More than half of the 24-member Senate have signed the draft resolution seeking to censure Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr., the controversial spokesperson of the government's anti-insurgency task force, for supposedly insulting the senators. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of Sen....
Malacañang stands with the National Security Adviser’s (NSA) gag order on National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokespersons Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade and Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy who have both come under fire for comments red-tagging the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 26, admitted he was among the senators who voted in favor of the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), a presidential task force established to provide a whole-of-nation approach to combat insurgency....
A temporary ‘’gag order’’ by the military leadership on controversial Lt. General Antonio Parlade Jr. is not the appropriate response to the calls against his attacks to community pantry organizers and lawmakers, Senator Panfio M. Lacson on Monday, April 26, said. AFP Southern Luzon Command...
Opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan said the failure to discipline a high ranking military official who is unable to control his tongue despite admonitions from his superiors is damaging the image and reputation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as a highly disciplined, professional...
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...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should censure National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade. Jr. for conduct unbecoming of an officer and for violating civilian supremacy over the military. “Respect and obedience to the...
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...
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...
