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(Eagle News) — Eight New People’s Army rebels died in an encounter with authorities in Negros Oriental on Tuesday, March 23, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the eight fatalities were part of the group of around 40 members of the Komite Rehiyonal-Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor (KR-NCBS) who engaged police and military personnel in a three-hour gun battle in Sitio Agit, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental at 12:55 p.m. Some members […]
(Eagle News)–Five policemen died in an ambush by New People’s Army rebels in Camarines Norte on Friday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the five uniformed personnel who were part of the 7-member team from the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company were guarding the vicinity of a road construction project in the municipality of Labo when they were attacked at 9:45 p.m. The police team had been sent to the area after […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 Special Action Forces members have been ordered deployed to Eastern Visayas upon their graduation on Friday, Feb. 6. The Philippine National Police said PNP Chief Debold Sinas gave the instruction for the deployment of the 226 SAF troopers as part of the intensified internal security and anti-criminality operations in the area, complementing the national government program to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC). The SAF members, who are graduates of […]
One Army member hurt in NPA ambush hours later, PNP says (Eagle News) — Authorities foiled what it said was an attack by rebels on a police station in Surigao del Norte on Thursday, Jan. 28, but one Army member was wounded in an ambush two hours later by members of the same rebel group. Police Brigadier General Romeo M. Caramat, Jr. said in his report to Camp Crame that policemen assigned to the Sison Municipal […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the relief of Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Major General Alex Luna over what he said was the publication of an erroneous list of alleged New People’s Army members killed by government troops. In a statement, Lorenzana said the publication by Luna’s 0J2 office of the wrong list was an “unforgiveable lapse.” “His negligence only shows a lackadaisical attitude towards his job resulting (in) confusion […]
Alleged NPA member wanted for murder, frustrated murder killed in shootout in Leyte (Eagle News) –A New People’s Army member wanted for murder and frustrated murder was killed in a shootout with police in Leyte while the most wanted person in Agusan del Sur was arrested on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. In a statement, the PNP said Preciano Galleon alias Penoy died as he resisted police operatives who were out to serve warrants […]
(Eagle News) — Three barangay officials were kidnapped by New People’s Army members in Masbate on Tuesday, but one managed to escape, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said barangay chair Aniano Capinig of Cabas-an, Aroroy has already informed his family he managed to flee after he, Barangay Kagawad Victorino Piorado and Barangay Tanod Arnel Refanan were forcibly taken at gunpoint by some 30 NPA members who arrived in the village at 4 a.m. […]
(Eagle News) — Three wanted members of the New People’s Army were arrested separately in Luzon and Visayas, the Philippine National Police said. PNP Chief Debold Sinas said Ruffa Sobelario Baynosa, 44, who faces seven criminal cases for frustrated murder, was arrested on Thursday at Hacienda Ambulong, Barangay San Fernando, Talisay City in Negros Occidental. The PNP said the arrest was by virtue of a warrant issued by Ma. Rita Bascos Sarabia, presiding judge of […]
(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army wanted for murder in Tagbilaran, Bohol was arrested in Quezon City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Allan Morales, deputy secretary of the Regional Committee of the Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor (NCBS) Regional Committee of the CPP-NPA-NDF, was nabbed by a composite police-military team in Barangay Payatas B at noon on Wednesday. The PNP said Morales was the subject of a warrant of arrest […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that a ceasefire with the communist rebels will not happen in the remaining year of his term. In his Talk to the Nation on Monday night, Dec. 7, Duterte dismissed any possibility of allowing a ceasefire with the New People’s Army rebels as he vowed to identify the NPAs in politics. “There will be no ceasefire ever again under my term — under my term ko pagka-Presidente. […]
(Eagle News) — Two members of the New People’s Army who have a warrant of arrest against them for cases in Cagayan have been arrested, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Romeo Aytona Jr. alias Alon, 45; and Joenel Lazo were arrested in two separate police operations in Quezon City and Laguna, respectively. The PNP said Aytona, who was identified in police records as the squad leader of the West Committee of […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Army recovered high-powered firearms, including five AK-47 assault rifles and magazines, from a lair of the New People’s Army in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte. The Philippine Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) recently recovered the high-powered firearms and ammunition following the surrender of an NPA couple identified only as alias Garry and Grace who provided the location of the arms cache of the NPA. The recovered firearms and ammunition from Sitio […]
