The government has accepted the fact that negotiating with China over Chinese claims on Filipino territory is not working Most of the claims are in the South China Sea Inside the Philippines negotiation has been more successful Decades of military and
GOOD START. The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres fetes the recent breakthrough of the military following the death of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva during a press briefing in Davao City on Friday (Jan. 7, 2022). In his message, Torres encouraged other active NPA members to surrender and accept the programs prepared by the government for them. (Screengrab) DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo R. Duterte gave an additional PHP2 million reward to the individuals behind the neutralization of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva alias "Bok". The amount was on top of the PHP5.6-million bounty on his head offered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres, in a press briefing on Friday, said the money was divided among the people who contributed to the recent breakthrough of the AFP. "We had a civilian i
The government has accepted the fact that negotiating with China over Chinese claims on Filipino territory is not working Most of the claims are in the South China Sea Inside the Philippines negotiation has been more successful Decades of military and
GOOD START. The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres fetes the recent breakthrough of the military following the death of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva during a press briefing in Davao City on Friday (Jan. 7, 2022). In his message, Torres encouraged other active NPA members to surrender and accept the programs prepared by the government for them. (Screengrab) DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo R. Duterte gave an additional PHP2 million reward to the individuals behind the neutralization of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva alias "Bok". The amount was on top of the PHP5.6-million bounty on his head offered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres, in a press briefing on Friday, said the money was divided among the people who contributed to the recent breakthrough of the AFP. "We had a civilian i
Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The death of the most wanted leader of the New People's Army (NPA) was a major blow to the group and left a huge void in their ranks, the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Friday. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said the death of Menandro Villanueva alias Bok was a major breakthrough as it will take the NPA some time to replace him. Villanueva was killed by government troops in an encounter at Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Davao de Oro on Wednesday evening (January 5). "It will take the NPA some time to replace a seasoned leader as Villanueva. As a result of this, we expect more communist terrorists to either yield to the troops or continue to suffer defeats under an inexperienced leader in the coming days," Almerol said. Villanueva was the longest-serving secretary of the NPA's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) and cur