By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today MARIHATAG, SURIGAO DEL SUR – This coastal town in northeastern Mindanao would have been as humdrum and sleepy as any ordinary day but the red letters on the railing of a bridge along the national highway broke the monotony: “Mabuhay ang ika-41 nga anibersaryo sa...

41 YEARS AND COUNTING. Members of the New People's Army in Caraga region celebrate the 41st year of the Communist Party of the Philippines. (davaotoday.com photo by Jose...

The December 3 ambuscade by the red fighters of Conrado Heredia Command Front 20 Operations Command-New People’s Army against the troops of 25th infantry battalion (IB) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in gold-rich Brgy. Diwalwal, Monkayo town is nothing short of a glaring testament to the...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today MONTEVISTA, COMPOSTELA VALLEY—Released New People’s Army prisoner Corporal Dominador Alegre said he will face whatever sanctions his higher command will impose for the successful NPA raid in his Monkayo detachment that led to his capture three weeks ago. “Whatever they...

NPA FREES PRISONER. After holding him captive for two weeks, the 4th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army releases Corporal Dominador Alegre on Sunday, November 15, in the hinterlands of Montevista town in Compostela Valley. Alegre was captured on November 2 when the NPA raided the...

No amount of denial by the Arroyo regime could refute the fact that there is de facto martial law in our midst today. Signs of the Martial Law period are evident in the wails and cries of justice of thousands of victims of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, harassments and other human...

By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today DAVAO CITY – - A lumad farmer survived a slay attempt in Baganga town of Davao Oriental on June 26 this year. Julius Gonzales, 37, was going home with his wife to their village in Lambajon in Baganga when motorcycle-riding men, he recognized as Cafgu member, fired at...

The June 15 tactical offensive initiated by the Danilo Villacorta Command of Guerrilla Front 35 that resulted in the killing of Bravo Company-60th (Infantry Battallion-Armed Forces of the Philippines) IB-AFP officer 2nd Lt. Charlie Salcedo and Private First Class Albert Toriano, sends a strong and clear...

CHR to Military: Explain Continued Use of ‘Orders of Battle’ MANILA (Bulatlat/June 18) – The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) has vowed to look into the continuing practice of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of coming out with so-called �orders of battle� (OB) that lists groups...

The Merardo Arce Command-Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) claims responsibility for the killing of Evelyn Pitao in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte. Guerrilla operatives of the Ka Paking Guimbaolibot Red Partisan Brigade (KPGRPB) of the NPA implemented the capital...

CAMP PANACAN, DAVAO CITY — In a statement dated May 26, 2009, the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army (CPP/NPA) said that Evelyn Pitao-Dadula had given the military information that led to the killing of her brother, Danilo, in Tagum City in June 2008 and the arrest of her former...

By Davao Today DAVAO CITY � Communist New People�s Army (NPA) commander Leoncio Pitao blamed the government for the death of his sister Evelyn Pitao. Although Evelyn was killed by NPA guerillas the previous week because of her links with the military, Pitao, also popularly known as Kumander Parago,...

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988) DAVAO CITY (MMNS) – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of Region XI will recommend to Brig. Gen. Recina of RUC XI to disarm the Civilian Home Defense Force (CHDF) elements in sitio Mapula, Paquibato...

The New People’s Army (NPA) in Southern Mindanao implemented the NPA standing order against four intelligence and death squad operatives of the 10th Infantry Division (ID) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for committing grave crimes against the revolutionary movement and the people....

In line with the legal and judicial processes of the People’s Revolutionary Government, may we inform the public that a criminal case has been filed with the People’s Court of FarSouth Mindanao region and a warrant of arrest has been issued against the masterminds and perpetrators of the gruesome...

Today we are remembering Rebelyn on the 40th day of her violent death. We grieve her passing and are united in fighting for justice for a beloved daughter, friend and teacher. With the same purpose, we are also fighting for justice for all victims of state terrorism under Gloria Arrroyo. The past few weeks...

In the pursuit of achieving revolutionary justice for the victims of state-sponsored terrorism and fascism, the Merardo Arce Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao formally indicts 12 officials, members, and agents of the Military Intelligence Battalion; four officials, members and...

Military mocks civilian rule in Davao by resurrecting Alsa Masa — Farmer’s group �The murder yet again of another member of the civilian authority in Paquibato, Loloy Clerigo, whose only desire is peace in his community is a palpable display of the military’s arrogance. The military...

By DAVAO TODAY Side Bar Story Duterte keeps his hands off Paquibato The city�s largest district of over 40,000 people, Paquibato has become a virtual garrison these days. People cannot move around the place without identification cards bearing the signature of soldiers. On the veranda of the village hall of...

By GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today DAVAO CITY�When mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced he was keeping his hands off Paquibato he admitted the move was tantamount to a breakdown of civilian authority in the area. He said that civilians caught in the conflict will either have to choose between joining the...

HK rights group condemns murder of NPA head’s daughter “Only a government and a military that is desperate and has the highest disregard for human rights will resort to the killing of an innocent and civilian family members of the revolutionary movement. This is appalling and deserves our...

NDF pledges revolutionary justice for Rebelyn’s killers The National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Southern Mindanao condemns in the strongest possible terms the senseless and violent murder of Rebelyn Pitao. Rebelyn’s father is Leoncio Pitao a.k.a. Ka Parago, one of the most sought-after...

Soldiers suspected by Parago restricted inside army camp Panacan, Davao City — Two of the four soldiers suspected by Leoncio Pitao to be behind her daughters’ abduction and killing last March 4, 2009 were restricted inside camp by the commander of the 10th Infantry Division, Major General...

Billianes death part of struggle vs. imperialist mining — NDF The NDF-FarSouth Mindanao region expresses its deepest grief at the untimely death of the anti-mining activist Eliezer ‘Boy’ Billianes. He was shot to death by the notorious death squad of the US-Arroyo regime on the afternoon...

NPA holds Xstrata and TF Kitao responsible for Billianes death We condemn in the strongest possible terms the brutal slaying of Eliezer ‘Boy’ Billianes, an anti-mining activist of Koronadal City, who was shot to death on March 9, 2009 at about four in the afternoon, in broad daylight, just a...