Wounded soldiers identified; 4 NPAs killed in Negros clash

Florence Baesa 04/24/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — The two soldiers who were wounded in an encounter with members of the New People’s Army in Barangay Gawahon, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 24, 2020, have been identified. This…

Remains of soldiers killed in NegOcc by NPA rebels sent home

Florence A. Baesa 04/21/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – The 303rd Infantry Brigade rendered military honors for the three (3) soldiers who were killed on Sunday, April 19, 2020, during an encounter with communist rebels in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Colonel…

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…

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,…

Gov’t troops engage NPA rebels in a gunfight in Agusan del Norte

Florence A. Baesa 04/13/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- Suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) attacked the community security patrol of the 29th Infantry (Matatag) Battalion of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division in Barangay Cuyago, Jabonga,…

San Fernando nanays cook for soldiers, police

Immae Lachica, Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/13/2019

SAN FERNANDO, Cebu — While men in uniform go around the town to keep it safe, a group of cheerful women also took the challenge of keeping their tummies full. Armed with ladles, 15 women from different…

Mayor Osmeña on ‘Lapu-Lapu’s day’: Soldiers are modern day heroes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña compared the soldiers of the country to national Cebuano hero, Lapu-Lapu, on the day of his commemoration on Saturday, April 27. In his speech for the wreath-laying activity…

Soldiers survive ambush in Guihulngan City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES – Soldiers from the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) were ambushed in Barangay Banuage,  Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, early morning of Monday, January 14, 2019. According to Senior Superintendent Raul Tacaca, director of the Negros…

Soldiers in the streets

Editorial 12/03/2018

When soldiers were first deployed to assist traffic enforcers in Cebu City and other parts of Metro Cebu as part of the Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT), there was little if any reservations on the part of…

Cops, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid Apec bonuses

AFP 11/20/2018

Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Papua New Guinea police and soldiers stormed the country’s parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid Apec bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up,…

PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC allowances

Agence France Presse 11/20/2018

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea police and soldiers stormed the country’s parliament Tuesday, smashing windows and furniture and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up, police and witnesses…

5 Kenyan soldiers killed in bombing

AP 08/29/2018

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan military spokesman says five Kenyan soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb blew up the vehicle they were travelling in the country’s southeast. Col. Paul Njuguna also said 10 soldiers were wounded…

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