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Either surrender now or face the risk of being charged with committing terroristic acts, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) told New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents on Thursday. The body issued this warning after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that “99.9 percent” of the Anti-Terrorism…

Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently education secretary, has been designated as the co-vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Rogelio Posadas, tagged by the Philippine Army as secretary of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor.* The long arm of

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict is asking the House of Representatives to junk House Bill 77 or the proposed Human Rights Defenders Act, saying its passage would protect the New People’s Army and supporters which the government and military now refer to as communist terrorist groups

MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has criticized the "lack of factuality and legal basis" of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)'s investigation reports on the government's war on drugs. In a statement on Friday, the NTF-ELCAC's Legal Cooperation Cluster said the CHR's conclusion that the "majority of the killings was done outside the context of law enforcement operation" was part of an "attempt to discred...

Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan (ret.) (SMNI interview screenshot) MANILA - The recent interview of Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy with retired Army general Jovito Palparan delved into insurgency which has been plaguing the country for more than five decades. Palparan was inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City all throughout the interview. Hence, no prior leave was necessary, according to a statement of the National Task Force to End Local Communi...

Dr. Maria Natividad Castro (File photo) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) remains hopeful that the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur would reconsider its decision dismissing the kidnapping and serious illegal charges filed against Dr. Maria Natividad Castro, alias "Dok". In a statement on Thursday, NTF-ELCAC Legal Cooperation Cluster (NTF-ELCAC-LCC) said it is "greatly dismayed" by the dismissa...

MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Thursday "greatly" rejoice and welcomed the "landmark" Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Law. "This ruling exhibits the Supreme Court at its finest, and showed that it is a bastion of Justice and Fairness for all Filipinos seeking to protect the sacrosanct rights to life and liberty," the NTF-ELCAC Legal Cooperation Cluster said in a statement...

ILOILO CITY, May 26 (PIA) – The surrender of members of the New People’s Army