NPA land mine, grenades kill 3 troopers, wound 4 in Negros encounter

Florence A. Baesa 04/19/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — A land mine and hand grenades allegedly thrown by the New People’s Army (NPA) caused the heavy casulaties on the government side when troops from the 94th Infantry Battalion encountered an…

150 Army reservists deployed to Negros Occ.

Florence Baesa 03/21/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — One hundred and fifty Army reservists from the 605th Community Defense Center of Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) were deployed in different quarantine control points in Negros Occidental to help contain the spread…

100 Army soldiers deployed to Negros to help military’s anti-NPA drive

Florence Baesa 02/28/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — More than 100 troops from the 14th Civil Military Operations (CMO) Battalion of the Philippine Army will help in the military’s campaign against Communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental and…

Government troops kill suspected ISIS terrorist in Lanao encounter 

Froilan Gallardo 01/25/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines —A suspected ISIS terrorist was killed in an encounter with government troops in a forest between the towns of  Balindong and Piagapo in Lanao del Sur last Friday afternoon (January 24, 2020).…

Army officer sacked over altered photo of NPA surrenderers

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The commander the Army’s 2nd Infantry Battalion (IB) has been relieved from his post following the fallout of the controversy surrounding the edited photo of New People’s Army (NPA) surrenderers in Masbate last month.…

Sison: Disruption of CCP plenum ‘too small an issue’; negotiations with gov’t to continue

Froilan Gallardo 12/30/2019

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison said the rebels will not pull out from the negotiating table just because the Army spoiled the planned plenum of…

Scout Ranger training for actor Matteo Guidicelli starts

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/01/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano actor Matteo Guidicelli finally started his 30-day Scout Ranger training on May 31, Friday. Guidicelli updated his fans in an Instagram photo he posted together with other trainees wearing black shirts.…

Charges readied against 4 men involved in San Fernando’s Bugho incident

Benjie B. Talisic 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police will be filing charges on the four armed men believed to be behind the alleged harassment incidents in hinterland barangays of San Fernando town. Arrested Romeo Solis Jr., 39; Frisco Tapales,…

Soldiers nab 4 armed men after firefight in San Fernando’s mountain barangay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A squad of the Philippine Army assigned to secure San Fernando’s hinterland villages in the election engaged in a firefight with armed civilians four days before the May 13 polls. Soldiers of the…

Army Dragon Warriors rule Cebu City Dragonboat Regatta

Mars G. Alison 05/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Army Dragon Warriors bagged three of the four titles at stake in the first-ever Cebu City Dragonboat Regatta which ended Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Il Corso at the South Road…

Actor Matteo Guidicelli joins Philippine Army

Michelle Joy Padayhag 04/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano actor Matteo Guidicelli has found another way to serve his country. The 29-year-old actor confirmed in an Instagram post that he officially joined the Philippine Army on April 15, Monday. “I officially…

Army, Medellin search team locate submerged army tank

Doris C. Bongcac 12/06/2018

Personnel from the Philippine Army’s 53rd Engineering Brigade and the local government of Medellin already identified on Thursday morning the exact location of the World War II (WWII) army tank that fell into the Dagusungan River. Municipal…

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