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(File photo) MANILA - The recent attack by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) insurgents against soldiers in Northern Samar are part of their efforts to project strength through terror in a bid to force the government to return to the negotiating table. "The violent actions of the CPP-NPA are expected. They are meant to strengthen the CPP's hold on their dwindling and demoralized fighters and increase the pressure to the government to resume the peace talk according to their terms. They will not succeed in their underhanded scheme," said Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) acting spokesperson, Col. Medel Aguilar, in a message to reporters Wednesday. This came after a soldier from the 20th Infantry Battalion was killed while five others were wounded after the NPAs detonated anti-personnel mines in the remote Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar on Tuesday. The fatality and injured soldiers were among the 24 troopers patrolling the ....
BANNED. Bomb-making components recovered by government troops in Northern Samar on Feb. 10, 2022. A soldier died while five others were wounded when the New People's Army detonated on Tuesday (July 19) internationally-banned anti-personnel mines in the remote Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - A soldier died while five others were wounded on Tuesday when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines in the remote Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar. Lt. Col. Joemar Buban, commander of the Army's 20th Infantry Battalion, said the incident occurred 9:25 a.m. within a coconut farm just a kilometer away from a nearby community. "There was a 15-minute clash after the explosion, and our troops are still finding out the number of casualties from the enemy side. We are sending our air assets to evacuate the blast victims," Buban said in a phone interview. The fatality and injured soldiers were amo ....
ROAD FOR PEACE. The ongoing construction of access road to the remote village of San Miguel in Las Navas, Northern Samar. This is one of the projects under the Barangay Development Program designed to end insurgency. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial engineering office) TACLOBAN CITY - The New People's Army (NPA) in Northern Samar has lost its source of food and funds with the initial implementation of Barangay Development Program (BDP) in six remote communities, a top official of the Philippine Army said. In the past five months, the communist terrorists have stopped receiving financial support and food supplies from communities with the rollout of development initiatives, Maj. Gen. Edgardo de Leon, commander of the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division said in an interview Wednesday. "The much-improved accessibility to these villages due to ongoing farm-to-market road projects has driven the NPA away from communities. The people have stopped giving support t ....
ROAD FOR PEACE. The ongoing farm-to-market road project in Las Navas, Northern Samar in this May 26, 2022 photo. The province of Northern Samar has just spent PHP14.44 million of the PHP120 million budget intended for the implementation of Barangay Development Program (BDP) in six villages previously threatened by the New People's Army. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial engineering office) TACLOBAN CITY - The province of Northern Samar spent only PHP14.44 million of the PHP120 million budget intended for the implementation of the Barangay Development Program (BDP) in six villages previously threatened by the New People's Army (NPA). In an update presented Monday night by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional office here, only 12.04 percent of the total allocation has been liquidated as of June 8 with just six months left before the expiration of the budget's validity. At least PHP94.53 million have been obligated to the local governm ....
TREACHEROUS. Residents carry a body of a policeman killed in an anti-personnel mine attack by the New People's Army in Las Navas, Northern Samar on Monday (April 4, 2022). A policeman was killed while five other government troopers were wounded when the New People's Army (NPA) ambushed them using anti-personnel mines in Las Navas, Northern Samar. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar police) TACLOBAN CITY - A policeman was killed while five government troops were wounded in an ambush by the New People's Army (NPA) using anti-personnel mines in Las Navas, Northern Samar on Monday. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said in its initial report that the team was heading to Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar when the communist terrorist group detonated mines around 7 a.m. The fatality and the five wounded three police officers and two soldiers are part of the community support program (CSP) team deployed in remote Osang village. The policemen are members of the PNP's ....