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GROUNDBREAKING. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo and First District Rep. Gerardo Valmayor Jr., together with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Philippine Army officials, lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barangay Quezon concrete access road on Tuesday (Nov. 23, 2021). Construction of the road project, funded under the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, is expected to start in the first week of December.(Photo courtesy of NegOcc-San Carlos City Information Office) BACOLOD CITY - Three insurgency-cleared...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Melecio “Beboy” Yap has expressed his opposition to the attempt of some lawmakers to defund the National Task Force –Ending

MANILA - As local leaders nationwide continue to express their outrage and dismay over the move by senators to cut the budget of the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), three more governors and a mayor have voiced their concerns over the looming threat of the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) should these 2022 funds are denied. At the weekly virtual NTF-ELCAC press briefing Monday, Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone lashed out at senators pushing for the BDP budget cut, saying they are just making political posturing...

NEW DEVELOPMENT. An area in Barangay San Miguel, Las Navas, Northern Samar, where the national government will build a farm-to-market road. Northern Samar province recently launched 35 subprojects under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in six villages previously influenced by the New People's Army. (Photo courtesy of DILG-Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar province has started 35 subprojects under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in six villages previously influenced by the New People's Army (NPA). The provincial government reported on Monday t...

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File photo) MANILA - Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday said legislators' move to slash the proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will hamper development efforts in the countryside, especially in conflict-affected areas. In an interview, Andanar expressed his support for the Duterte Administration's anti-insurgency efforts, stressing that the bulk of the proposed budget is allocated for the reintegration programs of former rebels, which is...