DAVAO CITY - Government soldiers killed two communist rebels, one of them a senior commander of the New People’s Army (NPA), in separate clashes in southern Philippines, officials announced on Friday.
Showing posts with label Eastern Mindanao Command. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern Mindanao Command. Show all posts
Friday, July 28, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Military urges NPA rebels to surrender peacefully
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Following the mass surrender of the communist rebel group New People’s Army (NPA) in eastern Mindanao, the Philippine Army has urged other fighters to yield and avail of the government’s amnesty program and live peacefully with their families.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
MILF holds dozens of elite soldiers hostage in the Philippines
COTABATO CITY - The former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held hostage 39 elite army soldiers in Lanao del Sur province in southern Philippines and released them a day later after security officials negotiated for their freedom.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Ex-rebel leads troops to arms cache in Agusan Sur
DAVAO CITY – A communist rebel who surrendered to the military has led soldiers to a huge arms cache hidden in a remote village in La Paz town in the southern Philippine province of Agusan del Sur, officials said Tuesday night.
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Troops kill 4 NPAs, capture 9 others, including boy warrior
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Government troops clashed with communist insurgents, killing at least four gunmen and capturing nine others, including a child warrior in fierce fighting in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon, officials said Thursday.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Philippine military chopper crashes, 7 killed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An ageing Philippine Air Force Huey helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in the southern province of Bukidnon and killing all aboard – two pilots and a pair of gunners, and three army soldiers, reports said.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Troops capture 2 young NPA fighters in South
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Troops captured two young
communist rebels, one of them wounded in clashes in the southern Philippines,
officials said Sunday.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Commies kill soldier in Duterte’s turf
DAVAO CITY – Communist insurgents attacked a group of soldiers and
killing one of them in President Rodrigo Duterte’s own turf in Davao City in
southern Philippines.
Friday, May 1, 2020
2 NPA rebels killed in Agusan clash (WARNING: Contains graphic image)
DAVAO CITY – Patrolling army soldiers killed 2 communist insurgents
in a clash that also wounded 2 infantrymen in the southern Philippine province
of Agusan del Sur, officials said Friday.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Rebels attack troops securing health workers in South
DAVAO CITY – Special Forces soldiers securing social workers clashed
with communist rebels on Friday in the southern Philippine province of Agusan
del Sur, officials said.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Top NPA leader slain in South
DAVAO CITY – Security forces killed a
senior communist rebel leader who clashed with policemen, backed by soldiers
who tried to capture him alive in his hideout in the southern Philippine city
of Butuan, an army spokesman said Thursday.
Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, of the Eastern
Mindanao Command, said Manuel Magante, who served as the regional finance
officer and head of the special operations group of the New People’s Army, was
slain in the fighting in the village of San Ignacio on Wednesday.
Friday, February 15, 2019
NPA frees 6 militias, but kills 2 soldiers in patrol base raid in South
DAVAO CITY – Communist insurgents freed six out of over a dozen soldiers and militias they captured in southern Philippines and at the same time raided a military post and killing 2 soldiers and wounding another in the restive region.
Army Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, said rebels released militias Jurian Gaviola, Marson and Hermito Iligan, Bienvinido Lamion, Eddie Tindoy and Sanny Malobay in Agusan del Norte’s Bayugan City late Thursday. But seven other militias and two soldiers remain captive in the province.
The hostages were seized by rebels in December last year following a firefight in Sibagat town, according to Balagtey.
He said the rebels released the militias to a third party facilitator, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and handed them over to the 401st Infantry Brigade also in the town. “The release was brought about by the pressure of the relentless military operations to rescue the kidnapped troops,” he said.
Balagtey said despite the release of the hostages, rescue operation still continue in the province. He said Maj. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr, the regional military commander, ordered the operation. “As of this time, our units in the area are continuously conducting military operations to rescue the remaining troops who are still being held and used as human shield and propaganda subject by the NPA,” Balagtey said.
This was confirmed by Santos, who also branded the release as rebel propaganda. “We assure our communities that this will not affect our effort and commitment in protecting our people,” he said.
A rebel spokesperson, Ka Malem Mabini, said NPA fighters also raided late Thursday a patrol base of the 1st Special Forces - Civilian Active Auxiliary in Dalwangan village in Bukidnon’s Malaybalay City and killed two soldiers and wounded another.
Mabini said rebel forces also seized 7 assorted automatic rifles from soldiers. “In this military action, it was confirmed that two officers of the Special Forces were killed while one soldier was also wounded. The Red armies also seized seven different high-powered rifles from the soldiers,” he said. Balagtey confirmed the fighting and said 4 rebels were reported slain in the clash. He said about 30 rebels attacked the patrol base, sparking a firefight.
He said an 11-man army team was constructing a patrol base in the village when rebels assaulted the soldiers, who fought the attackers and eventually fled and leaving behind 2 automatic rifles and two landmines. “Pursuit operation is going now,” he said.
The rebels have been fighting for many decades now for the establishment of a separate state in the country. Peace talks with Manila collapsed last year after rebel negotiators rejected President Duterte’s demand for the NPA to sign a cease-fire agreement. The NPA said it will only agree on the truce if Duterte frees over 500 rebels languishing in prisons across the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Army Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, said rebels released militias Jurian Gaviola, Marson and Hermito Iligan, Bienvinido Lamion, Eddie Tindoy and Sanny Malobay in Agusan del Norte’s Bayugan City late Thursday. But seven other militias and two soldiers remain captive in the province.
The hostages were seized by rebels in December last year following a firefight in Sibagat town, according to Balagtey.
He said the rebels released the militias to a third party facilitator, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and handed them over to the 401st Infantry Brigade also in the town. “The release was brought about by the pressure of the relentless military operations to rescue the kidnapped troops,” he said.
Balagtey said despite the release of the hostages, rescue operation still continue in the province. He said Maj. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr, the regional military commander, ordered the operation. “As of this time, our units in the area are continuously conducting military operations to rescue the remaining troops who are still being held and used as human shield and propaganda subject by the NPA,” Balagtey said.
This was confirmed by Santos, who also branded the release as rebel propaganda. “We assure our communities that this will not affect our effort and commitment in protecting our people,” he said.
A rebel spokesperson, Ka Malem Mabini, said NPA fighters also raided late Thursday a patrol base of the 1st Special Forces - Civilian Active Auxiliary in Dalwangan village in Bukidnon’s Malaybalay City and killed two soldiers and wounded another.
Mabini said rebel forces also seized 7 assorted automatic rifles from soldiers. “In this military action, it was confirmed that two officers of the Special Forces were killed while one soldier was also wounded. The Red armies also seized seven different high-powered rifles from the soldiers,” he said. Balagtey confirmed the fighting and said 4 rebels were reported slain in the clash. He said about 30 rebels attacked the patrol base, sparking a firefight.
He said an 11-man army team was constructing a patrol base in the village when rebels assaulted the soldiers, who fought the attackers and eventually fled and leaving behind 2 automatic rifles and two landmines. “Pursuit operation is going now,” he said.
The rebels have been fighting for many decades now for the establishment of a separate state in the country. Peace talks with Manila collapsed last year after rebel negotiators rejected President Duterte’s demand for the NPA to sign a cease-fire agreement. The NPA said it will only agree on the truce if Duterte frees over 500 rebels languishing in prisons across the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Friday, February 1, 2019
14 insurgents yield to military in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine military on Friday announced the surrender of over a dozen communist insurgents in the restive southern region of Mindanao where guerrillas are fighting for a separate Maoist state.
Army Major General Felimon Santos Jr., chief of the Eastern Mindanao, said 13 insurgents had surrendered to the 25th Infantry Battalion in Compostela Valley’s Monkayo town. He said the group also handed over three rifles, one improvised explosive device and 40 kilos of ammonium nitrate and 190m pieces of blasting caps, including documents from the New People’s Army or NPA.
He said another NPA squad leader, whose name was not made public by the army, also yielded to the 88th Infantry Battalion in Arakan town in North Cotabato province.
“The surrenderees are presently undergoing custodial debriefing by our military units. They will be subsequently subjected to needs assessment interview by government agencies concerned in preparation for their enrolment with the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program which prepares them in their return to the mainstream society,” Santos said.
The program, launched several decades ago and evolved with different names throughout years, aims to lure rebels to surrender peacefully and return to the fold of the law. It also provides financial aid in exchange for weapons surrendered by rebels and this is on top of livelihood skills training and housing program for each of them so they start a new life with their family.
There was no immediate statement from the NPA on the surrender of the rebels. (Mindanao Examiner)
Army Major General Felimon Santos Jr., chief of the Eastern Mindanao, said 13 insurgents had surrendered to the 25th Infantry Battalion in Compostela Valley’s Monkayo town. He said the group also handed over three rifles, one improvised explosive device and 40 kilos of ammonium nitrate and 190m pieces of blasting caps, including documents from the New People’s Army or NPA.
Military photos released to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show the surrendered NPA rebels and assorted weapons.
He said another NPA squad leader, whose name was not made public by the army, also yielded to the 88th Infantry Battalion in Arakan town in North Cotabato province.
“The surrenderees are presently undergoing custodial debriefing by our military units. They will be subsequently subjected to needs assessment interview by government agencies concerned in preparation for their enrolment with the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program which prepares them in their return to the mainstream society,” Santos said.
The program, launched several decades ago and evolved with different names throughout years, aims to lure rebels to surrender peacefully and return to the fold of the law. It also provides financial aid in exchange for weapons surrendered by rebels and this is on top of livelihood skills training and housing program for each of them so they start a new life with their family.
There was no immediate statement from the NPA on the surrender of the rebels. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
5 injured in rebel ambush in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY – Communist rebels ambushed a group of army soldiers and government militias and wounded at least 5 of them in the southern Philippines, officials said on Saturday.
Army Captain Alberto Caber, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the attack occurred in the village of Tagugpo in Compostela Valley’s Pantukan town. He said four soldiers and a militia were reported injured in the Friday ambush.
“The wounded personnel were immediately provided first aid by the troops in the area. They are now in stable condition. Pursuit operations are still ongoing,” Caber told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
He said the wounded soldiers were all members of the 101st Division Reconnaissance Company under the 10th Infantry Division.
The ambush occurred just as the military launched operations to track down the NPA ambushers who killed an army scout ranger and wounded an officer in separate attacks recently.
Motorcycle gunmen shot dead a soldier of the 12th Scout Ranger Company in the village of San Antonio also in Compostela Valley’s Mabini town on July 16. The soldier was returning home after bringing his son to school when two gunmen in separate motorcycles shot him.
Two gunmen also on a motorcycle shot Colonel Edwin Respecio, deputy commander of the army’s 10th Regional Community Defense Group in Cagayan de Oro City. He was travelling in a car when the gunmen shot him several times.
The NPA has been fighting for many decades now for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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