The death toll in an armed encounter between the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Miag-ao, Iloilo has risen to nine, the military reported on Saturday, Dec. 4.
Joven Ceralvo (Photo: 3rd Infantry Division) The latest casualty was identified as Joven
RECOVERIES. The recoveries from the hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo that was raided by government troops on Dec. 1, 2021. The death count in the operations has already increased from eight to nine as of Friday (December 3), according to Major General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID).(Photo courtesy of the Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Legal Cooperation Cluster) ILOILO CITY -The death toll in the clash between New People's Army rebels and soldiers in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo last December 1 has risen to nine as the military on Friday continued to confirm and identify the fatalities. Major General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), said the latest identified fatality was Joven Ceralvo, alias Lex, the commanding officer of the Southern Front (SF) operational command and at the sa
ILOILO CITY Authorities have finally identified the alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a clash in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province. In a release, the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) released the names of the alleged rebels killed last December 1 when combined government f