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Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana MANILA - The creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the Anti-Terrorism Act are two of the major legacies of the Duterte administration in eliminating the threats of terrorism and the decades-long insurgency. During the Duterte Legacy Summit in Pasay City Monday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 allowed law enforcement agencies to protect communities against terrorism. The NTF-LE...

Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana MANILA - The creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the passage of the anti-terrorism law are two of the major legacies of the Duterte administration in eliminating the threats of terrorism and the decades-long insurgency. During the Duterte Legacy Summit in Pasay City Monday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 allowed law enforcement agencies to protect communities against terror...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, inspects the near completed road concreting project in one of the

ANTI-INSURGENCY EFFORTS. Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, commander of the Army's 1001st Infantry Brigade, said in an interview Saturday (May 21, 2022) that they hope the next administration will continue the programs started by the Duterte administration. He cited insurgency and peace and security problems as among the issues that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must prioritize. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) MACO, Davao de Oro - President Rodrigo Duterte will be best remembered for addressin...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, and Mayor Renato Gustilo inspect the ongoing road concreting

Farm-to-market road projects in three insurgency-cleared barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental are in progress under the Barangay Development

ROAD PROJECT. The ongoing farm-to-market road project in Barangay Nataban, San Carlos City in Negros Occidental being built under the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. The village is one of the five in the northern Negros city cleared of the influence of the CPP-NPA. (Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Farm-to-market road projects in three insurgency-cleared barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Oc...

ROAD PROJECT. The ongoing farm-to-market road project in Barangay Nataban, San Carlos City in Negros Occidental being built under the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. The village is one of the five in the northern Negros city cleared of the influence of the CPP-NPA. (Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Farm-to-market road projects in three insurgency-cleared barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Oc...

(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) lauded the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for resolving many problems in the so-called "geographical isolated and disadvantaged areas" (GIDAS), which greatly help in neutralizing the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the countryside and resulting in their failure to extort from politicians in the just concluded elections. "We thank the NTF-EL...

INSURGENCY-FREE. Matanao, Davao del Sur Mayor Vincent Fernandez attributes the peace and order of his municipality to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict program of the Duterte Administration. In an interview Tuesday (April 19, 2022), he says the town's 33 barangays are all insurgency-free. (PNA photo by Robinson Ninal Jr.) MATANAO, Davao del Sur - The mayor of this town said the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) w...