RECOVERIES. The recoveries from the hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo that was raided by government troops on Dec. 1, 2021. The death count in the operations has already increased from eight to nine as of Friday (December 3), according to Major General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID).(Photo courtesy of the Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Legal Cooperation Cluster) ILOILO CITY -The death toll in the clash between New People's Army rebels and soldiers in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo last December 1 has risen to nine as the military on Friday continued to confirm and identify the fatalities. Major General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), said the latest identified fatality was Joven Ceralvo, alias Lex, the commanding officer of the Southern Front (SF) operational command and at the sa