CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) captured a high-powered firearm after an encounter with the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) in Masbate on April 18.

Operating troops from Philippine Army's 2nd Infantry Battalion (2IB), while conducting combat operations, encountered more or less 15 NPAs at the boundary of Sitio Buntod, Brgy. Buenasuerte and Brgy. Lampuyang both of Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Three communist terrorist NPAs (CNTs) yielded to the Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Battalion (2IB) of the 9th Infantry Division in Masbate on April 21, 2022.

According to Lt. Col. Siegfried Felipe F Awichen, Commanding Officer of 2IB, after a series of negotiation, his troops was able to convince Alias Pinoy, Alias Darwin, and Alias Nikoy to lay down their arms and heed the government’s call for peace by availing the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government.

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)