But we do not have to wait for the 2022 budget debates to defund NTF-ELCAC. The President should realign the NTF-ELCAC under the 2021 [General Appropriations Act] now,” Drilon said.

“Marcos is no different from Duterte. His refusal to disband the NTF-ELCAC despite its documented human rights violations and partisan political activities shows that this administration remains ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) will not be abolished by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a National Security Council (NSC) ...

The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has withdrawn from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to preserve academic freedom. In ...

In a statement, academic group Scholars for Peace said COCOPEA’s decision to join the NTF-ELCAC was “misguided and self-defeating,” as the government agency has been targeting students ...

Besides, the ideology that they are espousing no longer has much support," Marcos said. In the P5.024 trillion budget for fiscal year 2022, the NTF-ELCAC was allotted more than P16 billion. The amount ...

MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations special rapporteur visiting the country wants further clarification about the “red-tagging” accusations hurled against the anti-communist task force, ...

COCOPEA’s departure from NTF-ELCAC is a clear recognition that militarization has no place in our schools,” said ACT Private Schools secretary-general Jonathan Geronimo.