The father of 2023 Bar passer Hannah Joy Cesista, who died in an encounter between the government forces and suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Purok Matin-ao 2, Barangay Campagao town, Bilar town, Bohol, on Friday morning, February 23, 2024, spoke to members of the media in Cebu City for the first time regarding his daughter's fate.
The Philippine Army said on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, that it is open to any investigation amid the claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) on alleged irregularities in an operation that resulted in the death of its five members in Bilar, Bohol last week.