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More than 800 patients benefited from a medical mission held by the SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) in the Bicol region this month.
CONNIE Angeles, SMFI Executive Director for Health and Medical Programs, consults local stakeholders during the medical mission at the SM City Daet.
The medical missi
An alleged member of the New People's Army (NPA) has been killed in a recent encounter with the Philippine Army (PA) in Baao, Camarines Sur, the military reported Wednesday, Sept. 21.
A military report disclosed that elements of the 49th Infantry Battalion (49IB) clashed with around five arme
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LEGAZPI CITY - A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) was killed after an eight-minute firefight with government forcesin Barangay Sta. Teresa, Baao town in Camarines Sur province early this week. In a statement on Wednesday, Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said based on the report of the 49th Infantry Battalion, security operations were being conducted by the troops on Monday as part of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) when residents reported the presence of armed men in the area. After the firefight, he said troops recovered from the encounter site various firearms including "one M16 Bushmaster Rifle; 84 ammunition for M16; three magazines for M16; one bandolier; three cellphones; one commercial radio; one stethoscope; and three bags of personal belongings." Brig. Gen. Rudolph Dimas, Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) director, said: "May isa na naman na nasawi na kababayan