CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - Two communist terrorist NPAs (CNTs) were killed in an encounter with government troops in Quezon province on April 18.

While conducting security operations at Sito Angelo, Barangay Umiray, General Nakar on Monday afternoon, troops from the Philippine Army's 24th Division Reconnaissance Company under the 2nd Infantry Division chanced upon the more or less seven CNTs, resulting in a firefight.

EXIT CALL | Colonel Stephen C Ma, United States Army, the Senior Defense Attaché Officer and Chief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group-Philippines, made an exit call to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), General Andres C Centino at the General Headquarters Building, Camp Aguinaldo on April 19.

Colonel Ma started his exit call to key officials of the AFP before his term as defense attaché and JUSMAG-PH Chief ends in May 2022. He previously met with Major General Romulo A Manuel Jr, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2, AFP. (Photo: A2C Castro PAF/PAOAFP)

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) seized two high-powered firearms and other war materiel after an encounter with the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) in Oriental Mindoro on Sunday, April 17.

Operating troops from Philippine Army's 76th Infantry Battalion (76IB) acted on a report from concerned civilians that armed men were threatening the residents at their farms when they encountered more or less eight CNTs at Sitio Pitong Gatang, Brgy. Manguyang in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro. The firefight lasted for about ten minutes, after which the enemy scampered in different directions.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has intensified its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in Leyte following the devastation caused by Typhoon Agaton.

The Visayas Command on Saturday announced that efforts will be sustained to provide needed assistance to alleviate the distress of people experiencing hardship brought about by the recent calamity.