Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was designated as the newest co-vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as the group eyes to strengthen its counter-insurgency campaign in schools. ( [L-R] PNP Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr.,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has no plans to dismantle the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as he is committed to end the country's five-decades-old problem on communist insurgency. (National Security Council Asst. Director-General Jonathan...
QUEZON -- Sampaloc town in this province has been declared insurgency-free. The Local Government Unit, the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other stakeholders signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the declaration of Stable Internal Peace and...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 13, underscored the importance of education to ensure the security of the children’s future as she urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize educational programs for Filipino children. The official was the guest speaker...
PALO, Leyte – As proof that the government fully supports the campaign to end the communist insurgency in Eastern Visayas, 1,000 soldiers from the 74th Infantry Unbeatable Battalion and 42nd Infantry "Tagapagtanggol" Battalion were welcomed by the 8th Infantry Division on Monday, Feb. 20....
CATBALOGAN CITY – A company of elite Scout Rangers who saw in action in the Battle for Marawi in 2017 was deployed in Eastern Visayas to combat the New People’s Army. These additional troops from the 4th Scout Ranger "Masigasig" Battalion (4SRBn) were deployed to the 8th Infantry...
An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebel died in an encounter with the military in Borongan, Eastern Samar on Saturday, Feb. 18. Courtesy of 8th Infantry Division Capt. Jefferson Mariano, chief of the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) public affairs office, said elements of the 78thInfantry Battalion...
GUMACA, Quezon -- This town became the second to be declared insurgency-free in Quezon following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between local government units, Quezon Police Provincial Office, stakeholders, and the Philippine Army. Mayor Webster Letargo (4th right) with the...
Former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday, January 18, warned that the bullying tactics of former Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celis would threaten to undo the credible gains made against the insurgency. ’These bullying tactics of Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celis, as in the case...
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong slammed on Monday, Jan. 16, “unfounded and baseless” tirades that linked him to the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), saying that he was gravely insulted. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong Magalong said he was...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the country’s suffering from communist insurgency “must end now” even as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) vowed to further grow its influence when it celebrated its 54th founding anniversary on Monday, Dec. 26. FLAG BURNING –...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday, December 21 said the death of Jose Maria Sison should propel the government to renew its peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines and other remaining leftist groups. “This is the right time to resume peace talks locally. Local peace...
