Jump to content

Timeline of the New People's Army rebellion

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hariboneagle927 (talk | contribs) at 17:41, 15 October 2022 (→1972). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The following is the timeline of events of CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion, a conflict between the government of the Philippines, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People's Army (NPA) and the National Democratic Front (NDF).

1970s

1971

Main article: 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing

1972

  • 4 July - The MV Karagatan, which was supposed to bring armaments supplied by China to the NPA reaches Digoyo Point in Palanan, Isabela. However the ship is discovered by a military patrol and is abandoned as it runs aground.[5]
  • 18 July - A government raid on an NPA hideout in Cordon, Isabela leads to the discovery of the so-called Taringsing Documents, outlining plans by the CPP-NPA to overthrow the government by 1973.
  • 21 September - President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law, citing the communist rebellion and related incidents. However, its implementation is delayed for 2 days.
  • 22 September - Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile escapes an alleged ambush blamed on the NPA in San Juan, Metro Manila, providing the Marcos regime with an excuse to implement Martial Law
  • 23 September - Martial Law is finally announced on television by President Marcos hours after series of mass arrests of against dissidents, including communist supporters. Thousands are detained and several are killed or forcibly disappeared in the ensuing crackdown which lasts for 14 years. Others go into hiding or exile or take up arms by joining the NPA in the provinces
  • late September to December - The military launches its first major operation against the NPA's primary stronghold in the Sierra Madre mountains in San Mariano, Isabela, forcing the CPP leadership to disperse nationwide but fails in its objective to eliminate the rebellion in Isabela.

1976

  • 27 August 1976 – President Ferdinand Marcos announced the capture of top NPA commander Victor Corpus. The announcement followed the previous week's arrest of NPA's second in command Bernabe Buscayno and 23 NPA officers. Marcos described the arrests as the final blow to the insurgency.[6]
  • 13 November 1976 – NPA rebels attacked a logging truck in Mambusao, Davao Oriental. Six security troops were killed and three were wounded.[7]
  • 22 November 1976 – NPA rebels staged a raid on 5 barrios situated on the perimeter of the Clark Air Base, seizing 43 weapons from the local CHDF militia.[8]

1977

1980s

1981

  • 19 April 1981 – Seventeen people were killed in a grenade attack on San Pedro cathedral, Davao City, during mass. Two grenades were thrown into the congregation as the traditional Easter service was concluding.[10] New People's Army rebels were among several groups suspected of blame, and two young Marxists were apprehended for the attack.[11]

1983

1985

1986

  • 5 March 1986 - The new government of President Corazon Aquino releases CPP chairman Jose Maria Sison, NPA commander Bernabe Buscayno and 2 other communist leaders as part of her efforts to launch peace negotiations with the CPP-NPA.
  • 13 September 1986 - The CPLA made a "sipat" or ceasefire with the Philippine government at the Mt. Data Hotel, in Bauko, Mountain Province. The agreement between the two sides was called the 1986 Mount Data Peace Accord.[14][15]
  • 30 September 1986 – Authorities arrest NPA chairman Rodolfo Salas along with his wife and driver outside a Manila hospital amid peace talks between the rebels and the government.[16]
  • 10 December 1986 – A 60-day cease fire is enacted between the NPA and the Philippine government.[17]

1987

  • 22 January 1987 – 13 demonstrating farmers are killed by security forces in Mendiola Street, Manila. This leads to the breakdown of peace talks between the government and the CPP-NPA-NDF and the resumption of military offensives against the rebels.

1988

  • 30 March 1988 – A police raid leads to the arrest of NPA chief commander Romulo Kintanar, general secretary Rafael Baylosis and central committee member Benjamin de Vera at a rebel safe house in southern Manila.[18]

1989

1990s

1992

  • The CPP leadership under Jose Maria Sison launches the Second Great Rectification Movement promoting a hardline response to the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This creates a serious split between its supporters, known as the Reaffirmationists (RAs) and relatively moderate critics, known as the Rejectionists (RJs) that lead to the expulsion and assassination of several members and the establishment of rival political and armed groups throughout the decade.
  • 15 February 1992 – 47 government soldiers are killed when the NPA ambushes a military convoy in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur
  • 24 September 1992 – President Fidel V. Ramos signs into law Republic Act 7636, which repealed the Anti-Subversion Law of 1957 that outlawed membership in the Communist Party as part of his efforts to open peace negotiations with the CPP-NPA.

1998

  • 16 March 1998 – The Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) is signed by the government and the NDFP in The Hague, Netherlands. It calls on both the government and the CPP-NPA-NDFP to adhere to international humanitarian law and provided set mechanisms to oversee the process.

2000s

2000

  • From January 15 to February 5, 2000, skeletal remains of at least a hundred individuals, mostly NPA rebels, were exhumed by government authorities from various mass graves in Brgy. Taglimao, Cagayan de Oro City. They were believed to be victims of a purge by the NPA in the mid-1980s, known as Operation Zombie. Military authorities estimated that more than 4,000 people were killed, in which only 15 were actually "deep penetration agents" (DPAs), the main target. Since 1999, the remains of at least 416 of them had been recovered in the NPA "killing fields" in the said village.[22][23] Some former NPA guerillas confessed that the mass killings, particularly of at least 60 rebels in 1986, were allegedly carried out on orders of CPP founding chairman Jose Maria Sison.[24]
  • February 5, 2000 – Suspected communists assassinated a village chief and two civilians in Naga, then part of Zamboanga del Sur.[25]
  • March 2, 2000 – About 40 NPA rebels attacked an army detachment in Balilihan, Bohol but immediately withdrew. They later ambushed a truckload of soldiers and militiamen, who had sent to reinforce the detachment, along the way in Catigbian, killing at least 5 soldiers and their officer, as well as 4 militiamen.[26]
  • March 11, 2000 – The 43rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army captured a NPA camp in Bontoc, Southern Leyte; 5 rebels were killed in a firefight.[27]
  • May 9, 2000 – Combined forces of the Army's 1st Infantry Battalion's Task Force Banahaw and the regional police mobile group encountered a band of about 50 NPA fighters in Paete, Laguna; 8 suspected communist rebels were killed.[28]
  • June 15, 2000 – Seven soldiers and a militiaman were killed in an ambush by the NPA in Maslog, Eastern Samar.[29]
  • June 28, 2000 – NPA insurgents ambushed a military medical mission in Jones, Isabela, killing an Army colonel and 12 of his troops in their worst attack within a decade.[30]
  • By July 2000, government forces discovered a mass grave in Baybay, Leyte containing the skeletal remains of more than 10 suspected victims of a rebel purge in the early 1980s.[31]
  • July 3, 2000 – A NPA commander identified as Ka Alpha was killed, and three policemen and a civilian were wounded, in a clash in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro.[30]
  • July 4, 2000 – 60 suspected NPA rebels ambushed the police team, who had tasked to investigate the killing of a barangay chairman a day prior, in a mountain village in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, killing 8 of them and wounding five others.[30]
  • September 30, 2000 – A military group, returning from a three-day civic action, was ambushed by the NPA in Paquibato District, Davao City; at least 4 from the group were killed, as well as 5 civilians.[32]
  • November 18, 2000 – About 80 NPA rebels attacked a police station in Caramoan, Camarines Sur, later repelled by the policemen; at least 6 NPA guerrillas, a policeman, and a militiaman, were killed.[33]
  • December 3, 2000 – A police chief of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro was assassinated by four unidentified men, believed to be NPA rebels. It was said that it was in retaliation to the death of a certain Ka Joel, leader of a three-man NPA group assigned the town, in an encounter in August.[34]

2001

  • November 17 – NPA rebels ambushed 25 soldiers of an Army Special Forces platoon on board a dump truck that had hit a landmine in Cateel, Davao Oriental, killing 18 of them; the remaining soldiers returned fire in the ensuing firefight that killed 10 rebels.[35]

2002

  • On 30 June 2002, one soldier and 15 militants were injured in the aftermath of a skirmish in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte. Documentation and pamphlets were seized from rebel-built bunkers.[36]

2003

  • On 19 April 2003, 5 soldiers were killed and 9 wounded in the outcome of a gun fight with NPA rebels, outside Ligao, Albay.[37]

2005

  • On 13 July 2005, NPA cadres killed nine soldiers and injured three in Ilocos Sur.[38]
  • On 29 September 2005, left-wing party Bayan Muna, accused by security forces of being an NPA front, announced that 53 of its members had been killed by alleged government hired gunmen between 2001 and 2005. Leftist labor movement Kilusan Mayo Uno seconded the accusations, claiming that 33 of its activists were killed in 2005. Satur Ocampo described the killings as "political repression masquerading as counter-insurgency and antiterrorism operations". A PNP official said that the killings would be fully investigated, and following an official enquiry, at least two soldiers were charged with murder.[38]
  • On 30 October 2005, at least 10 militants were wounded in the aftermath of clashes in Surigao del Sur.[38]
  • On 10 November 2005, rebels set light to a public bus in Bataan, after the owner refused to pay a revolutionary tax.[38]

2006

  • On 16 July 2006, a Philippine soldier and a policeman were killed in a gunfight in Occidental Mindoro. On the same day, the NPA allegedly assassinated an army officer in Bulacan.[39]
  • On 21 July 2006, NPA raided a police station in Isabela, stealing four rifles and a number of communication sets.[40]
  • On 23 June 2006, a rebel ambush in Laguna resulted in the injury of a soldier.[39]
  • On 24 July 2006, the NPA detonated two landmines along a road situated outside Unidos village, Surigao del Sur, seriously injuring 15 civilians. An NPA spokesman apologized for the incident and offered to cover the costs of the victims' hospital stay, while at the same time stating that NPA would continue the use of IEDs. On the same day, suspected NPA members set fire to a Globe telecommunications tower in Camarines Sur.[40]
  • On 26 June 2006, an NPA-planted landmine hit a military minivan in Camarines Sur, wounding a soldier.[39]
  • On 8 August 2006, an NPA attack caused the injury of five soldiers who were at the time packing relief supplies for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano area. In a separate incident, the AFP killed five rebels and lost one soldier during clashes with the NPA.[40]

2007

  • In May 2007, the NPA imposed a countrywide campaign tax on politicians willing to participate in the 2007 midterm elections. According to a PNP source, the victorious candidate of the Albay governor's race paid the NPA a total of $800,000. Former governor Fernando Gonzales accused the NPA of denying him entry into the southern regions of the province. The rebels also intensified their attacks before the election, resulting in the deaths of 18 people.[41]
  • May 28 – Eight soldiers were wounded as NPA rebels ambushed a military convoy in Aurora.[42]
  • On 7 June 2007, the NPA engaged AFP troops in Monkayo, Compostela Valley. Both sides issued conflicting reports concerning incident: a government spokesman announced the death of nine rebels and four soldiers, while the NPA denied claimed to have killed 15 soldiers and suffering one fatality.[43]
  • On 15 June 2007, the AFP clashed with insurgents in Compostela Valley . Nine militants and four soldiers were killed during the battle.[44]
  • On 16 June 2007, NPA fighters killed four policemen in Catanduanes. Weapons were removed from the killed officers.[44]
  • On 17 June 2007, a squad of militants detonated three bombs at a Globe Telecom tower in Iloilo after disarming the security guards on the site.[44]
  • On 24 June 2007, several dozen communist guerrillas carried out a raid on the town hall of Dangcagan, Bukidnon. One police officer was killed as the rebels fled with eight stolen weapons.[44]
  • On 29 June 2007, a band of militants launched an offensive on an AFP patrol base in Agusan del Norte. Eight militants and seven AFP soldiers were killed, and the rebels abducted three AFP personnel.[44]
  • On 31 June 2007, three guerrillas were killed by the Philippine Army in Agusan del Norte.[44]

2008

  • On 5 May 2008, the NPA assassinated former Legazpi City chief Narciso Guarin.[45]
  • On 26 October 2008, NPA fighters masquerading as Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency officer raid the Quezon Provincial Jail to free seven imprisoned NPA fighters.[46][47] In response to the jailbreak, high-risk NPA fighters were immediately transferred to other secure prisons.[48]

2009

  • On 13 November 2009, an NPA attack on a logging site resulted in 23 deaths.[49]

2010s

2010

  • On 15 May 2010 at around 14:50, a truck carrying members of the Philippine Army was bombed in Davao City. One soldier died and two injured soldiers were evacuated to Davao Medical Center.[50]
  • On 20 May 2010, a team from the Philippine National Police Special Action Force were aboard their vehicle when suspected NPA rebels detonated a land mine at San Jose village in Antipolo, Rizal at around 6 am.[51]
  • On 13 July 2010, the NPA executed Mateo Biong, Jr., a drug cartel leader and former mayor of Giporlos, Eastern Samar. Biong was accused of killing rival drug dealers, illegal logging and mining, and misuse of public funds.[citation needed]
  • On 26 September 2010, security forces killed top NPA commander Elmer Osila during clashes in the town of Goa, Camarines Sur.[52]
  • On 14 December 2010, ten soldiers were killed and two injured in the aftermath of a guerrilla ambush in Las Navas, Northern Samar. The rebels took 11 rifles from the killed soldiers.[citation needed]
  • On 15 December 2010, two civilians were killed, one of them a 15-year-old boy and the other a former chairman of Barangay Poponton, in an ambush on a pump boat along Hinaga River in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Five soldiers and a civilian were reported missing as a result of the ambush carried out with automatic weapons at around 5 pm that left the civilian vessel heavily damaged. The attack was believed to have been carried out by an undetermined number of the NPA rebels who were said to be hiding along the forested area of the Hinaga River.[53]

2011

  • On 26 May 2011, three construction workers are killed and another wounded in an attack staged by leftist rebels in the ore-rich municipality of Tampakan, South Cotabato. Ten gunmen, believed to be NPA rebels, ambushed a convoy of five trucks at around 1:30pm with small arms and grenades in the village of Danlag.[54]
  • On 2 June 2011, the PNP arrested rebel explosive expert Ryan Sison in Dalahican village, Lucena City, Quezon, confiscating IED components.[55]
  • On 4 July 2011, a closure agreement between the CPLA and the Government of the Philippines was signed at Rizal Hall in Malacañang Palace. The agreement called for the disarmament of the group, the reintegration of the militants into mainstream society and the conversion of the militant group into a socio-economic organization.[56]
  • On 26 July 2011, one government militiaman was killed and one wounded in Barangay Gumitan, Marilog district, Davao City.[57]
  • On 3 October 2011, a band of 200 NPA fighters set fire to equipment belonging to mining corporations in the villages of Cagiano and Taganito, Surigao del Norte.[58]

2012

  • On 17 January 2012, six insurgents were killed during a clash in a Japanese banana plantation in Compostela Valley.[59]
  • On 9 April 2012, rebels carried out a raid on the police station of Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, stealing weapons and taking hostage a policeman, who was later released.[60]
  • On 19 April 2012, an IED detonated by the NPA killed three and injured two soldiers in New Upian, Barangay Marilog, Marilog district, Davao City.[61]
  • On 23 April 2012, militants stole several high-powered assault rifles from a security agency in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, after posing as National Bureau of Investigation agents.[60]
  • On 25 April 2012, an NPA attack resulted in the deaths of 11 soldiers and 2 civilians in Ifugao.[60]
  • On 29 April 2012, militants killed four soldiers and a civilian PDT member in Labo, Camarines Norte, and took their weapons.[60]
  • On 7 May 2012, the NPA claimed to have carried out an ambush in Trento, Agusan del Sur town, and Monkayo, Compostela Valley, killing three soldiers, and wounding four. In a second incident, two soldiers were wounded in the vicinity of the Bahayan river, Trento. The AFP responded by bombing the town of Trento, displacing 80 families.[62]
  • On 14 May 2012, a soldier was killed during a shootout in Barangay Bucalan in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental.[60]
  • On 20 May 2012, rebels sabotaged equipment stationed at an airport construction site in Albay.[60]
  • On 24 May 2012, NPA agents assassinated an intelligence officer at the cockfighting pit of Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental.[60]

2013

  • On 28 February 2013, authorities detained the NPA's Central Visayas commander Ruben Nabas along with his secretary. On the same day, two NPA members surrendered to the authorities of Barangay Del Pilar, Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte.[63]
  • On 7 May 2013, two soldiers were killed while escorting election officials in Kalinga.[64]
  • On 11 May 2013, rebels of the communist New People's Army allegedly ambushed the convoy of Kadingilan, Bukidnon mayor Joelito Jacosalem Talaid, wounding him and killing four of his bodyguards. A radio report stated the mayor had been shot in the leg.[65] Talaid was traveling through Barangay Kibogtok when he and his bodyguards were stopped by up to 10 armed men. Talaid was also allegedly forced to hand over 7 million Philippine pesos worth of cash to the suspects.[66]
  • On 20 May 2013, NPA militants raided the office of a security agency in Orange Valley village, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, stealing firearms, ammunition and bulletproof vests. They also detonated an IED on a national highway in Barangay Pandapan, Tagum City, injuring five soldiers and a civilian.[67]
  • On 27 May 2013, a group of 30 rebels ambushed a Special Action Force patrol in Capagaran village, Allacapan, Cagayan, killing 8 policemen and injuring 7 others.[68]
  • On 21 August 2013, one soldier was killed and three were wounded in a skirmish in Purok, Barangay Balagan in San Mariano, Isabela. Security forces seized two IEDs and propaganda materials.[69]
  • On 30 August 2013, Philippine Air Force helicopters bombed rebel positions in the northern area of Sagada, Mountain Province, following a clash that took place a day earlier during which two policemen were wounded.[70]
  • On 5 December 2013, NPA officer Rene Rabulan Briones was killed in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, during a shootout with the Philippine military.[71]
  • On 14 December 2013, the NPA raided a police station in Kibawe, Bukidnon. A police officer was killed, and the insurgents stole 13 firearms before escaping in four cars.[72][73]

2014

  • On 1 January 2014, suspected NPA members gunned down Demetrio Capilastique, a leading figure of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB), in Badiangan, Iloilo.[74]
  • On 22 March 2014, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Chairman Benito Tiamzon, his wife Wilma Tiamzon (secretary general of the NPA) and five others were arrested in Barangay Zaragosa, Aloguinsan, Cebu. The Tiamzons had a standing warrant of arrest orders for crimes against humanity, including charges of murder, multiple murder and frustrated murder.[75][76]
  • On 27 March 2014, Andrea Rosal, daughter of deceased former NPA spokesman "Ka Roger" Rosal, was arrested in Caloocan City.[77]
  • Between 7–10 April 2014, NPA set fire to vehicles and heavy equipment belonging to mining companies in Masara village in Maco and Pantukan, Compostela Valley, after alleged environmental damage caused by the mining companies.[78]
  • 17 April – insurgents clashed with a detachment of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in Barangay San Pascual, Catarman, Northern Samar. There were no casualties.[79]
  • 20 May – five communist militants were killed in two separate encounters in President Roxas, Cotabato and Tayabas, Quezon. One soldier was wounded. Loyalist forces seized weaponry, radios, ammunition and propaganda materials.[80]
  • 23 May – at least five NPA rebels were killed and two captured in a firefight that took place in Barangay Balocawe, Matnog, Sorsogon.[81]
  • 8 June – security forces captured NPA commander Nasyo in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental.[82]
  • 16 July – an NDF spokesman announced that the NPA had suffered 14 fatalities following simultaneous attacks against private armies in Santa Irene, Prosperidad, Barangay Bitan-agan, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. A civilian and a private army commander were also killed in the incident, and NDF claimed to have seized a number of weapons during the raids.[83]
  • 31 July – One soldier and an unspecified number of rebels were killed in a firefight in Tapaz, Capiz.[84]
  • 6 August – The AFP arrested top militant commander Eduardo Almores Esteban in Landheights subdivision in Barangay Buntala, Jaro, Iloilo City.[85]
  • 4 September – Five NPA fighters died in an encounter with an army patrol in Lacub, Abra.[86]
  • 3 November – NPA gunmen killed two soldiers in Daraga, Albay .[87]
  • 5 November – The AFP engaged suspected NPA insurgents, killing three fighters and seizing nine weapons, in Sitio Tubak, Barangay Nomol, Maasim, Sarangani.[88]
  • 23 November – Three civilians were injured in an NPA attack on an army patrol post in Sitio Guiwanon, Barangay Danao, San Jacinto, Masbate.[89]
  • 25 November – The PNP detained rebel commander Billy Morado along with another insurgent in Caloocan City.[90]
  • 5 December – a security force patrol clashed with communist guerrillas in Sitio Upper Balantang, Barangay Cabuyuan, Mabini, Compostela Valley, killing five rebels.[91]
  • 17 December – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested NPA commander Jordan Reyes Donillo at a checkpoint located in Barangay Magnaga, Pantukan, Compostela Valley. On the same day, the NPA released a statement claiming to have killed 40 government loyalists, including policemen, soldiers and militia, in the course of 28 operations in December.[92]
  • 26 December – The Philippines government and the local Communist Party agreed to renew talks that may lead to a peace treaty which could end the 46-year insurgency.[93][94]
  • 29 December – Three soldiers were killed in a communist ambush in Mabini, Compostela Valley.[95]

2015

  • 16 January – Three NPA officers surrendered to the authorities in Capiz, the former rebels belonged to the Tugalbong and Baloy platoons of NPA.[96]
  • 23 January – Government troops clashed with NPA militants in Sitio Brazil, Mat-i, Surigao City and Imbayao, Malaybalay, Bukidnon. Despite the fact that no casualties were reported, the Philippine Army seized two rifles and a grenade launcher in the former encounter.[97]
  • 28 January – NPA rebels killed a soldier of the 69th Infantry Battalion in an ambush in the Paquibato district, Davao City.[98]
  • 2 February – Rebels executed Rufino Dumayas, a former NPA commander, after accusing him of revealing the identities of several rebels and cooperating with security forces.[99]
  • 5 February – An army officer was killed by communist guerrillas in the town of Las Navas, Northern Samar. Two rebels were later arrested.[100]
  • 6 February – Security forces overpowered a group of NPA rebels, forcing them to flee, in Barangay Rojales, Carmen, Agusan del Norte. Numerous weapons, explosives and communication equipment were seized, and one rebel was arrested.[101]
  • 8 February – Authorities arrested Raunil Mortejo, Reboy Gandinao and Jasmin Badilla, three members of NPA's Eastern Mindanao Command. The arrests took place in Barangay Sinaragan, Matanao, Davao del Sur, and in Barangay Lumintao in Quezon, Bukidnon.[102]
  • 9 February – Security forces uncovered NPA encampments in Sitio Tig-atay, Barangay Igpaho, Tubungan, Iloilo, and Sitio Tigmarabas, Barangay Ongyod, Miag-ao, Iloilo. The camps had the capacity to accommodate 120 people.[103]
  • 14 March – A landmine detonation killed 3 soldiers and wounded five others, the incident occurred in Los Arcos, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.[104]
  • 1 April – Two soldiers and a civilian were slain in an NPA ambush in Sityo Ban-as, Barangay Mahayag, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, seven people were also wounded.[105]
  • 2 June – Authorities detained NPA's top commander Adelberto Silva in Bacoor, Cavite south of Manila, grenades and documentation were also recovered during the operation.[106]

2016

Further information: Timeline of New People's Army attacks (2016)

2017

  • 30 January – Two soldiers were killed following an ambush staged by suspected NPA guerrillas in Echague, Isabela.[107]
  • 8 February – Heavy equipment were set to fire by the rebels in San Francisco, Quezon.[108][109]
  • 8 February – A soldier was killed in a firefight in Santo Niño, Cagayan.[108]
  • 9 February – Rebels burned two trucks in Itogon, Benguet.[108]
  • 9 February – NPA rebels killed a resident and abducted two others in Talakag, Bukidnon.[108]
  • 13 February – Four rebels were killed in a firefight with gov't troops in Aroroy, Masbate.[110]
  • 17 February – Two soldiers and three communist New People's Army rebels were killed while 15 other troops were wounded in a land mine attack and clashes in Davao City.[111]
  • 8 March – Rebels ambushed a police convoy, resulting in 4 policemen killed and injuring another. The ambush occurred in Bansalan, Davao del Sur.[112]
  • 18 March – A rebel was killed in an encounter with gov't troops in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte.[113]
  • 30 March – An encounter between the military and rebels took place in General Nakar, Quezon. Two soldiers and 10 rebels were killed in the encounter.[114]
  • 28 July – Firefight between government forces and communist in a village in Sorsogon left 4 communist rebels dead.[115]

2018

  • 23 January –
    • Two soldiers died and two were wounded in an encounter with members of the New People's Army in Pinukpuk, Kalinga.[116]
    • A retired policeman was killed by members of the New People's Army in Tabuk, Kalinga.[117]
  • 25 January – Communist insurgents killed an Army officer and wounded 2 soldiers in a firefight in Davao City.[118]
  • 28 January – A man was kidnapped and later executed by terrorists of the New People's Army in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur.[119]
  • 15 August – Seven NPA militants were killed during a gunfight that lasted 33 minutes, in San Jose, Antique.[120][121]
  • 28 December – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was formed, pursuant to Executive Order No. 70 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte[122]
  • 30 December – Six militants were killed in Negros Oriental were killed in separate encounters with government forces during the weekend, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said and 24 arrested during a series of raids and anti-rebels raids including former Guihulngan Mayor Cesar Macalua, who were allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade.[123]

2020s

2021

  • January 6 – A military officer of the 72nd Division Reconnaissance Group was killed in a shootout incident with rebels in Abra.[124]
  • January 12 – Government employee Pio Lingatong was assassinated by militants in Barangay Aloja, Batuan, Bohol.[125]
  • January 17 – 3 soldiers were killed and 1 were wounded in an ambush in Legazpi City, Albay, the soldiers were transporting intel when they were attacked.[126]
  • January 20 – Several militants killed 2 kidnapped village officials in Masbate, 1 being a councilman and another being a watchman.[127]
  • January 23 – 1 soldier was killed in a shootout with rebels in Quirino, Ilocos Sur.[128]
  • January 28 – Shots were fired at a police station in Surigao Del Norte, 2 hours later a group of rebels in the same area ambushed a patrol, a military officer sustained injuries to the head.[129]
  • February 1 – A skirmish occurred between militiamen and rebels in Misamis Occidental, at least 1 militiaman was injured.[130]
  • February 3 – A soldier was wounded by an IED during a skirmish with rebels in the Umayam tribe region of Bukidnon.[131]
  • February 4 – Rebels assassinated militiaman Darwin Juagpao in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.[132]
  • February 5 – 2 soldiers were killed and 1 wounded during a clash with rebels in Quezon.[133]
  • February 8 – Rebels assassinated militiaman Lander Sta. Ana Garde in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental.[134]
  • February 9 – A military lieutenant was killed along with 2 rebels during intense clashes in Quezon.[135]
  • February 17 – 2 former mayors and 2 others were assassinated during a rebel ambush in Barangay Ignacio B. Jurado, Lasam, Cagayan. NPA propaganda was found near the scene and there were no less than 6 attackers.[136]
  • February 18 – A soldier was wounded during a skirmish with rebels in San Joaquin, Iloilo.[137]
  • February 19 – A Special Action Force member with the Philippine National Police was wounded in a shootout with rebels in Northern Samar.[138]
  • February 22 – 4 Special Action Force troopers and 2 civilians were wounded by a rebel IED on a highway in Barangay Putiao, Pilar, Sorsogon, the rebels also engaged in a brief firefight with the police before retreating.[139]
  • February 25 – Rebels torched a Dump Truck and a Backhoe in Barangay Binocaran, Malimono, Surigao del Norte. the vehicles belonged to CV Construction.[140]
  • February 28 – Rebels killed village chief Julie Capin during a drive by in Barangay Roosevelt, Tapaz, Capiz.[141]
  • March 3 – Rebels detonated a landmine near a police car in Janiuay, Iloilo. Nobody was injured in the explosion.[142]

References

  1. ^ "Partido Liberal Pilipinas: Timeline". Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Death in the Plaza Miranda". Time. 30 August 1971. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  3. ^ Locsin, Jr., Teodoro. "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Man of the Year, 1971". Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  4. ^ ""Defend it at Plaza Miranda": A History of the Country's Foremost Public Square | Presidential Museum and Library". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ Peña, Rolando (12 December 2018). "The NPA arms landing that convinced Marcos to declare Martial Law". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ "MARCOS NETS ANOTHER COMMUNIST LEADER". Wikileaks. 30 August 1976. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ "NPA ACTIVITY IN DAVAO ORIENTAL". Wikileaks. 17 November 1976. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ "NPA ARMS RAID ON VILLAGES NEAR CLARK AB". Wikileaks. 24 November 1976. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ^ "NPA AMBUSH PC UNITS NEAR SUBIC BAY NAVAL BASE". Wikileaks. 30 August 1977. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Violence mars joy". Ottawa Citizen. 20 April 1981. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Marcos warns terrorists". Star-News. 21 April 1981. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  12. ^ "46 KILLED BY PHILIPPINE REBELS IN AMBUSH OF AN ARMY PATROL". New York Times. 3 October 1983. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Philippine Army Kills 14 Communist Guerrillas". New York Times. 7 October 1985. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  14. ^ Virgilio M Gaje (2012-02-01). "[PIA News] CPLA commemorates Mount Data peace accord". Archives.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  15. ^ "Historical Background of Cordillera's Pursuit for Regional Development and Autonomy". Cordillera.gov.ph. 1991-03-01. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  16. ^ "PHILIPPINE ARMY SEIZES A TOP REBEL". New York Times. 1 October 1986. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  17. ^ "PHILIPPINE ARMY AND REBELS START CEASE-FIRE". New York Times. 10 December 1986. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Filipino Rebel Chief and 2 Associates Seized". New York Times. 30 March 1988. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Col. James Rowe, 51, War Hero, Is Killed in an Ambush in Manila". New York Times. 22 April 1989. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  20. ^ "G.R. Nos. 100801-02" The LawPhil Project. 08-25-2000. Retrieved 02-28-2022.
  21. ^ "Patterns of Global Terrorism 1990" (PDF). US State Department. April 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  22. ^ "Cagayan-Bukidnon ‘Killing fields’ yield 60 NPA victims" PHNO. Jan 17, 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  23. ^ —"New ‘killing fields’ yield 50 NPA victims" PHNO. February 7, 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
    —"Joma faces murder charges for Mindanao killing fields" PHNO. February 8, 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  24. ^ —"Joma disowns Mindanao killing fields, faces murder charges" PHNO. January 19, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
    —"Ex-NPA leader confirms Mindanao killing fields massacre" PHNO. January 31, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  25. ^ "NPA kills Zamboanga barangay chief" PHNO. Feb 8, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  26. ^ "Communist rebels kill 10 soldiers, militiamen" PHNO. Mar 3, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  27. ^ "Army takes NPA camp in Leyte, 5 rebels killed" PHNO. Mar 13, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  28. ^ "8 suspectecd NPA rebels killed in Paete clash" PHNO. May 10, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  29. ^ "Bacolod massacre sad end of year in Visayas" (01-05-2001) Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A17. Retrieved on 02-24-2022.
  30. ^ a b c "Mindoro NPA rebels kill 8 cops" PHNO. July 6, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  31. ^ "NPA killing field found in Leyte" PHNO. July 2, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  32. ^ "5 civilians dead in NPA ambush" PHNO. Oct 2, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  33. ^ "Camarines Sur: 8 dead in NPA attack" PHNO. Nov 21, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  34. ^ "NPA killings threaten Puerto Galera tourism" PHNO. Dec 5, 2000. Retrieved Feb 26, 2022.
  35. ^ "18 soldiers, 10 NPAs die in Davao ambush" Philstar.com. 11-19-2001. Retrieved 02-28-2022.
  36. ^ "Soldier, 15 NPA militants injured in Ilocos Norte clash". Gulf News. 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  37. ^ "15 Soldiers Killed in MILF, NPA Attacks". Arab News. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  38. ^ a b c d "AMID CONTINUED NPA ATTACKS, KILLINGS OF LEFTIST ACTIVISTS ON THE RISE". Wikileaks. 15 November 2005. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  39. ^ a b c "CPP/NPA – THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES". Wikileaks. 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  40. ^ a b c "NPA – TRENDS IN RECENT ATTACKS". Wikileaks. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  41. ^ "NPA ELECTION EXTORTION: BICOL REGION 2007". Wikileaks. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  42. ^ "Maoist rebels ambush Philippine troops, 8 wounded" Reuters. 05-29-2007. Retrieved 02-28-2022.
  43. ^ "NPA, army claim to have killed more in clash". Davao Today. 15 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  44. ^ a b c d e f "DEADLY COMMUNIST INSURGENCY CONTINUES". Wikileaks. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  45. ^ "THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY: DOWN BUT NOT OUT". Wikileaks. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  46. ^ "PDEA to conduct own probe on Quezon jailbreak".
  47. ^ "Communist rebels storm Philippine jail, freeing seven | World News". 26 October 2008.
  48. ^ "High-risk NPA detainees to be transferred to secured facilities – Palace".
  49. ^ "Philippines-CPP/NPA (1969 – first combat deaths)". August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  50. ^ "Soldier dies in military truck bombing in Davao City". Yahoo News. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010. [dead link‍]
  51. ^ "4 policemen killed, 5 others wounded in ambush in N. Philippines". xinhuanet.com. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  52. ^ "Fwd: [OS] PHILIPPINES/SECURITY – Top NPA leader killed in N Philippine clash". Wikileaks. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  53. ^ A. GABIETA, JOEY (15 December 2010). "2 civilians killed, 1 soldier wounded in Las Navas ambush". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  54. ^ Guanqun, Wang (26 March 2011). "3 killed in leftist rebels attack in S Philippines". Xinhua.net. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  55. ^ "[OS] PHILIPPINES/CT/SECURITY – Suspected NPA explosives expert nabbed in northern Philippines". Wikileaks. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  56. ^ Sinapit, Jaime (2011-07-04). "CPLA disarms for good, inks final pact with Aquino administration". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  57. ^ "[OS] PHILIPPINES/MIL/CT – Govt militiaman killed in clash with NPA rebels in Davao City". Wikileaks. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  58. ^ "NPA rebels attack 3 mining firms in Surigao del Norte". GMA News. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  59. ^ "6 NPA rebels killed in attack on Japanese Banana plantation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  60. ^ a b c d e f g "Communist Insurgency Ramps Up as Manila Reaches Settlement with Muslim Militants". Jamestown. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  61. ^ "Three soldiers killed, 2 wounded, in NPA's command-detonated explosion in Marilog; serves as a strong warning". Davao Today. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  62. ^ "NPA attacks vs AFP operations in Agusan-Comval boundary yields 9 enemy casualties". Davao Today. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  63. ^ "Top NPA leader arrested in Bohol". The Philippine Star. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  64. ^ "Philippine gov't condemns leftist rebels' ambush in Kalinga". Xinhua. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  65. ^ "5 killed in ambushes on eve of midterm elections in Philippines". South China Morning Post. Agence France-Presse. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  66. ^ "Bukidnon mayor hurt after ambush". SunStar. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  67. ^ "NPA claims raid, ambush in Southern Philippines". Davao Today. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  68. ^ "8 elite cops killed, 7 others hurt in NPA ambush in Cagayan". GMA News. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  69. ^ "Army, NPA clash in Isabela amid monsoon rains; soldier killed". The Philippine Star. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  70. ^ "PHL forces conduct air strike vs. NPA in Sagada". GMA News. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  71. ^ "NPA leader in Camarines Sur killed in clash". The Philippine Star. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  72. ^ "NPAs seize firearms in Bukidnon police HQ raid". Davao Today. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  73. ^ Jesus, Julliane Love de (12 December 2013). "Cop killed, 3 hurt in NPA attack in Bukidnon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  74. ^ "Panay rebel leader killed in ambush; CPP-NPA eyed". The Philippine Star. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  75. ^ "CPP chief, wife nabbed in Cebu – military". Rappler. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  76. ^ Oliver Teves (22 March 2014). "Philippines arrests Communist Party chairman, wife". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  77. ^ "Ka Roger Rosal's daughter arrested in Caloocan". GMA News. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  78. ^ "Two mining firms in Comval torched by NPAs". Davao Today. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  79. ^ "NPA fired at CAFGU camp in Samar, says Army". GMA News. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  80. ^ "5 NPA rebels dead in clashes in NCotabato, Quezon". The Philippine Star. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  81. ^ "5 suspected NPA insurgents killed in Sorsogon clash — military". GMA News. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  82. ^ "NPA leader nabbed in Negros Oriental". The Philippine Star. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  83. ^ "NPA admits 14 fatalities in simultaneous anti-private army attacks". Davao Today. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  84. ^ "Soldier dead in clash with NPA in Capiz". The Philippine Star. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  85. ^ "CPP-NPA propaganda officer nabbed in Iloilo". GMA News. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  86. ^ "Five NPA rebels killed in Abra encounter". The Philippine Star. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  87. ^ "2 soldiers killed in ambush by suspected NPA rebels". GMA News. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  88. ^ "3 NPA members killed in Sarangani clash – AFP". GMA News. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  89. ^ "3 civilians hurt in alleged NPA attack on Army parol base in Masbate". GMA News. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  90. ^ "Suspected NPA leader arrested in Caloocan". GMA News. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  91. ^ "5 NPA rebels killed in ComVal clash with military". GMA News. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  92. ^ "AFP arrests alleged NPA leader as NPA claims more tactical offensives". Davao Today. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  93. ^ "Peace talks with Philippine communist rebels to restart soon". Channel NewsAsia. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  94. ^ "Philippine communist rebels say peace talks may resume soon". AFP. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  95. ^ "3 gov't soldiers killed in S. Philippines". Xinhua. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  96. ^ "3 NPA leaders surrender in Capiz". The Philippine Star. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  97. ^ "NPA, Army clash in Surigao". Davao Today. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  98. ^ "Paquibato NPA ambush kills army soldier". Davao Today. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  99. ^ "NPA executes ex-leader for betrayal". The Philippine Star. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  100. ^ "Military officer killed in clash w/ NPA rebels". The Philippine Star. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  101. ^ "Guns, bombs seized from NPA rebels in Agusan encounter". The Philippine Star. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  102. ^ "3 NPA leaders arrested in Mindanao". The Philippine Star. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  103. ^ "Army seizes 2 NPA camps in Iloilo". The Philippine Star. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  104. ^ "3 soldiers killed in NPA attack in Agusan del Sur". News Central. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  105. ^ "3 killed by NPA in Surigao del Sur ambush, says AFP". GMA News. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  106. ^ "Philippines' highest-ranking communist rebel held: military". AFP. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  107. ^ "2 soldiers dead in NPA ambush". 1 February 2017.
  108. ^ a b c d "1 soldier killed, 1 cop abducted in rebel clashes". Rappler. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  109. ^ Mallari, Delfin (9 February 2017). "NPA rebels burn road construction equipment in Quezon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  110. ^ Jaucian, Michael (13 February 2017). "4 rebs killed in clash with gov't troops in Masbate". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  111. ^ Regalado, Edith (18 February 2017). "2 soldiers, 3 communists killed in land mine attack". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  112. ^ Nawal, Allan; Aguirre, Eldie (9 March 2017). "4 cops killed in NPA attack". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  113. ^ "Female NPA killed in Agusan Del Norte clash". Inquirer. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  114. ^ "Military-NPA clash ahead of ceasefire declaration; 12 killed". ABS-CBN News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  115. ^ "East Philippines: Troops 'kill four communist rebels'". Al Jazeera. 28 July 2017.
  116. ^ "2 soldiers dead, 2 wounded in clash with NPA in Kalinga". The Manila Times. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  117. ^ "Retired cop killed by suspected Reds in Kalinga; 188 NPAs surrender in 1st 3 wks. of January". GMA News. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  118. ^ "Army officer killed, 2 soldiers wounded in Davao City clash". The Manila Times. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  119. ^ "NPA fighter-turned-militiaman beheaded in Surigao del Sur – military". Rappler. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  120. ^ "7 suspected NPA rebels slain in encounter vs cops". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  121. ^ "7 NPA rebels killed in Antique firefight – Army". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  122. ^ Gita, Ruth Abbey (December 10, 2018). "Duterte creates task force to end local communist armed conflict". Sunstar. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  123. ^ "6 rebels killed in Negros Oriental clashes says military". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  124. ^ Galang, Armand (2021-01-06). "Army honors officer killed in firefight with rebels in Abra". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  125. ^ "LGU employee shot dead by suspected NPA in Batuan". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  126. ^ Mier-Manjares, Cathrine Gonzales, Ma April (2021-01-17). "3 soldiers dead, 1 hurt in ambush by suspected NPA rebels". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  127. ^ Mier-Manjares, Mar S. Arguelles and Maria April (2021-01-20). "NPA rebels kidnap, kill 2 village officials in Masbate". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  128. ^ Galang, Armand (2021-01-23). "Soldier killed in clash with NPA rebels in Ilocos Sur". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  129. ^ "NPA launches attacks in Surigao del Norte". Sunstar. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  130. ^ "Troops, NPA clash in MisOcc". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  131. ^ February 4, Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy Published on; 2021. "Gunfight with rebels in Umayamnon tribe area". pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-21. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  132. ^ "Suspected NPA rebels kill ex-militiaman in Surigao Sur". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  133. ^ Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (2021-02-05). "2 soldiers killed, 1 wounded in second clash with NPA in a day in Quezon". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  134. ^ "Former militiaman shot dead in NegOr". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  135. ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (2021-02-09). "Army lieutenant, 2 NPA leaders killed in Quezon clashes". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  136. ^ "Task force to probe Cagayan ambush". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  137. ^ "Soldier wounded in encounter with Reds in Iloilo town". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  138. ^ Gabieta, Joey (2021-02-21). "SAF member hurt in Northern Samar firefight with alleged NPA rebels". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  139. ^ "Manhunt on vs. Reds in Sorsogon clash: PNP". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  140. ^ "Reds torch P5.9-M equipment used in farm-to-market road project". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  141. ^ "Gov't seeks 'true justice' for slain village chief in Capiz". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  142. ^ Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (2021-03-03). "IED blast targeted at cops in Iloilo blamed on NPA". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_the_New_People%27s_Army_rebellion&oldid=1116261223"