RECOVERIES. Government troops recover assorted firearms, ammunitions and subversive documents following a firefight with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army rebels in Barangay Duran in Dumalag, Capiz on Friday (Feb. 17, 2023). The Philippine Army cited the vigilance of residents in providing them with information about the presence of the armed group.(Photo courtesy of 3rd Division Public Affairs Office) ILOILO CITY - The timely information provided by concerned citizens from the municipality of Dumalag in Capiz has prevented the alleged extortion activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the mountainous barangay of Duran on Friday. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army's Visayas Command, said the vigilance exercised by residents in providing information was very helpful in their anti-insurgency efforts. "Their fervent desire for a CPP-NPA-free community drives us to employ legitimate
MANILA -A ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) identified as Evangeline Rapanut alias "Chat/Ines" was arrested Tuesday by military and police operatives in a joint operation in Dasmarinas City, Cavite. Rapanut was arrested based on warrant of arrests for murder and frustrated murder she and her accomplices committed in the Cagayan Valley region. The suspect was cornered in Greenwood Heights Subdivision, Barangay Paliparan 1, Dasmarinas City, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson Capt. Rigor Pamittan said. Rapanut was the former Secretary of Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley (KR-CV), and a current CPP Central Committee member; 2nd Deputy Secretary for Organization and Deputy Secretary, National Education Department (NED) of the CPP-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (NPA-NDF). Pamittan said the suspect has been in the underground movement since the 1970s until she became a full-time NPA member in the mid-1970s. Randy Belen Tamayo alias Deng, c
MANILA -A ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) identified as Evangeline Rapanut alias "Chat/Ines" was arrested Tuesday by military and police operatives in a joint operation in Dasmarinas City, Cavite. Rapanut was arrested based on warrant of arrests for murder and frustrated murder she and her accomplices committed in the Cagayan Valley region. The suspect was cornered in Greenwood Heights Subdivision, Barangay Paliparan 1, Dasmarinas City, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson Capt. Rigor Pamittan said. Rapanut was the former Secretary of Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley (KR-CV), and a current CPP Central Committee member; 2nd Deputy Secretary for Organization and Deputy Secretary, National Education Department (NED) of the CPP-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (NPA-NDF). Pamittan said the suspect has been in the underground movement since the 1970s until she became a full-time NPA member in the mid-1970s. Randy Belen Tamayo alias Deng, c
SAD FATE. New People's Army member and recruiter Chad Booc is killed during an encounter with the troops of 1001st Infantry Brigade in New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Thursday (Feb. 24, 2022). Booc was one of the seven arrested atUniversity of San Carlos-Talamban in Cebu City last year for alleged trafficking of indigenous peoples' members but later ordered released by a local court. (Photo courtesy of 10ID) DAVAO CITY - Five members of the communist New People's Army (NPA), including an alleged indigenous peoples (IP) recruiter, were killed in an encounter Thursday in Purok-8, Barangay Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro, the 10th Infantry Division (10ID) said Friday. In a statement, the 10ID identified the slain NPA members as Chad Booc, Jojarain Alce Nguho ll (alias Rain), a certain alias Daday, and two still unidentified men. Booc was one of the those arrested at the University of San Carlos (USC)-Talamban Cebu Cityin February last year for alleged trafficking of IP members in
(Google map of Placer, Masbate province) LEGAZPI CITY - Four New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an armed encounter with government troops in the boundaries of the towns of Esperanza and Placer in Masbate province on Friday morning. Major John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division spokesperson, said in a statement that concerned citizens reported the presence of NPA guerillas in their area prompting soldiers of 2nd Infantry Battalion (2IB) under the 903rd Infantry Brigade and supported by Philippine National Police (PNP) to conduct security operation. The government troops encountered at least 20 NPA members at the boundary of Barangay Baras, Esperanza, and Barangay Manlut-od, Placer. "The intense firefight between the two forces lasted for an hour resulting in the killing of the still-unidentified NPA members and capture of one R4 rifle, two M16 rifles, two M653 rifles, one Garand rifle, two rifle grenades, one hand grenade, anti-personnel mines, and terroristic propa