MERIT MEDAL.Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (left), commander of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Brigade, pins the Military Merit Medal on a soldier of the northern Negros-based 79th Infantry Battalion in rites at the battalion headquarters in Barangay Bato, Sagay City on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021). A total of 16 troopers received medals for their gallantry and heroic acts during a clash with CPP-NPA rebels in Manapla, Negros Occidental on Sept. 30, 2021.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY -Some 16 troopers of the Philippine Army's 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) were awarded the Military Merit Medal on Friday for their gallantry and heroic acts during a clash with Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Manapla, Negros Occidental last Sept. 30. The medals were bestowed by Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, together with Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the 303rd Infantr
EXTORTION.Copies of the extortion letters and official receipts of the New People's Army's (NPA) Apolinario Gatmaitan Command in Negros Island that were recovered by government troops after an encounter with communist terrorists in Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Thursday (Sept. 30, 2021). The four rebels who died in the clash were the "brains" of the NPA extortion activities in northern Negros, a Philippine Army official said. (Photos courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY -Government troops recovered copies of extortion letters and receipts being used by the New People's Army (NPA) in their operations to force individuals and business owners in Negros Island to give them money. The documents, which belong to the NPA's Apolinario Gatmaitan Command, were recovered during the clearing operation conducted by Army and police troopers after a clash with about 10 communist rebels, four of whom were killed, in Hacienda Bu
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