BUTUAN CITY – The government forces, relying on information provided by an ex-NPA rebel, swooped down in a mountainous and forested area at the side of Bagul River and discovered large arms cache left by the Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) in Barangay Kasapa ll, La Paz, Agusan del Sur.
(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday appealed to members of the New People's Army (NPA) to empathize with local candidates seeking to campaign in rebel-held territories, noting that not all of them could afford to pay them. In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally in Agusan del Norte, Duterte asked members of the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) armed wing to give candidates access to rebel strongholds despite being unable to pay. "To the NPAs, don't go too far, don't disallow them to campaign if they can't give you money. It's fine if you ask money from those who have plenty, but the problem is when they are just struggling to make both ends meet. So don't go too far, have a little empathy," he said. Last year, Duterte warned communist rebels to stay out of the May 9 elections, noting that he would not think twice about using the police and military to ensure or
When duty calls, the Philippine Army responds. This saying within the military organization was proven true when two female Army personnel were captured in a photograph while carrying in their arms a civilian who got involved in a vehicular accident in Tagum, Davao del Norte last March 12.
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CASH ASSISTANCE. Lt Col. Bernard Pelobello of the Army's 10th Infantry Division (2nd from left) hands over the PHP987,600 cash donation to Placer, Surigao del Norte Mayor Jovymarie Villazon on Feb. 28, 2022. The donation was gathered from the one-day subsistence allowance of the officers and enlisted personnel of the military unit for January. (Photo courtesy of 10ID) DAVAO CITY - The 10th Infantry Division (ID) has donated close to PHP1 million in cash assistance to the local government of the Typhoon Odette-hit town of Placer in Surigao Del Norte. In a statement Thursday, the 10ID said the total PHP987,600 cash donation was handed over by their representative, Lt Col. Bernard Pelobello, to Placer Municipal Mayor Jovymarie Villazon on February 28. "The donation that is set to aid the needs of the Typhoon Odette-affected families in Placer was gathered from the one-day subsistence allowance of the officers and enlisted personnel of the Agila Division for January," the 10I
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally installed Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr. as the new commander of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) on Monday, Jan. 24.
Gen. Andres Centino (middle), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, presides over the change of command ceremon