ILIGAN CITY A couple belonging to the communist terrorist group (CTG) surrendered to the Military's 97th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Del Pilar, Piñan, Zamboanga Del Norte on Tuesday, July 5.
Photo courtesy of WesMinCom Col. Nolasco Coderos, Jr., Commanding Officer of the 97IB, identified t
BUTUAN CITY Due to exhaustion and hunger, a couple who were handling key positions in the communist movement voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 65th Infantry Battalion (65th IB) in Barangay Mahaba, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte province. Chief of Public Affairs Office (PAO) of
MANILA - The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated as terrorists six high-ranking communist leaders, including National Democratic Front's Luis G. Jalandoni, and five figureheads of Abu Sayyaf Group, and Daulah Islamiyah after careful verification and validation. The ATC, in a press statement Wednesday, said the two separate resolutions signed by ATC vice-chairperson Hermogenes Esperon, Jr on May 25, 2022, are in accordance with Section 25's Paragraph 3 of RA 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 which states "the ATC may designate an individual, group of persons, organization, or association, whether domestic or foreign, upon a finding of probable cause that the individual, groups of persons, organization, or association, whether domestic or foreign, upon a finding of probable cause that the individual, group of persons, organization, or association commit, or attempt to commit or conspire in the commission of the acts defined and penalized under Sections 4, 5, 6,
FORCES REPOSITIONED. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas (right), 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, sends off the troops to be deployed against New People's Army rebels in Misamis Occidental on Saturday (May 28, 2022). The brigade targets to defeat the Guerrilla Front Sendong, the last remaining organized front of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee, by June. (Photo courtesy of 102nd Infantry Brigade) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade (102nd IBde) has repositioned its forces to defeat the remaining New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Misamis Occidental. Dubbed the final push, the 102nd IBde aims to bring down by June the Guerrilla Front Sendong, the last remaining organized front of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC). The active NPA members are scattered in different areas in Misamis Occidental. "The additional forces will support the 10th Infantry Battalion in all of its operational activities in Misamis