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Armed groups, NPA and AFP militarization

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | December 9, 2015 - 9:00am

We just had the sixth anniversary of the infamous Maguindanao Massacre where some 58 innocent people, 34 of them working journalists were killed all in the name of keeping one’s power in their political f...

Opinion

Weapons of destruction

October 25, 2015 - 10:00am

The use of landmines is prohibited in international agreements but NPAs continue using it against soldiers and law enforcers.

Letters to the Editor

Military on the lookout vs rebels' extortion, attacks in Bukidnon

By John Unson | August 9, 2015 - 1:02am

The military on Sunday resumed with its community patrols in the outskirts of Malaybalay City to prevent another...

Nation

Victims of armed conflict

July 26, 2015 - 10:00am

For more than a couple of decades now, the NPAs in the countryside continue their atrocities. They even conduct economic sabotage which hinders the growth and development of the locals.

Letters to the Editor

Short truce

January 5, 2015 - 12:00am

The short declaration of ceasefire by the NPA, Dec. 23-26, and Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, 2015 is not or cannot be considered as a ceasefire, but only a “stop fire.”

Letters to the Editor

NPA attacks medical outreach in N. Cotabato

By John Unson | October 17, 2014 - 4:23pm

Marauding New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas on Thursday fired grenade projectiles at the venue of a military medical outreach mission in Magpet town to forestall the activity intended to serve hundreds...

Nation

7 troops hurt in latest NPA attack in NCotabato

By John Unson | January 24, 2014 - 11:33am

Seven Army combatants were injured as communist rebels set off a roadside bomb in one of two simultaneous attacks Friday morning in Makilala town in the province.

Nation

Leftist partylists helping fund the NPAs?

By Bobit S. Avila | April 26, 2013 - 12:00am

Very few columnists dare to write about the activities of the New People’s Army (NPA), which is why a couple of Mondays ago, while we were with the Visayas and Mindanao media personalities attending the Globe...

Freeman Opinion

Soldiers kill NPA member, hurt 4 in NCotabato clash

By John Unson | April 16, 2013 - 12:52pm

Soldiers gunned down a member of the New People's Army (NPA) and wounded four others on Monday as they foiled the rebels' attempt to intrude into a farming community in Magpet, North Cotabato, and extort money from...

Nation

Peace with communists still stalled

By Jobet K. Lardizabal, San Fernando, La Union | March 25, 2013 - 12:00am

Everything seemed rosy and hopeful at the start, with peace talks with the CPP almost on the way last year.

Letters to the Editor