noting that the communist insurgency has already gone on for around 50 years. “I am again addressing myself to the NPA…Kayong mga sundalo sa NPA, kung gusto niyo sumali sa government ko, I will take you in as soldiers of the country…Anytime. Bumaba lang kayo at magtrain..,” he said during his visit to a military camp in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, […]

President Duterte says NDF consultants to be arrested if they return to the Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte warned the consultants of the National Democratic Front that they would be arrested if they return to the Philippines. The President gave his warning in his speech during the 119th anniversary of the Philippine Navy in Davao City, in the face of the previous order of the Communist Party of the Philippines leadership directing the New People’s Army to intensify attacks against government forces in Mindanao. “And […]

PHL gov’t formally withdraws from talks with communist leaders in Netherlands

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine government peace negotiators held their ground not to participate in the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the communists’ order to the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to intensify attacks on government forces after the martial law declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza and the head of the government negotiating panel, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, announced Monday morning in Noordwijk aan Zee, […]

Peace talks with communist rebels put on hold following their order to intensify attacks

Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents were put on hold on Saturday after a dispute over the rebels’ ordering their fighters to step up attacks. But communist negotiators remained hopeful that the discussions being held at a seaside resort town in the Netherlands would continue, despite the suspension announced by government negotiators. The two sides had just opened formal talks when chief government negotiator Jesus Dureza objected to the communists’ telling guerillas […]

PHL gov’t disturbed with CPP’s order for NPA to intensify attacks amid fighting in Mindanao

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine government said it was “deeply disturbed” with the order from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) directing the New People’s Army (NPA) to intensify attacks against government forces amid the ongoing fight against the Maute terrorists in Mindanao. The government peace panel asked the CPP to reconsider its decision or else it might be misconstrued that the communists are abetting the terrorist acts of the Maute group. The […]

Tatlong miyembro ng NPA, sumuko sa 8th Infantry Battalion

IMPASUG-ONG, Bukidnon (Eagle News) – Tatlong miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang kusang loob na sumuko sa himpilan ng 8th Infantry Battalion sa Impasug-ong, Bukidnon noong Lunes, Mayo 22. Isinuko rin nila ang kanilang iba’t-ibang uri ng mga armas. Nahikayat anila sila ng mga dati nilang kasamahang rebelde na sumuko na at nagbalik-loob sa gobyerno. Ipinaunawa rin sa kanila ang kahalagahan ng pagpili sa tamang landas patungo sa kapayapaan. Gov Segovia – EBC Correspondent, Impasug-ong, […]

400 na sundalo, dinala sa Davao

DAVAO City (Eagle News) — Isang batalyon ng mga sundalo ang hinugot mula sa Sulu at dinala sa Davao City upang mas paigtingin pa ang seguridad ng lungsod laban sa mga hinihinalang terorista at komunistang rebelde. Ayon sa Davao City Information Office, nasa 400 miyembro ng 16th Infantry Battalion ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na pinangungunahan ni Lieutenant Colonel Daren Comia ang darating sa araw na ito ng Biyernes, Mayo 19, upang mas paigtingin […]

10-wheeler truck na naglalaman ng bigas, sinunog ng mga NPA

Davao del Sur (Eagle News) — Sinunog ng pinaghihinalaang New Peoples’ Army (NPA) noong Martes ang isang 10-wheeler wing van truck sa Barangay Cabligan, Matanao Davao del Sur. Ayon sa imbestigasyon, lima hanggang anim na tao na nakasakay sa tatlong motorsiklo ang biglang pumara malapit sa 10-wheeler truck bandang alas onse y medya sa Brgy. Cabligan. Tinutukan ng baril ng mga diumanong miyembro ng Lawless Action Group (LAG)  ang driver ng nasabing sasakyan, na may […]