The Zamboanga del Norte provincial government has built a P5-million halfway house to accommodate former communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the province.Zamboanga del Norte Governor Roberto Uy said that the halfway house will serve as the temporary shelter of NPA rebels residing in Zamboanga del Norte, as they undergo transformation and livelihood skills […]
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Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and New People’s Army (NPA) to respect the ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte amid efforts to battle COVID-19 pandemic. This, as an Army soldier and an alleged fighter of the NPA were killed in a clash in Montalban, Rizal on […]
Localized peace talks with the communist rebel movement is among the priorities of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to attain the objectives of its “whole-of-nation” approach to end local communist armed conflicts (ELCAC). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said among the approaches to effectively carry out localized peace talks is to convince New People’s Army […]
Senator Bong Go has denounced the death threats made by the New People’s Army (NPA) against President Rodrigo Duterte saying the communist rebel group should prove its sincerity first it wants peace talks with the government to resume. Go said the death threats will only imperil the proposed resumption of peace talks between the government […]
Senator Bong Go sought answers on the two “missing” students allegedly recruited by leftist groups during the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and the National Defense and Security. Go sits as vice chair of both committees. During the Senate hearing, parents of five senior high school students from […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa is seeking the conduct of a thorough probe on the case of missing minors who were allegedly recruited by leftist groups to be part of their activities as members and as fighters for the communist New People’s Army (NPA). In his Resolution No. 38, Dela Rosa is asking his committee, the […]