OSG wants 81-year-old man tagged as NPA back in jail

Jane Bautista 07/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is seeking to overturn a Court of Appeals (CA) decision that ordered the release of 81-year-old Prudencio Calubid Jr. from detention for being wrongly identified as a…

Torre: Old man wrongly jailed as NPA leader may seek payment

Jason Sigales 07/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the 81-year-old man jailed after being mistakenly identified by police as a New People’s Army (NPA) leader may seek compensation. Torre’s statement came in…

NPA officer slain in Samar clash

Joey A. Gabieta 12/15/2024

TACLOBAN CITY – A high-ranking officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight with government troops in Barangay Cawayan, Catbalogan City, Samar on December 13, according to the Philippine Army. The officer, identified…

Albay: NPA rebels clash with soldiers on disaster aid mission

Priam Nepomuceno and Connie Calipay of Philippine News Agency 10/28/2024

MANILA – The New People’s Army (NPA) attacked government forces delivering assistance for victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in Pio Duran, Albay on Sunday. One soldier was injured, according to Philippine Army 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson…

Bohol encounter: 26 from Bilar town undergo stress debriefing

CDN Digital 03/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 26 individuals from Barangay Campagao, Bilar town in Bohol province were made to undergo stress debriefing following the encounter that happened between government troops and suspected members of the New…

Torture claims in deaths of 5 NPA rebels in Bohol dismissed by police

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 02/27/2024

Police would be open for investigation into an encounter in Bilar town in Bohol Province last week amid questions on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of five suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. This was the assurance…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash?

CDN Digital 02/26/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, February 26, 2024. Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash?…

Police continue to verify identity of ‘lawyer’ killed in Bohol encounter

Emmariel Ares 02/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police are validating the identity of a woman who was one of the fatalities of an encounter that happened in Bilar town in Bohol province on Friday morning. In a phone interview on…

Bohol encounter: Police on full alert following clash with ‘NPA fighters’

Emmariel Ares 02/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bohol encounter on Friday between government forces and NPA rebels has put the province’s entire police force on full alert status.  Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Norman Nuez said…

Reds declare 2-day holiday ceasefire, a first in 4 years

Delfin T. Mallari Jr, Dexter Cabalza 12/24/2023

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to lay down its arms for two days, from 12:01 a.m. on Christmas Day to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 26, to…

Bohol still a peaceful place to stay, says Aumentado

Doris C. Bongcac 09/09/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The armed encounter, that killed six suspected members of the New People’s Army in Bilar town in Bohol province on September 7, was an isolated case. Governor Erico Aris Aumentado said the provincial…

2 of 6 alleged NPA fighters killed in Bohol clash identified

Emmariel Ares 09/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Two of the six alleged fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA), who were killed during an encounter with Task Group Bohol of the Philippine Army in Bohol province on Thursday morning, September…

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