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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 19, 2008) – Philippine soldiers exhumed Wednesday the remains of a communist rebel who was killed in a clash with government forces in Mindanao.Army officials said the slain rebel, Arnel Visagas, was …
Philippine rebels capture Army Special Forces commander
Sunday, November 16th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 16, 2008) – A commander of the Philippine Army’s elite Special Forces, who went missing last week after a fierce firefight with communist rebels, is being held captive in Mindanao, a rebel spokesman…
NPA rebel, militia killed in new clashes in Southern Philippines
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 11, 2008) – Government soldiers killed a communist rebel in a clashed in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said Tuesday.The fighting, which broke out in the tow…
2 Soldiers Killed In NPA Clashes In Mindanao
Saturday, November 8th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 8, 2008) – Two government soldiers were killed and an officer was missing after a fierce firefight with communist rebels in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said Saturday.Lt. Col. Kurt Deca…
Police Intell Killed In South RP
Friday, October 24th, 2008COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 24, 2008) – Three gunmen killed assassinated a policeman shortly after stepping out of his house to throw garbage in the southern Philippines.Police said the victim, Senior Police Officer 1 Rex…
Four NPA Rebels, 1 Militia Killed In Mindanao Clashes
Monday, October 13th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 13, 2008) – Four communist rebels and a government militia were killed in separate clashes Monday in Mindanao, a regional army spokesman said.Major Armand Rico said about 60 New People’s Army rebels…
Family Of Abducted Man In South RP Appeals For His Safe Release
Sunday, September 28th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 28, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen abducted a young father in front of his wife and son in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Valley, where communist insurgents are actively operating, polic…
Deranged Man Is Killed After Attacking Neighbors In South RP
Friday, September 26th, 2008COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 26, 2008) – Village policemen shot dead an old man, who allegedly went berserk and wounded one person in the southern Philippine town of Compostela.At least seven policemen were involved in th…
Environmentalist Group Fears Cover-Up In Compostela Landslide Tragedy
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 23, 2008) – An environmentalist group in the southern Philippines called PANALIPDAN! expressed fears about a recent statement by the government that mining activities here had nothing to do wi…
ZTE Mining Deal With Manila Under Scrutiny
Thursday, September 11th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 11, 2008) - Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has questioned the mining investment by the controversial China’s ZTE International in Mount Diwalwal in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.Manila has app…
Compostela Landslide Death Toll Now At 20
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 9, 2008) – Philippine authorities said a total of 20 people had died from a landslide that struck the mining town of Maco in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.Monsoon rains the past days loo…
8 Killed In Southern Philippines Landslide
Sunday, September 7th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 7, 2008) – At least 8 people were killed and dozens had been reported missing after a landslide buried houses on a mountain town called Maco in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Val…
Walo, Nalibing Ng Buhay Sa Compostela Valley Sa Mindanao
Sunday, September 7th, 2008DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / September 7, 2008) – Marami ang hinihinalang nasawi sa bayan ng Maco sa Compostela Valley na kung saan ay nalibing sa landslide ang mga kabahayan dahil sa patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan sa Mindanao.Sa inisyal ng ulat ng m…
Rebels Free 3 Hostages In Mindanao
Saturday, September 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 6, 2008) – Communist rebels freed two policemen they abducted in the southern Philippines after their families appealed for their safe release, officials said Saturday.Officials said the New Peop…
Abducted Cop Recovered, 2 Others Still With Maoist Rebels In Philippine South
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 3, 2008) – Police said one of three officers seized by communist rebels have been recovered safely, but the fate of the remaining hostages remain unknown.Police gave no details about the operatio…
Philippine Maoist Rebels Seize 3 Cops In Mindanao
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 1, 2008) – Dozens of communist insurgents seized three police officers after raiding Tuesday a small village in the southern Philippines, officials said.Officials said the policemen were seized a…
Truck Plunges Into Mindanao Ravine, 15 Killed
Friday, August 15th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – Fifteen people had been reported killed and more than a dozen others injured Friday after the truck they riding fell into a ravine in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippin…
Philippine Military Prepares For Offensive, Vows To Uphold Human Rights In Mindanao
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 22, 2008) – The Philippine military on Tuesday said it will always uphold human rights as troops prepare to mount fresh offensive against communist rebels in Mindanao.“The 10th Infantry Division ass…
Robbers Get Away With Gold In Compostela Valley
Thursday, July 17th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 17, 2008) – Robbers carted away close to half a million pesos worth of gold and equipment from a mining firm in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Valley, police said Thursday.Police said …
Commies Kill Village Official In Southern Philippines
Thursday, July 17th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 17, 2008) – Suspected communist rebels killed a village official in an attack Thursday in the southern Philippines, police said.Police said the rebels shot Rogelio Lavandero after storming his house i…
Police File Charges Vs Grenade Thrower In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 16, 2008) – Philippine police filed criminal charges against a man linked to a grenade attack that killed three people in the southern province of Compostela Valley.Police tagged Joel Avila, a tricycl…
Two RP Soldiers Wounded In Landmine Blast
Monday, July 14th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 14, 2008) – Two government soldiers were wounded in a landmine explosion set off by communist rebels in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Valley, officials said Monday.Officials said the …
NPA Rebels Raid Mining Firm In South RP
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 9, 2008) - Communist insurgents raided a mining firm in Compostela Valley province and warned of more attacks in the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.About 20 insurgents, who were members …
NPA Rebels Accuse Soldiers As Behind Blast In Mindanao
Friday, July 4th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 4, 2008) – Philippine communist rebels on Friday accused government soldiers as behind a recent grenade attack that killed three people in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.Rigoberto Sanchez, a s…
NPA Rebels Raid Military Posts In South RP
Sunday, June 8th, 2008COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 8, 2008) – Communist insurgents raided a military detachment in the southern Filipino province of Compostela Valley and carted away at least 14 automatic weapons.The insurgents, numbering more …
P90 M Bond Flotation For Nabunturan Market Opposed
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines - The move of the municipal government of Nabunturan to engage into ten-year bond flotation costing P90 million to finance for the construction of a new market building has been opposed by several sectors over its exorbit…
Three NPA Rebels Killed In South RP Clash
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Police crime investigators take fingerprints of slain rebels in Compostela Valley province in southern Philippines. Three New People’s Army rebels are killed in two days of sporadic fighting in the province. (Army Brigade Photo)DAVAO CITY, Philippines …
Commies Free 2 Army POWs
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 06, 2008) – Two government soldiers seized by communist rebels have been freed Tuesday after 12 days in captivity in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Valley, a rebel leader said.Rigoberto…
Philippine Rebels Hold 2 Army Soldiers In South
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 30, 2008) – Philippine communist rebels on Wednesday said they are holding two government soldiers captured during a raid on a southern town.Rigoberto Sanchez, a rebel spokesman, said the two soldiers…
Rebels Seized Two Soldiers; Military Mounts Rescue Operation In Mindanao
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Government troops onboard a military truck passes through a village in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The military mounted a massive rescue mission to free two army soldiers seized Friday by New People’s Army r…
NPA Owns Up Attack On Mining Firm In South RP
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 11, 2008) – Philippine communist rebels on Tuesday have owned up the attack on a mining firm Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.The New People’s Army, which is fighting for the establishment of …
NPA Raiders Hunted In Mindanao
Friday, March 7th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 07, 2008) – Philippine soldiers mounted fresh operation against communist insurgents who raided a mining firm in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao, officials said Friday.Officials said dozens of …
Commies Admit Holding Soldier, 2 Others As POWs In South RP
Monday, October 15th, 2007DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 15, 2007) – Communist rebels on Monday said they are holding a government soldier and two others as prisoners of war and would be tried for crimes committed against civilians, a spokesman said.Aris Fr…
NPA Rebels Kidnap Soldier, 2 Others In Mindanao
Monday, October 8th, 2007DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 08, 2007) – Philippine troops mounted fresh operations to rescue a government soldier and two others kidnapped by communist insurgents in Mindanao island, an army spokesperson said on Monday.New Peopl…
Rebels Boast Successful Raid In South RP
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 19 Sept) – Communist rebels have killed a militia and disarmed several others working for a veneer factory in Compostela Valley province in southern Philippines, a spokesman for the New People’s A…
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