ASSISTANCE. Former communist terrorist group supporters in Barangay San Jose in Licab town, Nueva Ecija province receive government livelihood assistance on Monday (June 20, 2022). The former members of the Communist Affiliated Mass Organization were awarded a mushroom production livelihood starter kit. (Photo courtesy of 7th Infantry Division, PA) BALER, Aurora - Former supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) in Barangay San Jose in Licab town, Nueva Ecija province have received government livelihood assistance aimed at making them productive members of society. Through the collaborative efforts of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Army's 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB), and the local government unit of Licab, the former NPA supporters belonging to the Communist Affiliated Mass Organization (CAMO) were awarded a mushroom production livelihood starter kit on Monday. The former communist terrorist group (CTG) supporters are now under the Bagong Pag-asa Farmers
INFO DRIVE. The Army's 84th Infantry Battalion conducts an information and education campaign to counter the deceptive recruitment strategies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the indigenous peoples. Some 45 Dumagat and Aeta tribe members attended the information drive conducted in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija on Monday (June 13, 2022). (Photo courtesy of 7ID, PA) BALER, Aurora - The Philippine Army is stepping up its information and education drive to counter the deceptive recruitment strategies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the indigenous peoples (IP). Col. Enrico Gil C. Ileto, commander of the 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) under the 7ID, said on Wednesday that aside from students, the IPs are among the most vulnerable sectors for deception and exploitation by the communist terrorist groups (CTGs). To save the IPs from CTGs' recruitment and exploitation,
FREE SERVICES. Members of the Philippine Army offer free haircuts to residents of Baler, Aurora during the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery in the capital town on Wednesday (April 27, 2022). Residents also received food packs and availed of various government services. (Photo courtesy of 91IB, PA) BALER, Aurora - Hundreds of residents in this capital town of Aurora province availed of various government services during the conduct of the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery here on Wednesday. In an interview, Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto Jr., acting commander of the 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB), said the Philippine Army was among those agencies committed to informing the public about the administration's accomplishments and efforts to bring about real change in the lives of the Filipinos. Recto said the Army troopers provided free haircuts to some 20 individuals and conducted a lecture on the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Int
BLOOD DONATION. A Philippine Army soldier under the 7th Infantry Division donates blood during the bloodletting activity dubbed 'Dugong Alay ng Kaugnay, Dugtong ng Inyong Buhay' at Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on Tuesday (March 29, 2022). The activity aimed to strengthen ties and partnerships with various stakeholders in support of the initiatives of the 7ID Transformation Roadmap (ATR). (Photo courtesy of 7ID, PA) BALER, Aurora - Some 877 bags of blood were collected from the first set of donors during the bloodletting activity organized by the Philippine Army's 7th Infantry Division, participated in by troops under its area of jurisdiction and civilians in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, the 7ID said it signed with the Dugong Alay, Dugtong Buhay Incorporated (DADBI) a memorandum of partnership (MOP) for the initiative at the Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City during the 1st 7ID-Wide Simultaneous Blood Donation Activity. The MOP would allow th