Monthly Archives: June 2013

11 years ago

NPA’s Parago declares 5 Army men as Prisoners of war

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By DAVAO TODAY

Davao Today

The NPA said their “active counter-intelligence and subsequent operations” were meant to punish AFP units, especially the Civil Military Operations Battalion headed by Maj. Jake Obligado, for continuing to “encroach, settle and conduct psychological warfare and intelligence operations” in the villages of Paquibato District.

11 years ago

Today’s View: A Story from the Hearth

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Today’s View: A Story from the Hearth

By DON J. PAGUSARA

Davao Today

Education in this country is an elitist enterprise that caters only to the thin stratum of the upper middle classes who can afford, but subjects the grassroots to a buwad smell of literacy enough for them to be able to write the names of politicians in elections. 

11 years ago

Army says 5 soldiers are now NPA captives

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Army says 5 soldiers are now NPA captives

By DAVAO TODAY

Davao Today

Captain Raul Villegas, public affairs officer of the 10th ID, said that Corporal Emmanuel Quezon; Privates First Class Ronald Gura, Bernie Padilla and Donato Estandia; and Private Marteniano Pasiagas Jr. were allegedly taken by the New People’s Army (NPA) under Leoncio ‘Ka Parago’ Pitao on Monday afternoon in Sitio Lubas, Paquibato Proper village in Paquibato District.