NTF-ELCAC exec slams CPP for continued calls for revolution

THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Friday scored the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) over its continued call for a revolutionary struggle, which has been rejected by the Filipino people.

Security exec says PBBM won't abolish NTF-ELCAC

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. has “made it clear” that he will not abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said Wednesday.

DILG: NTF-ELCAC should be enhanced, not abolished

THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will continue to function under the current administration, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said earlier this week.

Security exec: SC ruling didn't say NTF-ELCAC a 'red-tagger'

THE NATIONAL Security Council (NSC) on Monday dismissed calls made by leftist groups calling for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

NTF-ELCAC: 10K ex-Reds get DOLE aid in reintegration efforts

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assisted around 10,000 former New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their families in the process of integrating themselves into mainstream society.

Junking of Reds-linked groups' plea vs. PH gov't a win for rule of law

THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) welcomed the Supreme Court's (SC) decision junking various petitions filed by communist front groups against former and current officials of the Philippine government.

NTF-ELCAC: Removal of 'mass bases' greatly weakened NPA

THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is confident the government security forces will soon dismantle the 11 weakened New People's Army guerilla fronts within the year.

Be wary of Reds' insincerity, NTF-ELCAC reminds Filipinos

THE NATIONAL  Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is urging all Filipinos to closely scrutinize the motives of the communist insurgents and consider the group's history of insincerity since 1987.

PBBM admin eyes sustainable dev’t in insurgency-free areas

 THE MARCOS administration is focused on carrying out counter-insurgency initiatives aimed at pursuing “permanent peace and sustainable development” in areas cleared of insurgency, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said on Thursday.

AFP touts 'strategic victory' vs. CPP-NPA

THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said that "strategic victory" has been achieved over the New People's Army (NPA) as the insurgents only have 1,800 members as of this time, compared to the 24,000 during its peak in the 1980s.

NPA's continuing attempts to disrupt dev't projects bared

THE NEW People's Army (NPA) continues to stage attacks targeting various development projects of the government aimed at improving the quality of life in formerly rebel-controlled barangays, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said on Monday.

NTF-ELCAC to focus on developing remote communities

  The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said it would focus on developing communities formerly controlled by communist insurgents to prevent them from staging a comeback in these localities.

Zamboanga Peninsula gideklarang insurgency-free

PAGADIAN CITY – Gideklara ng insurgency-free gikan sa mga komunistang New People’s Army ug andam na sa kalambuan ang tibuok rehiyon sa Zamboanga Peninsula human ang gihimong rekomendasyon sa Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict atol sa gipahigayong panagtigum sa 1st Infantry Division.

Duterte denounces partylist groups

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte has publicly denounced several party-list groups, accusing them of being a legal front for the communist rebels and told Filipinos not to vote for their congressional representatives in this May elections.

Cebu lauds NTF-ELCAC

CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama lauded the efforts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying it helped greatly in bringing government services right to the doorstep of the people and at the same time kept insurgency at bay.

Congress urged to fund NTF-ELCAC programs

CEBU CITY – Bohol Governor Arthur Yap has urged members of Congress to show their sincerity in resolving the decades-old old insurgency problems by approving the funding for barangay-level development projects.