Bodies of ‘guerrillas’ killed in Bohol transported back to families

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The bodies of the alleged members of communist-terrorist groups slain after a firefight with soldiers in Bohol last Tuesday, May 25, 2021, are now being transported back to their families. The 47th Infantry Battalion…

Bohol under monitoring for possible insurgency activities

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following the firefight between soldiers and suspected members of communist rebels in a town in Bohol, the Philippine Army will be closely monitoring the island province for any possible insurgency-related activities. The 3rd…

PNP listing lawyers for ‘red terrorists’

Julie M. Aurelio - Reporter / @JMAurelioINQ 03/13/2021

Following a recent attack on a lawyer, a Makabayan lawmaker denounced the Philippine National Police for asking courts to submit the names of lawyers for “personalities” belonging to “communist terrorist groups,” the terms used by security forces…

Freedom is not academic

Geronimo L. Sy - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2021

Academic freedom is much debated today. It is on record that the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) entered into a pact in 1989 to govern the conduct of military and…

Army troopers in pursuit of NPA rebels after clashes in Negros Oriental

Carla Gomez - @inquirerdotnet 01/17/2021

BACOLOD CITY – Government troopers are in pursuit of suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) following four separate clashes in the upland barangays of Sandayao and Trinidad in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental since Saturday. Maj.…

2 rebels killed in Christmas Eve encounter in NegOr

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two suspected members of communist-terrorist groups were killed during an encounter with soldiers on Christmas Eve (December 24) in Siaton town, Negros Oriental. In a press statement, the 3rd Infantry Division of the…

Religious groups fear being tagged as terrorist, file 30th case vs anti-terror law at SC

Tetch Torres-Tupas 08/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Fearing that their efforts of protecting the less fortunate and preserving a human being’s dignity could be misunderstood as a “terroristic activities,” a church organization has joined the still-growing list of petitions against the…

Two of three dead suspected NPAs laid to rest in NegOr

Florence Baesa 05/02/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Two of the three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA), who were killed during an encounter in Barangay Camudlas, Bindoy last April 30,2020, were laid to rest at the…

3 soldiers dead, 4 wounded in Negros Occ. encounter with NPAs

Florence A. Baesa 04/19/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Three soldiers were killed while four others were wounded after soldiers from the 94th Infantry Battalion encountered an undetermined number of NPAs (New People’s Army members) in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City,…

Vinoya slams AGC-NPA statement

Florence Baesa 03/02/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—The commander of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division of the Philippine Army, Major General Eric Vinoya, slammed the Apolinario Gatmaitan Command (AGC) of the New People’s Army (NPA) for criticizing the Task Force to…

Cops ready to deal with insurgency threats

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The regional director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) assures Boholanos and Cebuanos that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are prepared to…

Suspected NPA members, troops clash; 2 rebels killed

Florence Baesa 02/29/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental —Two suspected NPA (New People’s Army) members were killed  in an encounter between the government troops at 6:10 p.m. of February 28, 2020 in Sitio Agpapatao, Barangay Binobohan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Lieutenant…

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