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(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Friday, Dec. 20, denied the New People’s Army had a “hit list,” as claimed by the government. In a statement, Sison said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s “hype of an alleged ‘NPA hit list’ only aims to sow intrigue in order to sabotage the planned resumption of formal peace talks.” He said it was in fact the military and the police “who keep […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is still open to reviving peace talks with Communist rebels. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement days after the President directed the military to crush the New People’s Army and keep the country safe. The President “always leaves…the window ajar for any peace negotiation..but will not allow..assaults against our forces,” he said. Earlier, Duterte directed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to fly to The Netherlands, where Communist Party of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Dec. 16, questioned the sincerity of the New People’s Army following the Eastern Samar attack that saw at least two people killed. “When you do that, your sincerity is in question with respect to peace talks,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte sent Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to talk to Sison, who is in exile in The Netherlands. The President earlier offered […]
(Eagle News) — At least two, including a police officer, were killed and several others were hurt in what authorities said was an ambush by members of the New People’s Army in Eastern Samar. A police report identified the policeman slain in the attack in Libutan in Borongan at 3 p.m. as Pat Rama. The report said the other fatality was a female civilian. Some of the injured were identified only by their surnames: […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison has said he does not believe President Rodrigo Duterte was sincere in resuming peace talks. In a statement, Sison said “it is highly probable that Duterte’s offer of peace negotiations, preconditioned by resuming them in the Philippines, is a prelude to the escalation of attacks against the people and the revolutionary forces.” “The NPA (New People’s Army) can see through the ruse and […]
(Eagle News) — At least four policemen were wounded in a clash with suspected New People’s Army rebels in Palawan, the police said on Thursday, Nov. 21. The Mimaropa police said the clash between members of the 1st and 2nd Police Mobile Force Company took place in Barangay Maasin, Brooke’s point. Authorities are still probing the incident.
Duterte also visits wounded soldiers (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Nov. 15, visited the wake of the at least six soldiers killed in a clash with New People’s Army rebels in Eastern Samar. The President, accompanied by Senator Bong Go, also visited those injured in the encounter in the outskirts of Borongan on Monday, Nov. 20. The at least six soldiers were killed and at least 20 were injured after they clashed with around […]
(Eagle News) – Six soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 14th infantry Battalion were killed while 20 others were wounded in an ambush by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who used improvised explosives in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The ambush happened late Monday afternoon, Nov. 11, when the NPA rebels detonated six explosives in a remote village called Pinanag-an. The Philippine soldiers from the three platoons of the Army’s 14th IB suffered heavy casualties following the […]
(Eagle News)–Several former rebels on Wednesday, Aug. 14, confirmed the Communist group was recruiting students to be its members. One of those who made the confirmation before the Senate panel on public order and dangerous drugs was Allen, who was wearing a hoodie and was very emotional when she spoke. According to Allen, she was recruited by the League of Filipino Students in 2014, when she was a 16-year-old student of the Polytechnic University of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led the grant of housing units to former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and Militia ng Bayan in Davao del Norte as he urged the rebel surrenderees and housing units beneficiaries to convince active communist rebels to return to the fold of law. “Naay panahon nga makigbisog ka kay nagtuo ka nga murag ang gobyerno gidaug-daog mo. Naa puy panahon nga — pag-undang ba. There is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, June 19, honored those who were killed and were injured in separate clashes with the New People’s Army in Samar. The President awarded the Order of Lapu-Lapu to the dependents of Corporal Robert Bueno, Corporal Alix Saliwan, Private First Class Arthur Garcia, Private First Class Danilo Constantino Jr., and Private Elben Lagrimas in Camp General Vicente Lukban in Catbalogan. Also conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG) said it would be filing charges against local government officials and canditates who would be proven to have given financial support to the New People’s Army (NPA) DILG Spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that they will validate the reports and file the charges after the May 13 elections. “Siguro ang gagawin namin after the elections, once we validated these reports and we have […]
