NO TO NPA. Residents in Northern Samar join a peace rally in Catubig town denouncing the New People's Army (NPA) in this Feb. 25, 2022 event. Residents of Roxas village in Catubig town, whose officials declared the communist terrorist group as persona non grata, joined the rally.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army 20th Infantry Battalion) TACLOBAN CITY - An upland village in Catubig, Northern Samar affected by the New People's Army's (NPA) five decades of armed struggle has declared the communist terrorist group persona non grata. The remote Roxas village issued the declaration three weeks after two minors died and two others were wounded when the NPA ambushed patrolling soldiers in their area. The children identified as Andre Mercado, 12, and Leandro Alivio, 13, were in the area to gather coconuts and were talking to government troops before the NPA's indiscriminately fired on them. The Philippine Army's 20th Infantry Battalion (20th IB) on Tuesday said the village
NO TO INSURGENCY. The Northern Samar provincial capitol in Catarman, Northern Samar. The provincial government in a statement on Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2022) renewed its commitment to fight insurgency in the province after the recent killings of a policeman and minors in attacks perpetrated by members of the New People's Army.(File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Northern Samar provincial government has renewed its commitment to fight insurgency in the province after the recent killings of a policeman and two minors in attacks perpetrated by members of the New People's Army (NPA). In a statement on Tuesday, the local government said the violence reflects the communist terrorist group's "desperate attempt to sow fear among our people to yield support to their atrocious revolutionary cause." "While the provincial government is saddened by this unfortunate event and grieves for the loss of innocent victims, to include children and some of our government forces, this will
Commission-on-Human-Rights The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the deaths of two children, 12 and 13 years old, who were caught in a crossfire when soldiers were reportedly ambushed by alleged fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) last Feb. 8 in Catubig, Northern Samar In a sta
MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) assailed the clash between New People's Army (NPA) rebels and government troops that killed two children in Northern Samar. CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said their regional office in Eastern Visayas is looking into the incident that killed Andre Mercado, 12, and Leandro Alivio, 13, in Barangay Roxas, Catubig town on February 8. "Ginagarantiya ng international humanitarian law (IHL) ang proteksyon ng mga sibilyan laban sa mga epekto ng armadong tunggalian, lalo na ang kapakanan ng mga bulnerableng sektor tulad ng mga bata at babae (The international humanitarian law guarantees the protection of civilians against the effects of armed conflicts, especially among vulnerable sector such as children and women)," De Guia said in a statement on Sunday. De Guia emphasized that carrying out attacks in the presence of innocent civilians is a violation under Republic Act 9851, or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International H
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine Army’s (PA