TABUK CITY, Kalinga — The military’s 5th Infantry Division (5ID) covering the Cordillera region condemned on Thursday the continuing atrocities perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the region.…
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PRO 2 slams NPA atrocities in Cagayan Valley
CAMP MARCELO A ADDURU, Tuguegarao City — The head of the regional police office here condemned the series of atrocities allegedly perpetrated by the Henry Abraham Command of the New People’s…
Bodies of 2 slain NPA rebels recovered
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Two bodies possibly belonging to New People’s Army (NPA) members were retrieved by government forces ar sitio Tambo, Barangay Binicalan in San Luis, Agusan del Sur, late…
Vizcaya villagers flee homes over NPA-AFP firefight
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – At least 19 families and 9 other villagers have sought refuge in the municipality of Kasibu town following a recent firefight between New People’s Army (NPA)…
Army strives to end recruitment of child soldiers
SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur — The 81st Infantry (Spartan) Battalion of the Philippine Army based here condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) for allegedly recruiting children for combat until now.…
Taguiwalo denies diverting 4Ps funds to NPA
MANILA — Former secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Judy Taguiwalo, on Tuesday refuted insinuations that she diverted funds from one of the department’s programs to the…
Situation under control after 2 clashes with Reds: San Nicolas mayor
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan — Mayor Rebecca Saldivar on Saturday assured the situation is already under control following the second encounter between government forces and New People’s Army (NPA) members in remote…
3 suspected Reds die in Pangasinan clash
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan — Three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with police personnel of the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) here Friday.…
Pangasinan provincial board honors slain police officer
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Pangasinan provincial board passed a resolution in its regular session today, August 8 expressing its deepest sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of a member…
Army slams ‘fake news’ on Pangasinan encounter
FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija — The Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division (7ID) deplored on Friday the proliferation of “fake news” in connection with the recent encounter…
1 killed, 4 hurt in explosion along highway in Nueva Ecija
GUIMBA, Nueva Ecija — A tricycle driver was killed while four persons, including two minors, were hurt in an explosion of suspected improvised explosive device along the national road in…
5 alleged Reds burn agri school warehouse in Nueva Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — Five armed men who identified themselves as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) set on fire a warehouse of an agriculture school in…
Classes, work resume in San Nicolas town after PNP-NPA clash
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan — Classes in all public and private schools as well as work in government offices resumed here Monday after an encounter last Friday between police and…
1 dead, 3 wounded in police-NPA clash in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — A policeman was killed and three others were wounded in a firefight with the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the mountain boundaries of Pangasinan-Benguet and…
2 cops hurt in Samar roadside blast
TACLOBAN CITY –- Two policemen were wounded when alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) detonated an improvised explosive devise targeting a police patrol car at a national road…
Gov’t troops overrun NPA camp in Ifugao, seize high powered guns
BAGUIO CITY — Government troops overran a New People’s Army (NPA) camp in Ifugao and seized four high powered firearms and other belongings. In an information provided by the 5th…
6 troops hurt in NPA landmine attack in Quirino
MANILA — Six soldiers from the 86th Infantry Battalion were wounded after being hit by a shrapnel from a landmine detonated by the New People’s Army in Natipunan town, Quirino…
NPA rebels burn P3M heavy equipment
ZAMBOANGA CITY — At least P3 million worth of heavy equipment were damaged when a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a government construction site in the province…
Troops capture female NPA member, high-powered arms in Abra clash
BAGUIO CITY — Government troops recovered six high-powered firearms following an encounter with members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) in Abra on Saturday. In a statement released on…
5 criminal cases filed vs ‘Maasin’ NPA raiders
ILOILO CITY, June 29– The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) on Thursday afternoon has filed five criminal cases against the members of the New People’s Army for raiding the…