(Courtesy of College Editors Guild of the Philippines) Officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) were “appalled” and “deeply saddened” by a shocking turn of events when two environment activists who were earlier reported missing were presented to...
A group of human rights lawyers expressed its support to the P2 million damage suit filed by journalist Alfonso Tomas “Atom” P. Araullo against former National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lorraine Marie T. Badoy-Partosa and television host Jeffrey...
Journalist Atom P. Araullo on Monday, Sept. 11, filed a P2 million civil suit against former National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lorraine Marie T. Badoy-Partosa and television host Jeffrey “Ka Eric” L. Celiz for allegedly “red-tagging" him and...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) stood by Vice President Sara Duterte’s use of 433 security personnel in 2022, and stressed that comparisons with former vice presidents are “absurd” and “completely lacking basis.” Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (OVP photo) In a...
National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (File photo) The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) joined the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to become its first private sector representative as the government bolsters its campaign...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the government to sustain its efforts to encourage communist insurgents to surrender. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Rebels returning to the fold of the law, Marcos said, would spur rural development....
National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Aug. 31, said he is hopeful that the Philippine armed forces can refocus on protecting the country against external forces in the wake of continuous geopolitical issues after it ends the decades-long insurgency. National Security...
Vice President Sara Duterte found an ally amid a lawmaker's call for impeachment against her as the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) questioned the motive of the ACT Teachers party-list in wanting to oust the second highest official of the country. NTF-ELCAC...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is hopeful that the remaining active members of the New People’s Army (NPA) will now surrender and avail of the amnesty offered by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. *Salvador Golosing Avenido alias “Admiral”, an...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the designation of 17 of his appointees as Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to further intensify the administration’s fight...
All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government will now have a peace and development office (PMO) to institutionalize the implementation of the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). *National Security Adviser...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army on Thursday, July 13, in Barangay Arenas, Northern Samar. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) In a Facebook post, Duterte credited them for the role they played in Davao City’s campaign against the...