Tag: NPA in Philippines

AFP eyeing to dismantle 11 ‘weakened’ NPA guerrilla fronts by end of 2024: Año

(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines is eyeing dismantling the  11 “weakened” New People’s Army guerrilla fronts by the end of the year, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said on Thursday, April 4. According to Año, “this will also include dismantling 26 vertical units and party organs within the 27 sub-regional committees and 40 regional party committees.” AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said because of these targets, “halos everyday nagkakaroon po […]

PBBM: No active NPA guerrilla front in PHL as of December 2023

(Eagle News)–There is no active New People’s Army guerrilla front in the country as of December 2023. This is according to President Bongbong Marcos, who attributed the results to the government’s anti-communist insurgency campaign. He said, in particular, 1,399 members of communist and local terrorist groups were neutralized. Over 1000—or 1,751 firearms—were also confiscated through capture, confiscation, recovery and surrender. “Sa tulong ng ating (Armed Forces of the Philippines), (Philippine National Police), at intelligence agencies, […]