RECOVERED. Troops of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) recover firearms, explosives, mobile phones, rice supply and suspected shabu, among others from a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army hideout after an encounter in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday (March 25, 2022). In another clash over the weekend, two still unidentified rebels died, the 94IB said in a report on Sunday (March 27). (Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Two Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday afternoon. The deaths of the still unidentified communist-terrorists were confirmed by the 94IB in a report on Sunday, following three clashes over the weekend, which also led the soldiers to seize the NPA hideout in S
DRUG HAUL. Some PHP414 million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust in Marilao, Bulacan on Wednesday (March 2, 2022). Bryan Babang, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon (PDEA-3), said the operation led to the arrest of a high-value target from Bacoor, Cavite. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-3) BALER, Aurora - A suspected drug peddler was arrested and some PHP414 million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust in Marilao, Bulacan on Wednesday. In a message to the Philippine News Agency, Bryan Babang, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon (PDEA-3), said the entrapment led to the arrest of a high-value target identified as Jalon Supe Laureta of Bacoor, Cavite. Babang said confiscated from the suspect were some 60 kilos of shabu, a Toyota Altis vehicle, three cellular phones, and some identification cards. Laureta will be charged with the violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Article II of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dang