MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) said Thursday the "useless deaths" of youths recruited by the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have to be stopped. "The CPP-NPA-NDF could not care less how the families of these young people feel. The CPP-NPA-NDF does not care at all if these young people die," NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Legal Affairs Flosemer Chris Gonzales said in a statement. "The CPP-NPA-NDF is a godless, heartless, soulless, and ravenous monster who devours our nation's youth and waste precious lives in their pursuit of power. This has to stop. The useless deaths of our youth must stop." Gonzales said it is the collective moral obligation of the entire nation to protect the youth from the clutches of the CPP-NPA-NDF. "How many more lives will be wasted by the CPP-NPA-NDF to satisfy their lust for power? For every child recruite
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines-New-People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) has again shown its true color by announcing that it is open for a peace talk with the new administration but launched another landmine attack against government forces. This, as National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson for Legal Affairs Flosemer Chris Gonzales condemned the most recent atrocity by the CPP-NPA-NDF using anti-personnel mine that injured seven soldiers in Mapanas, Northern Samar on Tuesday. "Clearly, these CPP-NPA-NDF terrorists have shown their treachery and duplicity by talking about peace and at the same time disrupting the peace by attacking soldiers using banned anti-personnel mines," Gonzales said in a statement on Wednesday. "The CPP-NPA-NDF is definitely not to be trusted". The seven soldiers of the 20th Infantry Battalion were part of the community support program team conduct
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MANILA - The mission of journalism is to always seek the truth and to report it, without any biases, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) reminded the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). "Journalism must always remain in the service of the truth, it should not be subservient to the vested interests of any person or group. Otherwise, it is not journalism in the truest sense of the word. It is already engaging in the realm of propaganda," NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for Legal Affairs Flosemer Chris Gonzales said in a statement on Wednesday. The NTF ELCAC said the NUJP is again accusing the government of harassment, restricting press freedom and silencing journalism. On Wednesday, the NUJP said it stands together against all attempts to allegedly silence journalists. The NUJP also said the shutdown order came following the National Telecommunications Commissions' order to internet service providers to block news organizati
RESPECT POLLS RESULTS. The Department of Public Order and Safety personnel carry the ballot boxes during their arrival at the Quezon City Hall compound on Monday night (May 9, 2022). The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Tuesday urged the public to "respect" the will of the Filipino people after various groups trooped to the Commission on Elections in Intramuros, Manila to protest alleged widespread electoral fraud in the May 9 polls. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - As various groups gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday to protest the alleged widespread electoral fraud in the May 9 polls, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) urged them to "respect" the will of the Filipino people and avoid being part of the problem. "The people have spoken. Respect that voice. Otherwise, you will lose whatever is left of