President Duterte said he is hoping that the next administration will continue the government's anti-insurgency programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). President Duterte during his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" address aired Tuesday morning,...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, March 14, dismissed as mere “propaganda” and “fake news” the red-tagging efforts on Vice President Leni Robredo, his presidential candidate for the May 2022 polls. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who...
A spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday, March 14, accused presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo of conniving with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to disrupt the upcoming May 9 elections but this was...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not agree with presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s proposal to continue the local peace talks to address insurgency, claiming that it only serves "as a weapon for counter-insurgency". Bongbong Marcos FB page Reacting to the...
If elected president, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will continue the current administration's program against local communists and support it even further by increasing its budget. Marcos Jr.'s camp said Monday, Jan. 17, that the presidential aspirant already vowed his full support to the...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) chided the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) on Monday, Jan. 10, for allegedly attacking government forces delivering assistance to the victims of Typhoon "Odette". In a press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed...
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed fear that many barangays may be susceptible to the influence of the communist rebels anew after Congress made a big cut on the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) denounced on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the ambush of civilians and soldiers doing voluntary pre-emptive evacuation work in Carmen, Surigao del Sur amid the threat of tropical storm Odette. Calling the incident as a “deplorable act against...
The bicameral conference committee has set the proposed budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) under the proposed 2022 national budget to P17.1-billion. Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara disclosed this after the Senate and House of...
After being criticized by progressive groups on what appeared to be support for the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Dec. 13, maintained that the task force shouldn’t harass political...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Nov. 28, expressed her appreciation for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly for “maintaining its independence” as an institution. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Speaking on her weekly radio show, Robredo noted that she attended the...
Despite being on the receiving end of "baseless red tagging," Vice President Leni Robredo threw her support behind the campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to end the long-drawn out insurgency problem in the country. (Photo courtesy of the OVP) During a security briefing Friday,...
