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December 4, 2010

Spate of Killings Greeted the Creation of the AFP Human Rights Office

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, CamSur Dec 04 2010 - Spate of killings, blamed on the communist terrorists in the Bicol Region, greeted the creation of the AFP Human Rights Office, a military official said here today.

November 28, 2010

Army Warns of Increased Executions by Reds in Bikol

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Cam. Sur (23 November) -- THE ARMY’S 9TH Infantry Division based in this camp warned that communist rebels in Bikol have stepped-up their “liquidation” (summary execution) efforts, particularly on “targets of opportunity.”

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Cam. Sur (23 November) -- THE ARMY’S 9TH Infantry Division based in this camp warned that communist rebels in Bikol have stepped-up their “liquidation” (summary execution) efforts, particularly on “targets of opportunity,” after an army sergeant of the 31st Infantry Battalion of the Charlie Company was gunned down by rebels in barangay San Felimon, Ragay, Camarines Sur about 8:00 A.M. on Monday (Nov. 22).

November 26, 2010

Army Rescue Teams Conduct Clean Up Drive in Sorsogon

JUBAN,Sorsogon Nov 26, 2010- As Bulusan volcano calms down after spewing ash two days ago, the Army’s rescue personnel visited the public schools in this province to remove the thickening ashes inside the school facilities, a military official said today.

JUBAN,SorsogonNov 26, 2010–As Bulusan volcano calms down after spewing ash two days ago, the Army’s rescue personnel visited the public schools in this province to remove the thickening ashes inside the school facilities, a military official said today.

LtCol Santiago Enginco, Commanding Officer of the 49th Infantry Battalion based here said that he employed the 35-man Disaster Response Operations Platoon together with another platoon from his unit to clean the affected school facilities.

November 14, 2010

Army's Medical Mission Benefits 1,500 People in CamSur

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, PILI, Camarines Sur Nov 13, 2010–More than a thousand people received health care services from a medical and dental mission participated by the Army in Bicol, a military official said here today.

Captain Raul Sasuca, the Medical Officer of the 9th Infantry Division said that a total of 1,555 residents availed of the free medical and dental services during the medical and dental mission participated by the Philippine Army in the past two days (10-11 November) held in SM City Naga City.

November 6, 2010

Authorities Raise Alert Level as Mt. Bulusan Spews Ash

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 6, 2010 - Sorsogon province's Mt. Bulusan spewed a grayish ash column 600 meters high Saturday, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise Alert Level 1.

Phivolcs reported observing explosions as thick ash clouds hovered over the volcano's summit.

Seismic instruments recorded a 57-second ash explosion at about 8:11 a.m. Saturday, Phivolcs noted.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said its seismic instruments already recorded four volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours.