NTF-ELCAC, Anti-Terrorism Act crucial to PH fight vs. insurgency
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-LECAC, created through Executive Order 70, also uses the whole-of-nation approach in addressing commun...