A former guerrilla who was recruited by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) when she was 14 is now a proud mother of a baby boy. 1Lt. Roel T. Maglalang, civil-military operations officer of the Army’s 23rd Infantry Battalion (23IB), said Karla — whose identity… Read More
Despite their pronouncements of a unilateral ceasefire starting March 26 up to April 15 in wake of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, the New People’s Army (NPA) has obviously no intention to comply with the truce as their forces attacked military personnel in Rodriguez, Rizal… Read More
After a long struggle for freedom in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, Muslims, Christians and other minorities show the world how people can live in peace despite past unpleasant experiences, said the representative of Turkish non-governmental organization. The Bangsamoro Muslims, long deprived of freedom under… Read More
Philippine Army commander Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Wednesday commended troops for their valuable role in rescuing a doctor earlier kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists in Sulu. “To the troops of the 11th Military Intelligence Battalion and 1102nd (Infantry) Brigade, I give you… Read More
A Memorandum of Partnership (MOP) among the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the 5th Infantry Division (5ID) and 7th Infantry Division (7ID), both from the Philippine Army in CAR is signed at Camp Melchor Dela Cruz, Upi,… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte has expanded the coverage of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to include former violent extremists as its beneficiaries. Duterte on March 18 signed Administrative Order (AO) 25, which amends AO (10) he signed on April 3, 2018, that only… Read More
Statement of GENERAL FELIMON T SANTOS JR Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines March 18, 2020 The AFP fully supports the President and Commander-in-Chief’s declaration of government’s own ceasefire to take effect 00:00 of 19 March 2020 to last until 23:59 of 15… Read More
High-value crops were recently donated by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib to the Lumad community in Talaingod during the “Ceremonial Planting of High-Value Crops and Turn Over of Agricultural Interventions” held on March 5, 2020, in Sitio Uraya, Sto. Nino, Talaingod. Jubahib donated 15,000… Read More
Members of the United Filipino Global (UFG) in Europe early this week demanded the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison for his involvement in the Inopacan Massacre – a mass “purging” perpetrated by the CPP armed wing, New… Read More
Twenty-eight former rebels (FRs) recently received aids worth P3.7 million under the national government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and Vice Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, together with the E-CLIP committee, led the distribution of the assistance to the FRs during… Read More
