Saturday, February 29, 2020

AFP-CRS: Civilian Vigilance, key to the Capture of a Ranking CPP-NPA Member in Surigao del Norte

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 26, 2020): Civilian Vigilance, key to the capture of a ranking CPP-NPA member in Surigao del Norte

"We, call on the same misguided CNTs to surrender and give-up their arms before it is too late for them. Our government will give you another chance to live normal and peaceful lives. Our ECLIP or Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program will make sure that you will be able to get back to live peacefully with your families, all you need to immediately do is to surrender and go back to the folds of our laws.”

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Dwindling CPP-NPA Group's Arms Cache Discovered in Davao de Oro

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 27, 2020): Dwindling CPP-NPA Group's Arms Cache Discovered in Davao de Oro

An arms cache of a dwindling New People’s Army group, in the Northern boundary of Davao Oriental and Davao De Oro, was discovered by the troops of 66th Infantry Battalion in an isolated area of Sitio Danawan, Brgy. Manurigao, New Bataan, Davao de Oro.

"While we are focusing on pursuing those who continue the armed struggle, let us continue to support the peace initiatives of our local government unit counterparts so that, hand-in-hand, we can sustain the peace gains we have achieved the previous year."



[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: CPP-NPA finance officer nabbed in Surigao del Norte

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 27, 2020): CPP-NPA finance officer nabbed in Surigao del Norte

Government forces arrest Joselyn Fortuna Curiba, 42, finance officer of a CPP-NPA at a checkpoint in Barangay Sico-sico, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, last February 24.

“The operation that led to her arrest is part of our aggressive campaign against insurgency and wanted persons. Curiba is the finance officer of the CPP-NPA's Guerrilla Front 16 (GF-16), who is facing charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention.”- PBGen Joselito T Esquivel Jr
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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: 20 CPP-NPA Rebels Receive Cash, Livelihood Assistance from the Government

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): 20 CPP-NPA Rebels Receive Cash, Livelihood Assistance from the Government

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. Barely a month after they surrendered to the “Balik-Loob” Assistance Center (BAC) of the Army’s 60th Infantry (Mediator) Battalion (60th IB), 20 former members of the Communist New Peoples’ Army (NPA) have been given a head start in their journey to a new life with immediate cash grants, livelihood support and other interventions extended to them by the government.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: 58 Former CPP-NPA Rebels Get Cash Aid

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): 58 Former CPP-NPA Rebels Get Cash Aid

TOWARDS LASTING PEACE. At least 58 former rebels, who surrendered in Davao de Oro, received a total of P3.295 million cash assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) and firearm remuneration.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: 40 Alleged MILF Members Nabbed in Bukidon

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): 40 Alleged MILF Members Nabbed in Bukidon

ILLEGAL POSSESSION. Bukidnon police have arrested 40 suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Talakag town on Monday afternoon for illegal possession firearms and explosives.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Child Warrior Rescued from Terror Group

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Child Warrior Rescued from Terror Group

CHILD WARRIOR RESCUED. “Bentong,” a 14-year-old child warrior recruited by the New People’s Army (NPA) was rescued by elements of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 10th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Lamak, Barangay Mansawan, Don Victoriano Chongbian, Misamis Occidental.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Senate Approves Anti-Terror Bill 1083

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Senate Approves Anti-Terror Bill 1083

ANTI-TERRORISM BILL. The Senate, with a vote of 19-2 with no abstention, has approved a bill providing authorities the power to track down suspected terrorists through tapping, intercepting, and recording spoken and written conversations.

Senate Bill 1083, or the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, aims to curb terrorism by prosecuting and penalizing “those who have committed, about to commit, and those who support terroristic acts.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: 22 Ex-BIFF Combatants Complete Army's Reintegration Program

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): 22 Ex-BIFF Combatants Complete Army's Reintegration Program

RETURNING HOME. Brig. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong (right), the Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade commander, welcomes one of the former combatants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters back to the mainstream society after he and 21 others have completed the initial phase of the reintegration program inside Camp Lucero, the brigade's headquarters in Carmen, North Cotabato on Wednesday. The returnees are former BIFF extremists who recently surrendered to the military’s 34th and 7th Infantry Battalions in the province. (Photo courtesy of 602nd IBde)

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Additional Soldiers Deployed to Negros to Assist in Anti-CPP-NPA Drive

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Additional Soldiers Deployed to Negros to Assist in Anti-CPP-NPA Drive

COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. More than 100 troops from the 14th Civil Military Operations (CMO) Battalion of the Philippine Army will help in the military’s campaign against Communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Peace Process Chief to CPP-NPA: Stop Using 'Child Warriors' to Fight Your War

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Peace Process Chief to CPP-NPA: Stop Using 'Child Warriors' to Fight Your War

STOP NPA RECRUITMENT. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. denounced anew the alleged inhumane tactic of communist rebels of recruiting children to become armed guerrillas.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: CHR Denounced on Being Silent on NPA's Youth Recruitment

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): CHR Denounced on Being Silent on NPA's Youth Recruitment

SPEAK UP. Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines, League of Youth for Peace Advancement and the Coalition for Peace hold a picket rally in front of the Commission on Human Rights office in Quezon City on Thursday (Feb. 27, 2020). They questioned why the CHR is not taking action on the recruitment of children into the militant movement and later on trained as "child warriors." (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]



AFP-CRS: Stop Recruiting 'Child Warriors'

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Stop Recruiting 'Child Warriors'

STOP NPA RECRUITMENT. Galvez pointed out that the CPP-NPA have managed to survive due to their aggressive recruitment of young members, especially those coming from marginalized sectors and learning institutions nationwide.

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Bulacan Police Launches 'First Line of Defense' of Bulacan Industries Against Communists

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Bulacan Police Launches 'First Line of Defense' of Bulacan Industries Against Communists

INDUSTRIAL PEACE. The regional police here has launched the Joint Industrial Peace and Concerns Office (JIPCO), a proactive effort to shield the workforce from radical labor organizations and prevent the infiltration of communist groups in Central Luzon’s industrial zones.

Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) Director, Brig. Gen. Rhodel O. Sermonia, led the launch of the project at the Auditorium Victory Church in Barangay Sumapang Matanda, City of Malolos, Bulacan on Wednesday (Feb. 26, 2020).

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

AFP-CRS: Why is CHR Silent on NPA Attacks, Recruitment of Minors?

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Feb 28, 2020): Why is CHR Silent on NPA Attacks, Recruitment of Minors?



SPEAK UP. Anti-communist groups slammed the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for allegedly snubbing the longstanding violence and atrocities committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and its front organizations.

Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines, League of Youth for Peace Advancement and the Coalition for Peace hold a picket rally in front of the Commission on Human Rights office in Quezon City on Thursday (Feb. 27, 2020). They questioned why the CHR is not taking action on the recruitment of children into the militant movement and later on trained as "child warriors." (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

#AFPyoucanTRUST | www.afpcrs.com

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]