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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…
Rebels snatch policeman in Mindanao
Thursday, November 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 6, 2008) – Communist insurgents abducted a policeman in the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental, officials said Thursday.Officials said about 40 New People’s Army insurgents seized Police…
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 6, 2008) – Communist insurgents abducted a policeman in the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental, officials said Thursday.Officials said about 40 New People’s Army insurgents seized Police…
Power Pylons In Mindanao Bombed
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 2, 2008) – Unidentified men bombed two steel pylons of the state-run National Transmission Corporation in the southern Philippines, where security forces are fighting Moro and Maoist rebels.The attac…
Police kill rebel, who shot cop; 2 others captured in Mindanao
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 29, 2008) – Police killed a New People’s Army rebel who shot dead a cop and captured two others after a firefight Wednesday in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.Police said the two arrested reb…
Former rebels rebuild their lives and dreams
Monday, October 27th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Above the din of the training room, a baby’s cry was heard followed by the soft voice of a young mother hushing and rocking the fragile bundle in her arms.The nursing mother was 23-year-old “Adela,” one of the former New Peo…
NPA owns up ambush of troops in Mindanao
Monday, October 27th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 27, 2008) – Philippine Maoist rebels on Monday claimed responsibility for the killing of eight government soldiers in Mindanao and vowed to launch more attacks in the troubled southern region.Rigobert…
Rebels Kill 6 Soldiers In Southern Philippine Ambush
Saturday, October 25th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 25, 2008) – Communist rebels killed six infantrymen and wounded three others in an ambush in the southern Philippines, the military said Saturday.The military said troops were patrolling the village o…
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…
Troops capture NPA camp, 2 rebel leaders in South RP
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 21, 2008) – Government soldiers captured two communist rebel leaders after a firefight in the southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.Officials said troops, from the Army’s 39th Infantry Battal…
Army Captures Rebel Camp In Southern Philippines
Monday, October 20th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 20, 2008) – Army special forces have occupied a training base of communist rebels after an intense firefight in the southern Philippines, officials said Monday.Officials said the weekend fighting in t…
Troops disarm roadside bombs in Mindanao
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 14, 2008) – Philippine soldiers disarmed Tuesday two powerful roadside bombs planted by suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the restive Muslim autonomous province of Maguindanao, offi…
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…
8 Slain In Rebel Attacks In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Eight people were killed in separate attacks Saturday by rebel forces in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said.Army Major Armand Rico, a spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Com…
4 Killed In Clashes In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008A KM450 military truck.DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Four people were killed in separate clashes Saturday between government and rebel forces in the restive southern Philippines region of Mindanao, officials said.Offic…
4 Killed In Clashes In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008A KM450 military truck.DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Four people were killed in separate clashes Saturday between government and rebel forces in the restive southern Philippines region of Mindanao, officials said.Offic…
19 Troops Killed In Mindanao, NPA Says
Monday, October 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 6, 2008) – Communist insurgents on Monday said they had killed at least 19 government soldiers in a series of clashes in the southern Philippines.At least 20 more soldiers were said to have been wound…
11 injured in grenade, rocket attacks in Mindanao
Saturday, October 4th, 2008M18A1 Claymore mine COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 4, 2008) – Eleven people were injured in separate rocket and grenade attacks in the restive Filipino region of Mindanao, where government forces are fighting Muslim and commun…
NPA Rebels Ambush Army Patrol In South RP
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 23, 2008) – Communist insurgents ambushed an army patrol, sparking a firefight that left one soldier wounded in the southern Philippines, a security spokesman said Tuesday.Major Armand Rico, of the A…
Extrajudicial Killings And The NPA
Thursday, September 11th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project / September 11, 2008) - Whenever the subject of extrajudicial killings comes up in the media, roundtables or public events, the focus is typically on the role of the military, the security …
Troops Capture NPA Camp In Davao Norte
Thursday, September 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 11, 2008) – Philippine troops captured a rebel encampment after a firefight on Thursday with communist insurgents in Davao del Norte province.Lt. Col. Adriano Perez, commander of the 60th Infantr…
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…
Commies Blame Arroyo, U.S. For Renewed Hostilities In Southern Philippines
Saturday, September 6th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 6, 2008) – Philippine communist rebels on Saturday blamed President Gloria Arroyo for the continued skirmishes and humanitarian crisis in Mindanao.Frank Fernandez, a rebel spokesman, also accu…
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…
Commies Free Ex-Soldier Kidnapped In Southern RP
Sunday, August 24th, 2008NPADAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 24, 2008) – Communist rebels have freed a former government soldier kidnapped in the southern Philippines after more than two months in captivity.The New People’s Army said it granted amnesty t…
Ambush Kills 7 Soldiers, Militias In Southern Philippines
Sunday, August 17th, 2008ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen ambushed a military convoy on Sunday and killing 7 people, including four soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur, officials said.Officials sai…
Rebels Raid Telecom Facility In Mindanao
Sunday, August 17th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – Communist insurgents on Sunday raided a telecommunication facility and bombed equipment in the southern Philippines, a military report said.The military said dozens of New People’s Arm…
NPA Rebels Raid Davao City Village
Thursday, July 31st, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 31, 2008) – Communist rebels raided a southern Philippine village as government offensives continue in Mindanao against the New People’s Army.About 50 NPA rebels stormed the house of a banana grower…
Gunmen Kill Trader, Wife In Davao City Attack
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 29, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen killed a rice trader and his wife and injured their two children in an attack outside their house in Davao City in the southern Philippines, police said.Police said the…
Rebels Kill Military Informant In Mindanao
Saturday, July 26th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 26, 2008) – Suspected communist rebels have killed a farmer accused of aiding the Philippine military in anti-insurgency campaign in Mindanao, police said Saturday.Police said Bonifacio Cabarilla was …
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…
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