Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday that the successive neutralizations of the top commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao and the leader of the local front of the Islamic State (IS) in the country dealt a “big blow” to the two main terrorist groups in the…
DAVAO CITY and Manila All police forces around the country were placed under heightened alert last Sunday following the military’s killing of the celebrated leader and highest commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao. The military reported that George “Ka Oris” Madlos, who was said to be the spokesman…
MANILA: An Egyptian national was among three militants killed in a clash with government forces late on Friday in the southern Philippines province of Sulu, officials said. Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said the firefight took place around 10:45 p.m. in the Igasan village of Patikul town. Troops carrying out operations in the area clashed with