2022 Samar boat explosion

2022 Samar boat explosion
Part of the New People's Army rebellion
DateAugust 21, 2022
Location
Waters off Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines
11°52′43.3″N 124°41′30.5″E / 11.878694°N 124.691806°E / 11.878694; 124.691806
Result Deaths of ten Communist rebels
CPP-NPA and Philippine government procided conflicting information regarding the circumstance of the deaths.
Belligerents
New People's Army  Philippines
Commanders and leaders
Benito Tiamzon †
Wilma Tiamzon †		 Edgardo de Leon
Units involved
Central Committee

Philippine Army

Casualties and losses
10 killed

In August 2022, a motorboat carrying rebels of the New People's Army exploded in Catbalogan, Samar. The explosion killed the passengers including NPA leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon.

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