NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns Lorraine Marie Badoy (File photo) MANILA - The government's anti-insurgency task force on Sunday expressed gratitude to Vice President Leni Robredo for supporting its mandate, especially efforts to bring development to former conflict-ridden communities. On Friday, Robredo, who previously called for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), said she supports its mandate but the "careless" statements of its members put the body in a bad light. "The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict would like to thank Vice President Leni Robredo for her support of the task force," NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns Lorraine Marie Badoy said in a press statement. "We thank her for standing on our shared ground of love for country and the complete defense and protection of our people from the communist scourge that, for 52 years now, has brought so m