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Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (File photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he supports sufficient budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force's role towards long-lasting peace and development must be sustained and pursued further. Go, a member of the bicameral conference committee for the 2022 General Appropriations bill, urged fellow lawmakers to ensure that the NTF-ELCAC will have the necessary resources to continue its development assistance programs in conflict-affected areas. "Being on...

Under Duterte, red-tagging is used as a weapon to silence dissent and as justification for human rights abuses.

MANILA - The resounding pleas of local officials to reinstate the PHP28.1-billion budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has gained ground, as it continues to change the perceptions of many legislators especially those in the 2022 Congressional Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam). Before the 2022 Bicam, Senate Finance Committee chairman Senator Sonny Angara was already convinced that the NTF-ELCAC budget, especially its flagship program, the Barangay Development Program (BDP) will be given a higher budget at the bicam. Angara said with the recent...

Calatrava barangay officials warned vs rebels tactics

(File photo) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, clarified that the budget allocated for the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will not be used for security operations. "The funds for the NTF ELCAC is actually the BDP, this is intended not for operations, not for security operations," he said in an interview with CNN Philippines on Sunday night. Under the BDP, communities cleared of New People's Army influence and presence will be receiving five core programs w...