“He was known to be the mild-mannered, big-built man who had no qualm about carrying out simple tasks,” remembers Ka Rigoberto Sanchez, spokesperson of the New People’s Army (NPA) Southern Mindanao Regional Operational Command. A year after Eduaro “Ka Choi” Arnado was martyed in a firefight on February 28, 2020 with joint operations of the […]
In a statement released last February 28, the New People’s Army (NPA) in Western Samar slammed the 19th IB and PNP-Special Action Force for the increase of forced “surrenders” in Matuguinao, Western Samar. The 19th IB, together with Matuguinao mayor and military agent Aran Boller, recently presented 353 residents as “NPA supporters”. This came after […]
In a span of a month, the 10th IB twice suffered misencounters between its wing units. Five troopers were killed and several others were wounded in these incidents, causing demoralization and disgruntlement among its foot soldiers. A unit of the 10th IB chancing for an ambush against the New People’s Army (NPA) on January 30 […]
“An M14 rifle, live ammunitions, a backpack and assorted medicines” were reportedly seized by the 30th IB in its report of a supposed an armed encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mt. Susuhon, Sitio Barubangkaw, Barangay Taganito, Claver last February 25. However, no such encounter took place, according to the NPA provincial spokesperson. […]
Three policemen of the 92nd Special Action Company-9th Special Action Force Battalion were wounded in an ambush launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Putiao, Pilar, Sorsogon in the morning of February 22. Wounded were identified as MSgt. Osmer Edwin Apa, PSSgt. Arnel Aves and PCpl. Jeffrey Putian. This action serves as NPA’s […]
Splitting Palawan into three provinces will only further imperialist plunder and tighten the grip of political dynasties in the island. Leona Paragua of the National Democratic Front (NDF)-Palawan said that the tactic “divide and rule” benefits imperialists and their local agents, with Gov. Jose C. Alvarez as their chief representative. In 2019, Philippine Pres. Rodrigo […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines is utterly disgusted by Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of being “okay” with US military presence in the country under the Visiting Forces Agreement—as long as they pay with military weapons. “National freedom has no price tag,” the CPP declared in the editorial of the latest issue of Ang Bayan, its official […]
At the onset of 2021, the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines terrorized national minorities of Cordillera. A total of 39 bombs have already been dropped in territories and communities of the Igorots. The Christians for National Liberation (CNL) in Northern Luzon has already called on local government units in […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines extended its solidarity to the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) on its 49th anniversary. The CNL was founded on February 17, 1972, on the centennial commemoration of the execution of Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora who fought for freedom from Spanish colonialism. The CNL is a […]
The New People’s Army (NPA) in Quezon denied engaging troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an encounter in Catanauan, Quezon last February 5. NPA Spokesperson Ka Cleo del Mundo said that the only armed action between the Red fighters and fascist soldiers occurred on February 5 at 3:51 a.m. in Barangay […]