Communist fighter killed in Himamaylan City clash

Communist fighter killed in Himamaylan City clash

BACOLOD CITY – A squad member of the dismantled New People's Army (NPA) Central Negros 2 (CN2) front was killed in a clash with the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental on Friday afternoon.**media[17667]**In a report on Saturday, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) identified the fatality as Jun-Jun "Gringo" Benoy, 24, a resident of Sitio Ompocon in Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City.…

Army: ‘Rebel’ slain in encounter had pending warrants of arrest

The Philippine Army said the alleged remnant of the New People’s Army (NPA) who was killed in an encounter with 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) soldiers in Sitio Bugtangan, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Friday, June 6, had pending warrants of arrest. Killed was Jun-Jun Benoy, alias Gringo, 24, of Sitio Ompocon, Barangay Mahalang, […]

NPA remnant killed in Negros Occidental clash

By Nanette Guadalquiver CLASH SITE. Site map showing the area where troops of the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion engaged remnant fighters of the dismantled New People’s Army Central Negros 2 front in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental Friday afternoon (June 6, 2025). Squad member Jun “Gringo” Benoy, 24, died in the encounter. (Photo courtesy of 94IB Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY – A squad member of the dismantled …

Rebel killed in Himamaylan encounter

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A remnant of the New People’s Army yesterday died in an armed encounter with Army soldiers on Friday in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Soldiers of the 94th Infantry Battalion chanced upon five suspected rebels,… The post Rebel killed in Himamaylan encounter appeared first on Visayan Daily Star.