ENCOUNTER. A New People's Army rebel was killed in a clash with police and military troops in Barangay Gnaran, San Fernando town in Camarines Sur province on Friday (June 18, 2022). Authorities also recovered from the site one M16A1 Rifle, one short magazine for M16; 17 rounds of ammunition; one bandolier; and several propaganda materials.(Photo courtesy of 9th Infantry Division) LEGAZPI CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with police and military troops in Barangay Gnaran, San Fernando town in Camarines Sur on Friday, the Philippine Army (PA) has reported. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said in a report sent to reporters on Saturday that the joint team encountered nine armed rebels. After some eight-minute firefight, the rebels fled in different directions, leaving their slain comrade. Belleza said the gun battle ensued when the troops responded to the "information from concerned citizens regarding the presence o
SEIZED. Soldiers of the Philippine Army's 11th Infantry Battalion clash with suspected remnants of a New People's Army front group in Barangay Nagbinlod, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on Wednesday (April 6, 2022). A firearm, subversive documents, and other items were recovered by soldiers from the encounter site. (Photo courtesy of the 11th IB) DUMAGUETE CITY - Soldiers from the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) of the Philippine Army clashed with seven suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) on Wednesday in Barangay Nagbinlod, Sta. Catalina in Negros Oriental. Recovered from the scene of the encounter in Sitio Igang were a .38-caliber pistol, seven backpacks, four cellular phones, assorted medical supplies, a radio, a bandolier, food supplies, personal belongings, and subversive documents. 1st Lt. Rogem Pearl Lanuza, 11IB Civil-Military Operations officer, told the Philippine News Agency the firefight took place around 6:30 a.m
DECEIVED, TIRED. Two Abu Sayyaf Group bandits surrender Tuesday (April 5, 2022) to military authorities in Sulu province, claiming to have realized they were deceived by their leaders. They turned over a Garand rifle, a caliber .45 pistol, a bandolier, and assorted ammunition. (Photo courtesy of the Joint Task Force Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two more Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have surrendered in the province of Sulu after realizing they were deceived by their leaders, a top military official said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, identified the ASG surrenderers as Abu Udar, 42, and Abu Al, 42, who surrendered Tuesday to the Army's 4th Marine Brigade in Barangay Tandu Bato in Luuk town. Udar, a resident of Panamao town, is a follower of ASG senior leader Radullan Sahiron, while Abu Al of Luuk municipality is a follower of sub-leader Idang Susukan and the late sub-leader Alhabsy Misaya. "Despaired by the terrorist group's dece
SEIZED WAR MATERIALS. Troopers from the Army's 30th Infantry Battalion seize high-powered firearms, ammunition, and an anti-personnel mine after an encounter with New People's Army (NPA) rebels on Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2022) in the hinterlands of Barangay Alipao, Alegria, Surigao del Norte. An NPA leader-cum-bomb expert, identified as alias "Wolf," was killed during the skirmish. (Photo courtesy of 30IB) BUTUAN CITY - A leader of the communist New People's Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter Tuesday in the vicinity of Barangay Alipao, Alegria, Surigao del Norte, according to the Army's 30th Infantry Battalion (IB). In a statement Wednesday, the 30IB identified the slain NPA leader as alias "Wolf," a bomb-making expert of the NPA Guerrilla Front 16 (GF-16) of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC). "Alias Wolf is a resident of Kilometer 8, Barangay Bolhoon in Surigao del Sur. The unit is still determining his real identity," the
CADAVER. A decomposing cadaver believed to be that of a New People's Army (NPA) member was discovered by government troops in Purok 6, Barangay Panoraon Maco, Davao de Oro on Friday (Jan. 28, 2022). The body was discovered after a concerned citizen reported a foul smell in the area which prompted the troops to conduct a search. (Photo courtesy of 1001st Infantry Brigade) DAVAO CITY - Troops from the 1001st Infantry Brigade on Friday discovered an unidentified cadaver of a New People's Army (NPA) rebel, five days after they clashed with the communist group in Purok 6, Barangay Panoraon Maco, Davao de Oro. In a statement on Saturday, Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, commander of the 1001st IB, said a concerned citizen reported a foul smell in the area which led the troops to the decomposing cadaver, along with an M16 rifle, a bandolier, a backpack with subversive documents, and personal belongings. "It is quite ironic that the NPAs left one of their fatally wounded comrade behi