BURNING OF RED FLAGS. Former rebels and front members of the New People's Army (NPA) lead the burning of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front flag on Monday (Feb. 28, 2022) at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Around 206 indigenous peoples who were members of various NPA front groups pledged allegiance to the government and have rejected the communist armed group in their communities. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte - A total of 206 indigenous peoples (IPs) here who were members of various New People's Army (NPA) front groups surrendered and declared "pagsalikway" or rejection of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA on Monday in a ceremony at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in this town. The surrenderers included eight members of the NPA Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit (SRGU)/Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) 5; Bakwits - five; Mili
'SENSELESS'. The body of Chad Booc when it was recovered after an an encounter with troops of the 1001st Infantry Brigade in New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Thursday (Feb. 24, 2022). Booc was arrested in Cebu City last year for alleged trafficking of students from indigenous people's communities but was later ordered released by a local court along with six others. (Photo courtesy of 10ID) MANILA - Chad Booc, the slain activist, teacher, and student recruiter, wrongly believed that armed struggle will bring peace and development. In a letter posted on Facebook on Friday, former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) cadre Ariane Jane Ramos wrote that she never met the 27-year-old Booc but her "heart weeps because we did not have the chance to save you". Booc, a University of the Philippines-Diliman Computer Science cum laude graduate, was killed along with four others in an encounter with military forces in Davao de Oro on February 24. &quo
NOT RED-TAGGING. Alma Gabin, former Education Deputy Secretary of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), attends the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). Gabin said she was not red-tagging when she and three other former top CPP-NPA-NDF members confirmed that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. (Screengrab from PCOO/RTVM) MANILA - Four former top rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) confirmed on Monday that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. At the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End
NOT RED-TAGGING. Alma Gabin, former education deputy secretary of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the CPP-NPA-NDF, says she is not red-tagging when she and three other former CPP-NPA-NDF cadres confirmed that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the communist group. Gabin guested in the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflictn Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). (Screengrab from PCOO/RTVM) MANILA - Four former leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) confirmed on Monday that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. At the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), former CPP official Jeffrey Celis alias "Ka Eric&quo
NOT RED-TAGGING. Alma Gabin, former Education Deputy Secretary of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), attends the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). Gabin said she was not red-tagging when she and three other former top CPP-NPA-NDF members confirmed that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. (Screengrab from PCOO/RTVM) MANILA - Four former top rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) confirmed on Monday that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. At the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End