Blast cripples Benguet mine, stops operations
A mine in Mankayan, Benguet province, has stopped operations following an explosion on Monday that crippled its power transmission lines, police said. The post Blast cripples Benguet mine, stops...
View Article‘Ranking communist rebel’ nabbed, 1 killed in Davao Sur clash
An alleged ranking communist leader in Southern Mindanao was arrested while another rebel was killed in a clash with soldiers and policemen in Barangay Buri here on Wednesday. The post ‘Ranking...
View Article15 NPA militia, 15 kin surrender to Army
More than 30 New People’s Army militiamen and their families surrendered to government troops in Compostela Valley over the weekend, bringing with them several firearms and explosives. The 1001st...
View ArticleNPA spots chance to expand in Luzon, Visayas by clashing with AFP troops
Engaging military forces in a sustained guerrilla war in Mindanao offers an opportunity for the expansion of New People's Army units in Visayas and Luzon, according to a senior communist leader....
View ArticleSuspected rebel killed, another captured in Nueva Ecija firefight
Government troops killed a suspected rebel, and captured another following a Wednesday morning (March 30) firefight in Nueva Ecija's Carranglan town. The post Suspected rebel killed, another captured...
View ArticleChild dies, 2 hurt when NPA rebels attack Army post in North Cotabato
A child died while two others were hurt when New People’s Army rebels attacked a military detachment near a civilian-populated area in Barangay Kisante in Makilala, North Cotabato, on Thursday evening,...
View ArticleNPA abducts 3 cops, 2 soldiers; seizes, then frees retired policeman in Mindanao
The New People’s Army took four policemen and two soldiers when it conducted checkpoints in select areas in Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region on Sunday morning. The post NPA abducts 3 cops, 2...
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Isabela vice mayor shot dead by NPA rebels—police
Armed men suspected to be New People’s Army rebels shot and killed Jones town Vice Mayor Ronaldo Lucas early Wednesday, shortly after they detained him and his companions for allegedly violating the...
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Soldiers, NPA rebels who seized 5 cops clash in Davao City
Government soldiers on Monday clashed with communist guerrillas who overran an Army camp and took five policemen as captives in a series of attacks in Paquibato District here on Sunday. Capt. Roda...
View ArticleNPA seizes 1,384 sacks of rice from Bukidnon trader, calls her hoarder
The New People's Army said on Wednesday, it seized nearly 1,400 sacks of rice from an alleged hoarder in Valencia City in Bukidnon, last Monday. The post NPA seizes 1,384 sacks of rice from Bukidnon...
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Valencia City councilor and rice trader denies NPA claim she hoards rice in...
Valencia City Councilor Helen Bernal, a rice trader and owner of a warehouse in that Bukidnon city, denied allegations made by the New People's Army that she has been hoarding rice and taking...
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Soldier, militiaman killed while pursuing NPAs who abducted Davao cops
A soldier and a civilian auxiliary force member were killed on Monday, while they were on a mission to pursue suspected communist rebels who attacked an Army detachment and abducted five policemen in...
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NPA frees 3 Army soldiers, 1 militiaman in Agusan del Sur
Communist rebels on Tuesday afternoon took a surprise move to free three Army soldiers and a militiaman in what was supposed to be an event in a remote village of Balit here where they were set to...
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AFP probes NPA campaigning for presidential bet
The military is checking reports that communist rebels campaigning for national candidates in Samar have threatened to execute local officials if their bets lose in their areas. The post AFP probes...
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2 soldiers wounded in landmine blast in Sorsogon
Two Army soldiers were wounded when their truck hit a landmine in Matnog town in Sorsogon province on Monday afternoon, military reports said. 2nd Lt. Ariel Cayton and Sgt. Joventico Cerafica were hit...
View Article4 killed as soldiers, NPAs clash in southern Mindanao
Four people were killed in a series of clashes between government troops and communist rebels in Southern Mindanao on Wednesday, the military reported on Thursday. The post 4 killed as soldiers, NPAs...
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Suspected NPAs attack Davao Oriental town hall, police station
Suspected New People’s Army rebels simultaneously attacked the municipal hall and the police headquarters of Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental on Sunday evening. Capt. Rhyan Batchar,...
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Davao Oriental town police chief seized, cop hurt in NPA attack
Suspected communist rebels attacked the police station in the coastal town of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, on Sunday, abducting the town police chief and wounding a policeman, authorities said...
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Cops still up for peace with Reds, despite police station attack, abduction
The Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to support the incoming administration’s plans for peace talks with communist rebels, despite a recent attack on a municipal police station in Davao...
View ArticleDuterte calls on NPA to release Davao Oriental town police chief
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has called on the communist New People's Army to release the police officer it abducted in Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental on May 22. “May I ask them, now, if...
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