Senate President Vicente Sotto III told his fellow lawmakers to look at the implementation and success of the government's anti-insurgency programs, and not the officials involved, before deciding to slash its funds. AFP Southern Luzon Command chief and NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio...
Leaders of opposition and administration blocs in the House of Representatives are not buying the gag order imposed on spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as a way of sparing the agency from getting defunded. Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep....
Red-tagging community pantries is a waste of time and resources, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, April 25, as she criticized some government officials for being “irresponsible” in putting malice in these activities. VP Leni Robredo Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN “Iyong sa akin, napaka...
The Senate will pursue a review of the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite the gag order on Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. and Lorraine Badoy—who are spokespersons for the agency. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made this assurance even...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto lectured on Friday, April 23, the spokesperson of the government's anti-insurgency task force for cracking down on organizers of community pantries. Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. again earned the ire of senators for red-tagging volunteers who have...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday, April 23, called on the leadership of the Upper Chamber to compel the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to report its use of its P19-billion budget. Drilon issued the appeal as he reiterated his...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, April 23, said some of the projects under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) may be redundant as they are already being implemented by other government agencies. Senator Nancy Binay (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has allocated the lastest batch of 500,000 doses of CoronaVac brand vaccines to the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus and other areas experiencing a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as well as in economic centers. In a statement Friday,...
The Duterte administration should use Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr.’s skill for profiling to boost the government’s contact-tracing efforts to help combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the country, Senator Nancy Binay said on Friday, April 23. “Baka yung skill...
The national government has finally signed a supply agreement which would ensure the delivery of 30 million vaccine doses from United States biotechnology company Novavax, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Tuesday, March 16. (AFP / FILE PHOTO) Galvez, who was fresh from an official trip to...
Social media users expressed mixed reactions Sunday, March 14, after the social media account of Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., the controversial military official known for his relentless anti-communist insurgency views, seemingly got restricted. An undated photo shows that the personal Facebook...
The chief implementer of the National Task Force on COVID-19, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. would rather see Filipinos 'learning to live with the virus' rather than live with total lockdown enforcements anew. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on...
