The continued use of the improvised explosive device (IED) by New People’s Army terrorists show that “they don’t value human rights”, a military official said on September 14, 2020. . Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, commander of the Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (53IB), issued the… Read More

The Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) condemns anew the New People’s Army (NPA) communist-terrorist groups’ use of child warriors after it was found out that many former NPA rebels who recently surrendered in Zamboanga Del Sur were minors when they were recruited. 53IB… Read More

She was barely 15 years old when she was recruited by members of the underground movement who appear to be regular fixtures in the vicinity of a high school in a town in Bohol. At 15, she never thought she could put her life in… Read More

The Philippine Air Force’s Tactical Operations Group 9 (TOG9) continues to strengthen its convergence and collaboration with the Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) against New People’s Army communist terrorist groups in Zamboanga Del Sur. . During his visit at the 53IB Headquarters in Camp… Read More

At least 64 “mass supporters” in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental provinces withdrew their support for the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), and pledged allegiance to the government. . The Philippine Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) said… Read More

Two members of the Milisyang Bayan (MB) of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered and turned over their firearms and live ammunition to the military in Baler, Aurora on September 1, 2020. . Lt. Col. Reandrew Rubio, commander of the Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry… Read More

The Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) discovered a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache while conducting combat operations against communist terrorists in  Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte on August 30, 2020. . The said arms cache discovered by 53IB’s Task Unit “KAISER” at Sitio Lacnapan, Barangay… Read More

Indigenous peoples (IPs) leaders in Surigao del Sur and parts of Mindanao decried anew the continued killings done by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) among Manobo tribesmen in the area. Datu Rico Maca, the IP Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of San Miguel town, lambasted the… Read More

Two female members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist (CNT) group surrendered on Saturday after their comrades abandoned them following a series of encounters with Army troops in Janiuay, Iloilo. . Alias “JL” and “Alexa” yielded to the 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) of… Read More

At least 66 members of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) and mass supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to the government on August 28, 2020, in the Misamis Oriental town of Magsaysay. The surrenderers took an oath of allegiance… Read More