ARMS CACHE.The seven high-powered firearms (one M60 machine gun, one K3 light machine gun, one M203 grenade launcher, and four M16 rifles) owned by the New People's Army (NPA) were recovered by government troops at Sitio Mission, Barangay Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Friday (April 9, 2022). The discovery was due to the revelation of former rebels named alias Jack, Mar-Mar, and Wenwen, who were members of Guerilla Front 2.(Photo courtesy of 25IB) DAVAO CITY -Joint efforts of the 25th Infantry Battalion (IB), 28th Infantry Battalion, and Philippine National Police (PNP) led to the recovery of the New People's Army's (NPA) arms cache at Sitio Mission, Brgy. Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Friday. In a statement Saturday, the 25IB said the troops recovered seven high-powered firearms (one M60 machine gun, one K3 light machine gun, one M203 grenade launcher, four M16 rifles), and one improvised explosive device (IED). The 25ID said the discovery was due to the revelatio
A supposed intelligence information about the transportation of supplies for communist rebels served as the starting point of a series of encounters between the military and alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels that led to the death of five individuals, including Lumad teacher Chad Booc, in Davao
State security forces figured in an armed encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Davao de Oro on Thursday, Feb. 24, killing an alleged volunteer teacher for indigenous people (IP) and four others who were tagged as communist rebels.
Chad Booc (Courtesy of Chad Booc's Twitter a