Tag: 79th Infantry Battalion
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Heroes Honored: Philippine Army Marks One Year Since Deadly North Negros Clash
In a solemn ceremony, the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) gathered to remember the sacrifices and lives lost during the intense week-long conflict known as the ‘Battle of Pinapugasan’ in Escalante City, Negros Occidental. The event, which took place from February 21 to 27, 2024, was commemorated on its first anniversary with a holy…
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Heroes Honored: Army Marks One Year Since Fierce North Negros Battle
In a solemn ceremony, the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) gathered to remember the sacrifices and lives lost during the intense week-long conflict known as the ‘Battle of Pinapugasan’ in Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. The clashes, which occurred from February 21 to 27, 2024, in Sitio Mansulao, were commemorated on the first…
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Police Operations in Negros Occidental Yield P3.6 Million in Shabu and Firearms
In a series of successful anti-drug operations across Bacolod and San Carlos cities in Negros Occidental, law enforcement officials confiscated shabu worth PHP3.6 million along with various weapons. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) executed two significant buy-bust operations on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The first operation, conducted at around 1 a.m. in Purok Gonzaga…
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Philippine Army Captures NPA Leader and Seizes Hideout in Northern Negros
In a significant operation in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) successfully raided a hideout and apprehended a prominent figure from the dismantled New People’s Army-North Negros Front (NPA-NNF). The operation, which took place over the weekend, led to the arrest of a woman known as alias ‘Pinky,’ who…
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