SEIZED. Some of the recovered firearms in various operations conducted by government troops against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front. On June 21, 2022, a high-ranking official of the communist terrorist group Concha Araneta was convicted of murder by Taguig City Court Branch 266.(PNA file photo by Iloilo Police Provincial Office) ILOILO CITY - A high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) was convicted of murder perpetrated over four decades ago. A Taguig City Court found Concha Araneta alias Maria Concepcion Araneta/Chacon/Jojo/Etang guilty for the death of Metodio Inisa on the night of September 18, 1975 in Sitio Agbanuod, Barangay Panipiason, Madalag, Aklan. Araneta is the Deputy Secretary of the Regional Party Committee in Panay of the CPP NPA NDF, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office officer-in-charge Capt. Kim Apitong told the Philippine N
SETTLEMENT GRANT. Around 104 former rebels receive their settlement livelihood grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in a ceremony at Camp Monteclaro in Brgy. Igtuba, Miagao on Thursday. Sustainable Livelihood Program Regional Program Management Office head Mary Ann Masculino said on Friday (June 24, 2022) that they have completed their target beneficiaries this year but they will be asking for additional funds for more livelihood aid from the central office.(Photo courtesy of 3rd DPAO) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) completed the release of a livelihood settlement grant (LSG) to 151 former rebels (FRs) in Iloilo Province on Friday. "We started our payout yesterday afternoon in Miagao, Iloilo for 104 FRs and this afternoon at Janiuay for the remaining 47. This will complete our target of 164 FRs to be provided with LSG this year," Sustainable Livelihood Program Regional Program Management Office head Mary Ann Mascul
TWO NPA rebels surrender in Dingle, Iloilo. (82IB)
ILOILO CITY Over a period of more than three weeks, four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels decided to surrender in Panay and Negros Islands. “More rebels are now convinced to surrender due to the increasing awareness of the government's programs,” sa
ABSENTEE VOTING. Capiz Provincial Election Supervisor Salud Milagros Villanueva (right) and commander of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), Maj. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo, observe the start of the local absentee voting (LAV) at the 3ID headquarters in the municipality of Jamindan on Thursday (April 28, 2022). The LAV allows law enforcers to vote in places where they are temporarily assigned to perform poll duties on Election Day.(Photo courtesy of 3ID Public Affairs Office) ILOILO CITY - More than 4,000 members of the Philippine National Police and the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army in Western Visayas have voted ahead of the May 9 national and local elections by availing of the local absentee voting (LAV). "They were able to exercise their rights to suffrage, which is the right of every Filipino. This will now allow them to focus (on) their duty, during the actual Election Day - that is, to have a safe and peaceful election," 3ID spokesp
BACOLOD CITY - A Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebel was killed during an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army's 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) in the hinterlands of Cauayan town in southern Negros Occidental on Tuesday. Capt. Kim Apitong, public affairs officer-in-charge of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the troops engaged some 10 NPA fighters in Sitio Bajay, Barangay Caliling around 6:20 a.m. After the encounter, the soldiers found the body of the still-unidentified rebel and recovered a high-powered firearm. The encounter in Cauayan came after a series of recent clashes in the remote villages of the nearby Himamaylan City, which also resulted in the deaths of several cadres under the NPA's Central Negros Front 2. Among the latest casualties were couple Elbert and Jessa Quillano, who died in a clash with soldiers in the Barangay Buenavista last April 1. Elbert was the leader of Sentro de Grabidad Platoon, and deputy secretary of C