ATTACKS STAGED BY SUSPECTED NPA REBELS IN THE VISAYAS SINCE 2015

CDN Research 07/22/2017

OVER the last two and a half years, while it seemed like skirmishes involving state forces and the New People’s Army in the Visayas had died down, there were actually nearly a dozen such incidents. None, however,…

Guihulngan cops who survived ambush receive medals

Carla P. Gomez 07/22/2017

  BACOLOD CITY –  The Philippine National Police (PNP) gave medals to the three policemen who survived the ambush staged by New People’s Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Wounded personnel medals were pinned by Chief Supt.…

7 KILLED, 5 WOUNDED IN NPA ATTACK

Benjie B. Talisic, Carla P. Gomez, Jhunnex G. Napallacan, Michelle Joy Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 07/21/2017

Barely 48 hours after the government suspended peace talks with communist rebels, suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas ambushed a local official and the responding policemen in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental, killing seven and wounding five…

Martial law targets terrorists, not NPA rebels — AFP

Inquirer.net 07/20/2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday explained that the possible extension of martial law in Mindanao was to quell rebellion from terrorist groups and not to target communist rebels. “Nalulungkot po tayo na ang…

NPA raids house of Surigao Sur vice mayor, seizes guns

Inquirer.net 07/18/2017

BUTUAN CITY — Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels raided the house of Vice Mayor Emmanuel Suarez of Cortes town in Surigao del Sur on Tuesday morning, carting away firearms. Senior Insp. Clark Abiya, Cortes police chief,…

Army soldiers clash with NPA rebels in Guihulngan

Benjie Talisic 07/01/2017

Government troopers clashed with around 30 fully armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army in Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Island Region at around 4:10 Friday afternoon. Col. Medel Aguilar, assistant chief of…

4 soldiers wounded in NPA attack in Northern Samar

Inquirer.net 06/21/2017

CATARMAN, Northern Samar — Four soldiers were wounded in an ambush here on Tuesday night by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA). The soldiers belonging to the 20th Infantry Battalion were heading to Catbalogan City…

What Sotto should have asked Taguiwalo

05/09/2017

Should Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo back off from protecting child soldiers and refuse to disavow the New People’s Army when asked pointblank? Sen. Tito Sotto should have asked these during Taguiwalo’s confirmation hearing, not made inane…

NPA destroys over P109M vehicles, equipment of Davao nickel mining firm

Inquirer.net 05/07/2017

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte — Over P109 million worth of vehicles and equipment were lost after communist rebels stormed a nickel mining firm in Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Saturday, authorities said yesterday. A total of…

Duterte to AFP: Drop bombs on NPA rebels, flatten hills

Inquirer.net 03/09/2017

BANSALAN, Davao del Sur — President Duterte has ruled out peace talks with the communist rebels and declared that the police and the military can now pursue them. He lamented on Thursday that the NPA targeted non-combatants…

Rebels told to help revive peace talks

Nestle L. Semilla 02/15/2017

THE military is willing to talk to local communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in order to spur the revival of the peace negotiations between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF).…

Reign of terror

Editorial 02/08/2017

The recent debate between the Catholic Church and the Duterte administration in the war against illegal drugs came amid two major developments: one, an Amnesty International report that accused the government of tolerating not only a culture…

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