NEW LIFE AHEAD. A former member of the dismantled communist guerilla front Kilusang Larangang Gerilya-Sierra Madre (KLG-SM) of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to government troops in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday (Feb. 16, 2022). Alias 'Ka Pado' also yielded his firearm and hand grenade to the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - A former member of the dismantled communist guerilla front Kilusang Larangang Gerilya-Sierra Madre (KLG-SM) of the New People's Army (NPA) has surrendered to government troops in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday. In an interview on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commander of the Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion, said alias "Ka Pado", a former member of KLG-SM's Squad Uno, also turned over his firearm and hand grenade to the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (1PMFC) of the Nueva Ecija Police Provin
GIVING HONOR. Widows of police officers in Nueva Ecija light up candles on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022) for the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) troops who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015, and their loved ones who died while fighting criminals or serving as front-liners against Covid-19. The widows received certificates of recognition as a tribute to their husbands. (Photo by Marilyn Galang) CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - Four police personnel who died in action, including those who died of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) while serving as front-liners, were conferred with posthumous awards as the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office also remembered and honored on Tuesday the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) troops who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao seven years ago. Col. Jess Mendez, acting Nueva Ecija police director, led the giving of recognition to Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Marlon Francisco, intelligence operative of Santa Rosa Municipal Police Station
TURNED OVER. Photo shows the handgun with live ammunition and hand grenade surrendered by a former member of the communist terrorist group in Nueva Ecija on Friday (Jan. 14, 2022). The surrenderer operated under the remnants of the rebel group's Komiteng Larangang Guerilla-Sierra Madre. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - A former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to government troops in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Friday. Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commanding officer of the 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion, Philippine Army, said the surrender of Ronie Cortel was the result of the joint efforts of the Alpha Company of the 91IB, 7th Infantry Division; 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (1PMFC) of Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO); other security forces and the local officials of the town's Barangay Tugatog. Cortel, who operated under the remnants of Komiteng Larangang Guerilla S
RECOVERED. Photo shows the arms cache and assorted medical supplies belonging to the communist terrorist group that were recovered by police and military troops in Barangay Labi, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Sunday (Nov. 21, 2021). The operation was launched after a surrendered rebel revealed the presence and location of the war materiel in the area. (Photo courtesy of PRO-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Joint police and military authorities have recovered an arms cache of the New People's Army (NPA) in Barangay Labi, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Sunday. In a report on Monday, Col. Rhoderick Campo, acting provincial director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office, said an operation was launched after a former communist terrorist rebel revealed the existence and location of the arms cache hidden in the area. He said the firearms and other items recovered in the operation include an M16 Colt rifle; one long magazine; 5.56-mm ball cartridges; a rifle grenade; non-electrical blasting
HARVEST. Mayor Nerivi Santos Martinez of Talavera town, the so-called Vegetable Capital of Nueva Ecija, shows the harvest from her garden on Monday (Nov. 1, 2021). She and other local officials encouraged their constituents to do other activities in lieu of visiting cemeteries or columbaria on All Saints' Day. (Contributed photo) CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - Instead of visiting departed loved ones in cemeteries, local officials here resorted to other worthwhile activities in lieu of the usual observance of All Saints' Day and shared them on social media to inspire their constituents. Talavera Mayor Nerivi Santos Martinez harvested vegetables from her garden; Gapan Mayor Emerson Pascual went on live video from the city public cemetery to show the place has been cleaned up; and this city's Mayor Myca Vergara encouraged her constituents to ponder on the memories of their loved ones. All 136 private and public cemeteries and columbaria in the province are closed from Oct. 29