Army neutralizes 14 NPA in Western, Central Visayas

ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army has neutralized 14 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in the fourth quarter of this year. In a report presented during the Joint Intelligence Army-Police Intelligence Committee, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said five NPA rebels were killed and nine have surrendered since September. A BODY bag containing a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel is offloaded from a Philippine Air Force helicopter. Three NPA rebels were killed in a September 29, 2023 clash with the 61st Infantry Battalion in Leon town, Iloilo province. (Army 3 ID) The report also said that 58 active militias or mass supporters renounced their support to the NPA and the Communist Party of the…