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MANILA-A Manila court has dismissed a petition for proscription filed by the government in 2018 to formally outlaw the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) under the old Human Security Act (HSA). In its 135-decision dated Sept. 21, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 Judge Marlo A. Magdoza-Malagar noted, among other things, that under Sec. 26 of the Anti-Terror Act of 2020 which superseded the HSA, the proscription of terrorist organizations, association or group of persons shall now be made by an application of the Department of Justice (DOJ) before the Court of Appeals (CA). "The instant petition is hereby dismissed," Malagar said. Government lawyers said they are evaluating their next move in the development. "We are going to study the decision first," DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano told newsmen. Last May, the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) designated as terrorists six high-ranking communist leaders, incl
WOUNDED. Military physicians attend to a New People's Army rebel, one of two who surrendered in Zamboanga del Sur on Friday (July 8, 2022). The rebels were injured during a clash with government forces in Barangay Saad, Dumingag town on July 4. (Photo courtesy of Army 53IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two wounded New People's Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to government authorities amid the continued combat operations in Zamboanga del Sur, military officials said Saturday. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, identified the NPA surrenderers as Nelyn Ayas (alias Ka Clara) and Jebbie Labito (alias Ka Yuri). They surrendered Friday, four days after they figured in a 15-minute firefight with the 53IB and 44IB troops in Barangay Saad, Dumingag town on July 4. Ayas and Labito were members of the defunct Main Regional Guerrilla Unit of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee. They were brought to Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Pagadia
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