BAGGAO, Cagayan – The Army 77th Infantry Battalion (IB) under Joint Task Force (JTF) Tala discovered a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Barangay San Miguel here.
A resident saw a group of men burying them and informed authorities, leading to its discovery.
The arms cach
PENABLANCA, Cagayan – Four New People’s Army (NPA) members surrendered to State to the Army here Thursday, Aug. 25
The surrenderers were in their middle and early 20s and members of the Komiteng Probinsya-Isabela.
Brig. Gen. Danilo Benavides, Joint Task Force Liberator commander, said they surre
ISABELA Three members of the Communist terrorist group surrendered to the 502nd Infantry ‘Liberator’ Brigade at San Pablo and Santiago City, Isabela from June 27-30. On Saturday , Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr, Commander of Northern Luzon Command, identified the CTG members as alias ‘Lerio,’ the fo
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(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States on Thursday conducted a bilateral amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) in the vicinity of Claveria, Cagayan as part of this year's "Balikatan" exercises. AMPHIBEX involves the movement of assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) from landing-class ships to shore. It also requires the vertical insertion of troops using different air assets of both armed forces. The activity demonstrated the bilateral force's ability to seize a littoral objective as part of a complex, combined arms operations between Philippine and US ground, naval, and aviation assets. "This exercise continues to build the relationship with our Filipino counterpart in Northern Luzon and across the Philippines. We chose Northern Luzon as it gives us to look at different beach sites to train on different terrains, which keeps our skills sharp and provides our counterparts the opportunity to c