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Senator Imee Marcos scoffed at the "supremely presumptuous" call of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan to dismantle the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go expressed his disagreement with the recommendation of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan that the Philippine government should abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
MANILA, Philippines — Only “a little over” 1,500 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels remain nationwide, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden took office vowing to negotiate an end to a bloody war in Yemen and to remove US troops from harm's way.
Different government agencies expressed support on Tuesday for the Joint Communique agreed upon by the Marcos administration and the National Democratic Front (NDF) aimed at ending the decades-long communist armed conflict in the country.
MANILA: A United Nations expert on climate change and human rights urged the Philippines on Wednesday to "disband" its anti-communist task force, which he said was "operating with impunity" and sought an independent investigation into its operations. UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry was referring to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-ELCAC, which then Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte created in 2018 to end half a century of communist insurgency that has stunted development in some parts of the country.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits the camp of the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division in Jamindan, Capiz on Friday, Oct.
THE military claimed on Wednesday that it had gained ground against terrorists who suffered defeat in battles across the country.