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ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Nov. 26, 2021. These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages. (PNA file photo) MANILA - Over 20,000 people linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have surrendered and abandoned the local armed struggle through the effective whole-of-nation approach of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). During the virtual press briefing of the NTF-ELCAC on Monday, Defense Unders...

NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns Lorraine Marie Badoy (File photo) MANILA - The government's anti-insurgency task force on Sunday expressed gratitude to Vice President Leni Robredo for supporting its mandate, especially efforts to bring development to former conflict-ridden communities. On Friday, Robredo, who previously called for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), said she supports its mandate but the "careless" statements of its members put the body in a bad light. "The National Task Force to End Local C...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Task Force 6- Ending Local Armed Communist Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) yesterday slammed former Bayan Muna partylist Rep.

DAVAO CITY -- The province of Davao Oriental is getting closer to its goal of being declared insurgency-free, officials declared Friday following recent breakthroughs in peace and security. In a statement, Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said he was pleased to see that the provincial government was finally beginning to reap the rewards of its efforts and sacrifices in the fight against the communist insurgency. "It has been a long time that we had suffered from the horrors of the armed conflict, but today we are happy that we are now nearing our goal of achieving genuine peace in the provinc...

DAVAO CITY -- The province of Davao Oriental is getting closer to its goal of being declared insurgency-free, officials declared Friday following recent breakthroughs in peace and security. In a statement, Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said he was pleased to see that the provincial government is finally beginning to reap the rewards of its efforts and sacrifices in the fight against the communist insurgency. "It has been a long time that we had suffered from the horrors of the armed conflict, but today we are happy that we are now nearing our goal of achieving genuine peace in the province...