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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 virtual NTF-ELCAC presser on Monday, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said with the reduced NTF-ELCAC ...

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 projected to benefit 1,406 communist terrorists-cleared communities by next year. The amount is muc...

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 Malacanang. Badoy, also Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO),...