RECOGNITION. Lt. Col. Agosto Asuncion (left), commander of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion Calabarzon (RMFB 4A), receives a plaque from Brig. Gen. Cerilo Balaoro Jr., 202nd Infantry Brigade commander, in ceremonies at the brigade's headquarters in Cavinti town, Laguna province on Monday (Jan. 23, 2023). The award was given as a testament to their group's remarkable role in the military's successful operations against the communist terrorist group in 2022. (PNA photo by Roselle Aquino) CAVINTI, Laguna - The Philippine Army has cited the police in Region 4A (Calabarzon) for its successful campaign against the communist terrorist group. The 202nd Infantry Brigade under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Cerilo Balaoro Jr. conferred a command plaque and individual awards to members of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB 4A) under the Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO4A) during the Brigade's flag-raising ceremony at its headquarters in Barangay West Talaongan here o
ROTC SUMMER CAMP. A total of 331 young men and women are currently undergoing a month-long ROTC Summer Camp Training at the 302nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena (back to the camera) welcomed the trainees at the opening on August 7, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the 302nd Infantry Brigade) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 331 youths are currently undergoing a four-week Reserve Officers' Training Corps or ROTC Summer Camp Training at the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday, said the summer camp training is "intended for the ROTC cadets who are projected to become ROTC officers in their different schools". Some trainees are from Silliman University and St. Paul University in this capital city and from a few other schools, he said. The in-house training
NEW WAY OF LIFE. Two New People's Army leaders and a medic surrender to the Philippine Army's 58th Infantry Battalion at Sitio Anahaw, Barangay Bantaawan, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental on Friday (July 1, 2022). They will be included in the national government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program to help them restart their lives away from the armed movement. (Photo courtesy of 402nd Infantry Brigade) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Tired of false promises of better lives, two leaders and a medic of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to the 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) in Misamis Oriental, the Philippine Army unit confirmed Sunday. According to a statement by 1Lt. Claudine Robledo, the 58IB Civil-Military Operations officer, Golden Romania Compas Sr, 42, former political guide of Platoon Falcon, Sub-Regional Committee 1; Neiljan Pasague Legaspino, 29; and Ariel Uba Compas, 27, a medic, surrendered in Sitio Anahaw, Baranga
FORCES REPOSITIONED. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas (right), 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, sends off the troops to be deployed against New People's Army rebels in Misamis Occidental on Saturday (May 28, 2022). The brigade targets to defeat the Guerrilla Front Sendong, the last remaining organized front of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee, by June. (Photo courtesy of 102nd Infantry Brigade) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade (102nd IBde) has repositioned its forces to defeat the remaining New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Misamis Occidental. Dubbed the final push, the 102nd IBde aims to bring down by June the Guerrilla Front Sendong, the last remaining organized front of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC). The active NPA members are scattered in different areas in Misamis Occidental. "The additional forces will support the 10th Infantry Battalion in all of its operational activities in Misamis
BROUGHT BACK HOME. Troops of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion loads the coffin of the late New People's Army leader Roland Maglasang inside a vehicle to bring his remains back to his family in Barangay Dapiwak, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur. Maglasang's body was abandoned by his comrades following a clash on May 12, 2022 in Leon Postigo town, Zamboanga del Norte. (Photo courtesy of 53IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) and the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) of the Zamboanga del Sur town of Dumingag have facilitated the return of the remains of a rebel to his family. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander, said Tuesday that Rolando Maglasang, former commander of the defunct Guerilla Front-BBC of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC), was killed in an encounter with government troops last May 12. Herrera said Maglasang's body was abandoned by his comrades during the encounter in