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Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia (left) together with Banago Barangay Captain Ricky Mijares led in the distribution of assistance to Banago residents on

An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed fear that many barangays may be susceptible to the influence of the communist rebels anew after Congress made a big cut on the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (File photo) MANILA - With the severe cut made by the bicameral conference committee (Bicam) to the 2022 budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the Department of the Interior Local Government (DILG) fears that many cleared barangays may become susceptible anew to the influence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). In a virtu...

National Security Adviser and NTF ELCAC vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) will make do with the PHP17.1 billion budget allocation it received for its Barangay Development Program (BDP) next year, an official said on Monday. National Security Adviser and NTF ELCAC vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. attributed the reduction to the opposition of some lawmakers regarding the BDP's 2022 budget which was...

NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns Lorraine Marie Badoy (File photo) MANILA - By slashing the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) by PHP10.8 billion, lawmakers have shown that they are not true public servants. NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns Lorraine Marie Badoy made this statement after Congress set the 2022 budget of the NTF-ELCAC at PHP17.1 billion, PHP10.8 billion lower compared to the PHP28.1 billion earlier proposed by...

The bicameral conference committee has set the proposed budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) under the proposed 2022 national budget to P17.1-billion. Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara disclosed this after the Senate and House of

FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD. The unpaved four-kilometer road of Barangay Bulan-bulan in San Remigio, Antique is set for concreting under the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. The groundbreaking will be held Wednesday (Dec. 15, 2021) for the first phase of the project that is eyed for completion within six months. (Photo courtesy of San Remigio LGU) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The PHP20-million farm-to-market road (FMR) leading to Baranga...

Bohol Governor Arthur Yap and Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. (PNA file photos) CEBU CITY - Governor Arthur Yap of Bohol province on Monday urged members of Congress to show their sincerity in resolving the half-a-century old armed conflict by approving funding for barangay-level development projects. Yap, in a statement, said development programs are the answer to the insurgency in villages identified as "communist terrorist group (CTG)-affected areas". "ELCAC (Ending Local...

“Under International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention, Raca is a prisoner of war and hors de combat, by virtue of her being under the custody of the Marines,” Karapatan-ST said in a statement. “She has rights that should be ensured by the authorities that currently have her.”

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (File photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he supports sufficient budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force's role towards long-lasting peace and development must be sustained and pursued further. Go, a member of the bicameral conference committee for the 2022 General Appropriations bill, urged fellow lawmakers to ensure that the NTF-ELCAC will have the necessary ...