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(Eagle News) — One policeman was killed while three others were hurt in a clash with New People’s Army rebels in Albay, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, June 25. A report from the Police Regional Office 5 identified the deceased as Patrolman Emerson Belmonte, a member of the 1st Albay Provincial Mobile Force Company; and those hurt as PCpl Marlon Beltran, Pat Roy Resurrection and Pat John Mark Paz. The report said the […]
(Eagle News)–Government troops clashed with New People’s Army terrorists in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, June 3, the Philippine Army said on Thursday, June 4. In a statement, the Philippine Army said the members of the 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion and around 15 terrorists exchanged fire for about 45 minutes in Alegria, but the terrorists withdrew, leaving behind ammunition and guns. Seized were an M16 rifle, five rounds of a cal. 50 rifle, 16 rounds […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 26, met with Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force officers at the Malacañang Golf Clubhouse. In his short speech, the President congratulated the officers for their service. “You do it out of passion, for the love of country, because we are all Filipinos and we know where to place ourselves when the time comes..kayo mga sundalo, piloto. Ako naman, by stroke of luck, I became President,” the President […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P2-million reward for the killing of New People’s Army top commanders or information on their hideout. The President made the announcement as he railed against the rebel group, whose members he said were killing soldiers. “Kapag nakapatay kayo ng commander, nakaturo kayo saan natutulog iyong commander, sabihin niyo sa akin. P2 million (ang reward) ‘pag top commander,” Duterte said in a public address aired on Tuesday, May 12. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police is now on full alert after the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front ended its ceasefire with the government amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In a statement, the PNP said the 205,000-strong force “is ready and able to defend the country against any atrocities of this communist terrorist group,” as it condemned the Communists’ end to the ceasefire it says “endangers government response to overcome the […]
(Eagle news) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would no longer consider holding “peace talks” with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) because of the New People’s Army (NPA) attacks done on soldiers who were simply accompanying government workers delivering food any money amid the COVID-19 crisis. “There is no more peace talks to talk about,” Duterte said on Monday, April 27, during a late night press briefing in Malacanang. “It is […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the continuous killing being done by communist rebels of soldiers and policemen who were just assigned to secure the transportation of food and supplies across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte warned that he might just declare martial law if this continues to stop the New People’s Army (NPA)’s violence and mayhem, he said. “I might declare martial law, and there will be no falling back. […]
(Eagle News)–The extension of the government’s unilateral ceasefire with Communists will depend on President Rodrigo Duterte’s discussion with the National Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the remark on Sunday, April 19, after the Communist Party of the Philippines extended its unilateral ceasefire to April 30, or the expected end of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The government’s truce ended on April 15. “The call for peace is […]
(Eagle News)–The military has accused the New People’s Army of violating the declared ceasefire when it supposedly attacked government security forces in at least three instances. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Felimon Santos Jr. said one attack on the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Company in Barangay Tangdanua, Pantukan, Davao de Oro on April 7 led to the death of a suspected rebel. An AK-47 rifle was recovered at the site. […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 28, slammed the New People’s Army for its attack on soldiers in Rizal despite a ceasefire in place. “This armed attack by the NPA against our soldiers exposes the insincerity of the former in declaring a ceasefire as well as their blatant disregard of the welfare of the Filipino people they claim to fight for,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He said the soldiers were conducting community work in […]
(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday, March 29, said the New People’s Army will not honor the ceasefire it earlier declared. AFP chief of staff General Felimon Santos Jr. made the statement after government troops and NPA rebels figured in an encounter in Rodriguez, Rizal. A soldier and a rebel died as a result. “This attack on our people throws away their so-called ‘humanitarian principles’ and expose the exploitative nature of their […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Jose Maria Sison’s recommendation for a ceasefire amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “The recommendation of Mr. Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to issue a declaration of a ceasefire addressed to the New People’s Army purportedly in response to the call of the United Nations Secretary General for a global armistice, is a positive […]
