Rappler's latest stories on communist insurgency in the Philippines
4 NPA leaders, 11 fighters killed in Northern Mindanao
The Armed Forces of the Philippines says 186 communist rebels have been killed since January 2020
Duterte's final gambit to end insurgency: task force vs communists
If the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict sees the ABS-CBN shutdown as a counterinsurgency issue, that's because the task force is meant to sniff out 'rebel influence' from anywhere
Military and police kill 17 NPA rebels in weeklong attacks
As the country battles a pandemic, 19 guerrillas surrender, and two are arrested in military and police operations against the New People’s Army from May 4 to 11
Former CPP and NPA chief Rodolfo Salas arrested in Angeles City
(UPDATED) Salas headed the Communist Party of the Philippines at the peak of the communist insurgency in the mid-1980s
Military seeks dialogue after lawmakers slammed crackdown on progressive groups
The military deny that they are cracking down on progressive groups, whom they call 'communist terrorists' and whose offices they have raided in recent weeks
Military denies 'harassment' in arresting alleged communist rebels
The Armed Forces of the Philippines says the search warrants issued by a Quezon City trial court judge prove there was probable cause against the suspects
Tearful closure for families of 3 men abducted by NPA in 2017
(UPDATED) The military tracks down the graves of 3 men – a soldier, a retired cop, and a tribal chieftain – kidnapped by communist rebels in Bukidnon in 2017
2 CAFGU members killed in NPA encounter in Abra
Communist rebels attack a Cafgu detachment in Sallapadan town in Abra at dawn
2 soldiers killed in North Cotabato clash with NPA
Police say the soldiers were conducting a community support program in Arakan town when they were attacked by communist rebels
LOOK: The Communist Party of the Philippines at 50
Communists in Quezon Province hold an intimate celebration
Army nabs 4 alleged communist rebels in Masbate
Clashes erupt in Barangay Talisay in San Fernando town while the troops are on patrol for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections 2018
NPA fighter-turned-militiaman beheaded in Surigao del Sur – military
(3rd UPDATE) Mar Acevedo Bocales, as member of the New People's Army, surrendered to authorities in December 2016, then joined the Cafgu
NPA releases 3 captive cops to Duterte
The policemen are released after being held captive by communist rebels for 3 months
4 NPA rebels, soldier killed in Davao Oriental clashes
The military says the communist rebels are trying to recover a former stronghold in Sitio Matabang of Barangay Taocanga in Manay town
NPA denies using feces-smeared bomb
To insinuate that the New People s Army is engaged in a highly criminal biological and chemical warfare is pure invention says spokesman Rigoberto Sanchez
Leftist rebel killed, 3 cops wounded in Bukidnon clash
A leftist rebel was killed while three policemen were wounded as fighting erupted Thursday April 11 in Bukidnon
Elusive Negros rebel leader nabbed at Comelec checkpoint
Military records show Reniel Cellon or Ka Kumpol led a number of NPA encounters and assassination activities against the 61st and 47th Infantry Battalion
