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PBBM wants NTF-ELCAC recalibrated; VP now body's co-vice chair
May 11, 2023, 11:01 am Updated on May 12, 2023, 8:35 am
MANILA – National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Wednesday night announced that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the recalibration of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), with Vice President Sara Duterte being designated as the body's… Read More
First 100 days: From call for unity to genuine peace, progress
October 6, 2022, 9:00 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s battlecry for unity during the May 2022 elections turned out to be more than just a campaign theme. In his early days in office, the country saw a fruition of holistic and painstaking efforts to achieve lasting peace that paves the way for… Read More
Slain athlete's mom wants next admin to continue insurgency fight
June 6, 2022, 9:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The mother of Kieth Absalon, the Far Eastern University footballer who was killed in an explosion perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) last year, has appealed to the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to continue outgoing… Read More
Military captures NPA bombmaker, 2 others in DavNor
March 14, 2022, 4:17 pm
DAVAO CITY – The arrest of the most notorious New People’s Army (NPA) bomb-making expert and two others in Southern Mindanao reflects the success of the Armed Forces' focus operations, combined with the programs of the National Task Force Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).In a… Read More
CPP claims lies; Ka Oris killed in legit clash: Eastmincom
November 2, 2021, 8:38 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) on Tuesday debunked claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) that one of its high-profile leaders killed by the military in Impasugong, Bukidnon was "unarmed" and… Read More
UN report boosts PH actions vs. NPA abuses
October 19, 2021, 6:15 pm
MANILA – The United Nations’ latest report on human rights which mentioned abuses by the New People’s Army (NPA) boosts the Philippine government’s ongoing efforts through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to aggressively address this threat group.… Read More
AFP lauds CHR Bicol reso showing Reds violated Absalons' rights
October 18, 2021, 2:41 pm
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday lauded the resolution of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region 5 (Bicol) stating that collegiate football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven suffered human rights violations and abuse during the unprovoked attack by… Read More
AFP hails CHR, civil group pact vs. use of landmines
September 10, 2021, 3:39 pm
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday expressed its support to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines (PCBL) which aims to address the communist terrorists' use of these deadly… Read More
E. Visayas cops told to boost ops vs. Reds, find APM factories
August 21, 2021, 5:23 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Saturday ordered police units in Eastern Visayas to intensify operations against the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) and dismantle sites used in making anti-personnel mines (APMs). In a statement, Eleazar… Read More
Masbate cops ordered to focus ops vs. Reds
August 20, 2021, 1:31 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Friday ordered the Police Regional Office in the Bicol Region (PRO 5) to focus on the presence of the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) in Masbate, following the recent series of attacks against civilians in… Read More
NPA committed 111 IHL violations in 1st half of 2021: AFP
August 10, 2021, 8:41 pm
MANILA – The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) has continued to defy International Humanitarian Laws (IHL). The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recorded 111 more cases of IHL violations, ranging from using child warriors,… Read More
Fil-Am group slams CPP-NPA’s recruitment, fundraising in US
July 27, 2021, 4:16 pm
MANILA – A group of Filipino Americans in New York on Sunday called on the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to stop its recruitment activities and the fund-raising activities in the United States. The Filipino-Americans Against Crime and Terrorism (FACT) made this… Read More
Kieth’s mom grateful for support; appeals for unity vs. CTGs
July 21, 2021, 8:34 pm
MANILA – Vilma Absalon, mother of football player Kieth Absalon who was killed by the terrorist New People’s Army (NPA), and the rest of her family thanked the government for its support given to them. In a text message to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict… Read More
Terror tag to prevent NDF from taking advantage of law: PNP
July 21, 2021, 4:46 pm
MANILA – The designation of the National Democratic Front (NDF) as a terrorist group will prevent its members from circumventing the law to evade arrest, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday. “Napakarami nang mga miyembro at lider ng CPP-NPA (Communist Party of the… Read More
Ex-Reds informed gov't forces of 26 NPA arms caches: Mapagu
July 21, 2021, 9:21 am
MANILA – Information provided by former New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas led to the recovery of arms caches of communist terrorist groups, an official of the Department of National Defense (DND) said. "Twenty-six arms caches of the NPA (New People's Army) were revealed by former rebels. And… Read More
NPA plan to disrupt ‘bike for peace’ in Agusan Norte foiled
July 19, 2021, 2:05 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Army troopers have foiled a communist New People’s Army plot to disrupt the “Bike for Justice and Peace” event in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte over the weekend. In a statement Monday, the Army's 29th Infantry Battalion said that prior to the event last July 17, the unit… Read More
Bike event nation's call to bring Reds to justice: DILG chief
July 19, 2021, 10:30 am
MANILA – The “Bike for Justice and Peace” campaign highlights the nation's constant call to end the violence and deaths caused by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday.… Read More
Ex-rebels lauded gov’t campaign vs. CPP-NPA: Palace exec
July 18, 2021, 6:45 pm
MANILA – Former members of the defunct Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB) and the Cordillera Peoples’ Liberation Army (CPLA) have commended the progress of the Duterte administration’s “Whole of the Nation Approach” to finally end the 52-year-old armed struggle of the Communist Party of the… Read More
Cusi likens gov’t steadfast commitment vs. insurgency to biking
July 18, 2021, 5:43 pm
MANILA – Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi likened the national government’s commitment to end local communist armed conflict to biking, noting that they are both steadfast in their reaching their goals. Cusi, who is also Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) in Region 4-B… Read More
Antique joins ‘Bike for Justice and Peace'
July 17, 2021, 5:16 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Bike enthusiasts in Antique Province on Saturday joined the nationwide “Bike for Justice and Peace” to commemorate the 40th day of the death of the Absalon cousins who were killed in a roadside explosion of an anti-personnel mine (APM) in Masbate City last… Read More
