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(PNA file photo) MANILA-The hardship being experienced by members of the New People's Army (NPA) inside the organization is one of the reasons why more are surrendering to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). "The hardships inside the NPA organization are now taking their toll on its members, leading them to return to the folds of the law. The AFP welcomes them and is willing to offer them assistance in line with our government local integration programs," AFP chief Gen. Andres Centino said in a statement Monday night. He made this comment after meeting his long-time enemy, Maximo Catarata alias Datu Makatindog, the former highest-ranking leader of the weakened Guerrilla Front 3 of the NPA during his visit to the 10th Infantry Division headquarters in Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. Tuboran, Mawab, Davao de Oro last April 23. Catarata surrendered along with his M16 rifle to government forces at the 60th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Asuncion, Davao del Norte on ....
NPA surrenderers in Agusan del Norte (Photocourtesy of4ID Philippine Army) MANILA - Around 266 New People's Army (NPA) rebels, majority from its units in Eastern Mindanao, have returned to the fold of the law for the first three months this year. Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said 114 were from Eastern Mindanao, 58 from Western Mindanao, 37 from Southern Luzon, 36 in the Visayas, 20 in Northern Luzon and one from Palawan. Baclor said the most recent was the surrender of Maximo Catarata, Secretary of Guerilla Front 3 in Davao del Norte on March 31, leading to the dismantling of the NPA unit. Authorities also recorded 37 NPA members killed and 29 apprehended in operations nationwide for the same period. Among the most wanted rebels who died in a firefight was Menardo Villanueva in Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 12. Villanueva is the commander of the NPA's national operations command and a long-time secretary of th ....
DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Presidential photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has congratulated the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for neutralizing Mindanao's most wanted Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) leader Menandro 'Bok' Villanueva, the so-called "Karl Marx of the NPA" in an encounter in Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 5. "Masasabi talaga nating malaking isda itong nabingwit ng AFP sapagkat (We can really say that the AFP caught a big fish because) Villanueva or Bok is the third in line in the CPP hierarchy next to Joma Sison and Julius Giron," said DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Ano in a news release on Friday. "Congratulations to the AFP for an excellent job. Finally, you have closed the book of Villanueva. Isa na naman itong tagumpay sa ating paghahangad ng tunay na kapayapaan para sa ating bansa (This is another victory ....
GOOD START. The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres fetes the recent breakthrough of the military following the death of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva during a press briefing in Davao City on Friday (Jan. 7, 2022). In his message, Torres encouraged other active NPA members to surrender and accept the programs prepared by the government for them. (Screengrab) DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo R. Duterte gave an additional PHP2 million reward to the individuals behind the neutralization of high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva alias "Bok". The amount was on top of the PHP5.6-million bounty on his head offered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division Commander Ernesto Torres, in a press briefing on Friday, said the money was divided among the people who contributed to the recent breakthrough of the AFP. "We had a civilian i ....