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                    [Title] => Government troops pursue Surigao Sur rebels
                    [Summary] => 

Combined elements of the Army and police are hot on the trail of communist rebels who detonated two landmines in Tago, Surigao del Sur last Monday morning, wounding five of 15 passengers of a jeepney.


Government troops are also pursuing a band of rebels that took two men hostage in Barangay Barobo in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348493 [Title] => 10 NPAs, 4 soldiers killed in Davao del Norte clash [Summary] => At least 10 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including one of their leaders, and four soldiers were killed in an encounter in Kapalong, Davao del Norte last Wednesday afternoon, the military said.

Col. Francisco Simbajon, public information officer of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said men of the 60th Infantry Battalion received information that some 30 heavily armed rebels were planning to stage an attack during the fiesta celebration in Kapalong town.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 345272 [Title] => 7 NPA rebels nalagas [Summary] => CAMP CRAME – Dumanas ng panibagong dagok ang mga rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) matapos malagasan ng pitong miyembro sa magkakahiwalay na pakikipagsagupa sa tropa ng militar sa lalawigan ng Compostella Valley, ayon sa ulat kahapon. Sinabi ni Army’s 4th Infantry Division (ID) Spokesman Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon, dakong alas-8:45 ng umaga nitong Biyernes ng maka-engkuwentro ng Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion (IB) ang hindi pa madeterminang bilang ng mga armadong rebelde sa liblib na bisinidad ng Sitio Tagaytay, Brgy. Napnapan, Pantukan ng lalawigang ito. [DatePublished] => 2006-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341148 [Title] => NPAs torch contractor’s equipment [Summary] => MALAYBALAY CITY — A barangay road being built here may be stalled for some time as New People’s Army rebels torched several equipment of the contractor Thursday night, the military said.

Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said 40 heavily armed guerrillas torched three dump trucks, a bulldozer, a road roller, a payloader and a motorcycle, all belonging to the Concep—cion Basic Builders which was contracted to build the road in Barangay Zamboanguita.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341330 [Title] => NPAs torch contractor’s equipment [Summary] => MALAYBALAY CITY — A barangay road being built here may be stalled for some time as New People’s Army rebels torched several equipment of the contractor Thursday night, the military said.

Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said 40 heavily armed guerrillas torched three dump trucks, a bulldozer, a road roller, a payloader and a motorcycle, all belonging to the Concep—cion Basic Builders which was contracted to build the road in Barangay Zamboanguita.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 339364 [Title] => 3 killed, 4 wounded in NPA attack [Summary] => Cagayan de Oro City — At least three people were killed, including a soldier, while four were wounded when communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a family reunion gathering in San Roque, Prosperidad, Agusan the other day.

(Ret.) Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon, of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry division Community Relations Office, said the NPA rebels opened fire at a family reunion of the relatives of Carmelite Fr. Arnel Globode in San Roque.

The attack came after the NPA rebels warned residents not to support the military.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330691 [Title] => Giyera vs NPA pinalakas sa Davao [Summary] => Pinalakas pa ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang kanilang "giyera" laban sa rebeldeng grupo ng New People’s Army (NPA) kasunod ng matagumpay na paglusob ng militar sa isang kampo ng rebelde na nagresulta sa pagkasawi ng 10 rebelde at 2 sundalo kamakailan sa Davao City.

Ayon kay Army 4th Infantry Division spokesman Col. Francisco Simbajon, tuluy-tuloy ang operasyon ng militar laban sa mga rebelde sa naturang lugar kasabay ng pagkumpirma sa pagkasawi ng 10 NPAs at 2 sundalo sa engkwentro sa Barangay Tapak, Paquibato district kamakalawa.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330409 [Title] => 10 NPAs, 2 soldiers killed in Davao clash [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Government troops overran one of the biggest camps of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao and killed 10 guerrillas in the ensuing firefight in the hinterlands of Paquibato district here late Thursday, the military said.

The gunbattle also left two soldiers, both belonging to the 5th Scout Ranger Company, dead, the Armed Forces Southern Command (Southcom) said.

The fresh NPA casualties brought to 15 the number of rebels killed this week as government troops intensified their offensive against the communist movement in Mindanao.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329572 [Title] => Reds torch passenger bus in Misamis [Summary] => COTABATO (AP) — Suspected communist guerrillas burned a bus after ordering passengers to disembark in Misamis Oriental, apparently to punish the owner for ignoring their extortion demands, an Army official said yesterday.

Nobody was hurt in the late Saturday attack, said Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon.

Four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels boarded the bus in Cagayan de Oro City, drew pistols midway through the trip to nearby Gingoog City, and ordered the driver and passengers off the bus.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320414 [Title] => Reds raid Surigao town cop station [Summary] => BUTUAN CITY — Some 30 fully-armed New People’s Army (NPA) rebels wearing military uniforms raided last Sunday the Lingig, Surigao del Sur police station and carted away 11 M-16 Armalite rifles, five assorted handguns and one Winchester shotgun.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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