Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:18:45 +0000
DAGUPAN CITY — Saying communist rebels have “raped and pillaged the country,” the Ilocos region councils on peace and order and development have declared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), as persona non grata (unwelcome person).
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:39:33 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Gen. Oscar Albayalde, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday warned parents and school administrators against the possible recruitment of students to the New People’s Army (NPA) through summer activities. He said parents and school officials should be mindful of extracurricular activities, including social immersion programs, teach-ins, symposia, and social […]
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:16:04 +0000
The retired military colonel who was linked to the P6.4-billion shipment of “shabu” (crystal meth) that slipped past the Bureau of Customs in 2017 has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as head of an office in charge of the government’s shift to localized peace talks with the communist insurgents.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:40:03 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Policewoman Ruby Buena’s introduction to one of the oldest communist insurgencies in the world was a roadside bomb blast followed seconds later by an eruption of gunfire. “I thought it was my time to die,” said 25-year-old Buena, who instead woke up in a hospital with a cracked pelvis to learn three […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:24:12 +0000
A former Catholic priest-turned-rebel was the sixth peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to be arrested since President Rodrigo Duterte formally ended peace talks with the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:16:58 +0000
ILOILO CITY — The military has advised tourists to avoid visiting hinterland villages in three towns in the southern portion of Iloilo province following a series of clashes between government troops and communist rebels.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:30:22 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the peace talks between the government and the communist rebels would not resume without his conditions being followed.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:13:02 +0000
More communist rebels have surrendered to the military in early 2019, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has claimed.
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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 13:32:41 +0000
Two police officers were killed in the first of two running gunbattles with suspected communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in San Jose town in Occidental Mindoro Saturday, the military said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:29:27 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged parents to monitor their children after a student from the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB) died last Thursday, allegedly in a clash between government troops and communist rebels. “We therefore appeal to the parents, and to the school officials who should […]
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