Google map of Leon Postigo municipality, Zamboanga del Norte. ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two leaders of the communist New People's Army (NPA) were killed in a firefight with government troops in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, the military said Friday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade (102Bde) commander, said NPA leaders Loreto Dagpin and Rolando Maglasang were killed in a 30-minute clash with government forces around 3:40 p.m. Thursday in Barangay Midatag, Leon Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte. Dagpin was a commanding officer of the defunct Main Regional Guerrilla Unit (MRGU) while Maglasang was a leader of the defunct Guerrilla Front-Big Beautiful Country. Both were executive members of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee, Nicolas said. He said troops recovered an AK-47 assault rifle, two M653 Carbine rifles, an M16 rifle, backpacks, and personal belongings at the site of the clash. "This is a result of the pursuit operations launche
REBEL WEAPONS RECOVERED. A soldier of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion checks the firearms of communist rebels unearthed Saturday (March 26, 2022) in the forest of Barangay Ocapan, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur. The location of the weapons was revealed to the military by a New People's Army rebel leader who surrendered last week. (Photo courtesy of the 53IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops have unearthed an arms cache of the New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur, the military said Monday. Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, the Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the arms cache that contained five AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition was discovered Saturday by the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) troopers in the forested area of Barangay Ocapan in San Miguel municipality. Nicolas said the location of the firearms was revealed to them during the custodial debriefing of Ka Andoy, an executive committee member of the NPA's Western Mind
NO TO NPAs. Members of the National Alliance for Democracy (NAD) burn a flag of the New People's Army in a peace rally Friday (March 25, 2022) in Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay. Simultaneous peace rallies were held in the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur condemning the atrocities of the NPA in the region.(Photo courtesy of the 1st Infantry Division) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Simultaneous rallies were held Friday afternoon in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte denouncing the atrocities of the New People's Army (NPA) in the region. The rallies were aimed to encourage the people to stand up against the NPA, whose group is set to celebrate its 53rd founding anniversary on March 29. Members of the National Freedom for Peace Movement (NAFPEM) together with the 4th Area Cadre Team initiated the conduct of a motorcade and peace rally in Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, to counter the 53rd founding anniversary of the NPA. NAFPEM is a non-government organization tha
ARMS CACHE. Troops recover an arms cache at the fallen lair of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Maguing, Lanao del Sur on March 1, 2022. The Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade announced on Friday (March 4, 2022) that two of the eight slain Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group members were sub-leaders of the terrorist group. (Photo courtesy of 103IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two of the eight Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists killed in Lanao del Sur government offensive were sub-leaders, a top military official said Friday. Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, identified them as Abu Dimam and Abu Jihad, whose remains recovered in the vicinity of the fallen DI-MG lair in Barangay Ilalag, Maguing, Lanao del Sur. The lair of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired DI-MG headed by Faharudin Hadji Satar alias Abu Zacariah fell into the hands of the government troops following hours of f