Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Dec. 4, posed her objections to President Marcos’ decision to grant amnesty to rebel groups, calling the resumption of the peace talks with the communist group “an agreement with the devil.” (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice...
A farmer lies dead after being shot by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte on Nov. 23, 2023. The victim, 48-year-old Ricardo Quijano, allegedly refused to give food supplies to suspected communist rebels. (Photo by 97th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) The...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go lauded the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to grant amnesty to former rebels saying it is “a path to peace” and a call for sincerity on the side of both the government and the insurgents. “I laud President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., for granting...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) The Makabayan bloc said on Friday, Nov. 17, that they are in “full support” of a human rights expert’s recommendation to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has rejected calls made by a United Nations (UN) rapporteur suggesting the abolition of the Philippines’ controversial anti-insurgency task force. Dela Rosa expressed belief that the UN rapporteur, Ian Fry, was misinformed about the functions of the...
The Philippine government asked United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Dr. Ian Fry to engage in a “genuine dialogue” with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after he suggested that the task force be abolished. UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry with Philippine...
The visiting United Nations (UN) rapporteur should not tell the Philippine government what to do with its National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla declared on Wednesday, Nov. 15. “Internal mechanism...
National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (File photo) National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año called out a United Nations expert who reportedly recommended for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) based on allegations of violations against...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte defended her controversial multi-million confidential funds, insisting instead that anyone against it is against peace and order and becomes an enemy of the state. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a speech at the 122nd anniversary celebration...
The Philippine Army (PA) said it respects the decision of two environmental activists who surfaced two weeks ago after going missing in Bataan to file protective writs against military and police officials and several other government officials for their alleged abduction. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, PA...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB)has has declared retired Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and former Presidential Communications undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy guilty in an administrative complaint and reprimanded them for "red-tagging" the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), a group...
The two environment activists who revealed that they were allegedly abducted by the military in Orion, Bataan on Sept. 2 may be charged for perjury, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said on Wednesday, Sept. 20. NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya...
