Five armed men were shot dead by soldiers and Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel who responded in a robbery incident in Ampatuan, Maguindanao over the weekend, the military reported Monday, Feb. 21.
(Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command)
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VACCINATED. An Army officer of the 23rd Infantry Battalion (23IB) assists in the vaccination of one of the 30 Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit and 17 former communist rebels who availed of the government's Bayanihan, Bakunahan campaign inside the military unit's headquarters in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). The 23IB also deployed troopers in its areas of responsibility to provide support to the Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021 national vaccination activity. (Photo courtesy of 23IB) BUTUAN CITY - At least 30 members of the military's Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and 17 former rebels from Agusan del Norte have received their coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine shots during the three-day massive Bayanihan, Bakunahan campaign, the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion (23IB) said Thursday. In a statement, Lt. Col. Julius Cesar Paulo, the 23IB commander, said the unit opened its headquarters in Barangay Alubihid, Buenavista, Agus
Published July 7, 2021, 10:44 AM
TACLOBAN CITY – Three were confirmed dead, while four were reportedly wounded when a newly established military camp was attacked in Jipapad, Eastern Samar by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) Wednesday morning (July 7).
Initial reports disclosed that one enlisted personnel of the 52nd Infantry Battalion and two members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit were killed in action and about four more were wounded from the government side.
DARING ATTACK. Medical staff attend to one of the wounded moments after alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked the camp of the 52nd Infantry Battalion Wednesday morning, July 7 in Sitio Cabatas, Barangay Jipapad Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy Arteche Mayor Roland Evardone/MANILA BULLETIN)
Published July 7, 2021, 1:04 PM
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas top army official, MGen. Pio Diñoso tags the landmine attack of the New People’s Army (NPA) Wednesday morning, July 7 as a “desperate act of these terrorists as the campaign to defeat them has reached an irreversible stage.”
Three were confirmed dead, while six were reportedly wounded in a landmine attack near a newly established military camp in Jipapad, Eastern Samar by suspected members of the NPA Wednesday morning.
“The NPA insists on using anti-personnel mines that were already banned since 1997. This only shows the complete disregard of the NPA to humanitarian laws and a testament to their terroristic nature.”
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