The Philippine Army's 3rd Field Artillery Battalion conducted its annual live-fire exercises in Sipalay City from October 29 to 31, prompting concerns from a human rights group about the activity's possible effects on nearby residents, particularly farmers and farmworkers.
Tag: Communist Insurgency
Bystanders scramble for cover as exchange of gunfire wounds 4 in Himamaylan City
Children and other bystanders scrambled for cover as gunfire erupted beside a roadside shelter in Himamaylan City, wounding two soldiers, a militiaman, and a civilian in an attack blamed on suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Saturday night, October 17.
NPA claims 3 civilian killings in Southern Negros in 9 days
The New People’s Army (NPA) has claimed responsibility for killing three civilians in southern Negros Occidental…
Supreme Court grants writs to Negros rights advocates over red-tagging claims
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, August 5, announced that it has issued writs of amparo…
Gunmen kill farmer in hail of bullets outside home in southern Negros town
A farmer was gunned down outside his home in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental, after five armed…
He could have built software. Instead, he joined a revolution
Vince Francis “Ding” Dingding, a former student leader at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu,…
UP-Cebu alumnus who campaigned for free education killed in Negros encounter
A former University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu student leader who once campaigned for free education and student rights…
After armed clash in Negros town, civilian taken into custody, then released
A 35-year-old man, who was reportedly held captive by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)…
Groups seek transparent probe into 19 deaths in Toboso encounter
Civil society organizations in Negros have called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the deaths…
DND dismisses calls for peace talks with CPP-NPA-NDF
The Department of National Defense (DND) has dismissed renewed calls for peace talks with the Communist…