TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army lauded local communities for providing vital information that led to the recent recovery of an arms cache belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the hinterlands of San Jose…
BACOLOD CITY – The pursuit of the New People’s Army (NPA) remnants in Toboso town on April 19 was a legitimate military operation, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Friday. The armed encounter in Barangay Salamanca…
MANILA – The United States Embassy in Manila on Friday issued a direct warning to American nationals against affiliating with insurgent groups, including the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the…
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Community journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma was among 19 killed in a clash between government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental on Sunday, according to a confirmation by Altermidya…
DAVAO CITY — The Army command in Bukidnon on Thursday announced a significant combat gain — one of several required — as part of its campaign to eliminate the presence of communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels…
LUCENA CITY — Fil-Am activist Chantal Anicoche has voluntarily chosen to stay under the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to undergo medical treatment, the army said. According to a press release issued Sunday morning,…
LEGAZPI CITY – Three leaders and two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have been killed in a clash with government troops in Camarines Sur on Tuesday. The Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division spokesperson Maj. Frank Roldan…
New People’s Army (NPA) installed explosive devices killed two soldiers in Camarines Sur days ahead of the ceasefire declaration of the Maoist rebels.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
