December 04, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Thursday warned against the continuing use of “spy‑tagging” by communist terrorist groups and called on the media and the public to help defend the country’s peace and development gains. “Spy‑tagging is not propaganda—it is a death sentence,” said Ernesto C. Torres Jr., Executive Director of the NTF-ELCAC National Secretariat, in a press conference ahead of the Task Force's 7th anni

November 27, 2025 Representatives from numerous embassies and international organizations gathered at the Admiral Hotel in Manila for the Forum on Enhancing National Security and Development Synergies conducted on November 21, 2025, organized by the International Engagement Cluster of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Their strong participation underscored the strong commitment of global partners to strengthen cooperation on peace, sec

November 21, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has issued its strongest condemnation yet of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army (CPP–NPA) and its renewed wave of “spy-tagging” killings—describing the practice as “a death sentence imposed without truth, trial, or humanity” and calling out groups that refuse to denounce the executions of unarmed civilians. “Spy-tagging is the CPP–NPA’s most convenient weapon. It

November 20, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) strongly condemns the series of brutal killings perpetrated by the CPP–NPA in Negros Island—acts that once again expose the group’s longstanding pattern of targeting innocent civilians under the guise of so-called “revolutionary justice.” Since early 2024, more than 15 farmers, barangay leaders, and community members have been murdered in incidents that the CPP–NPA has openly claimed r

October 30, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has thrown its full support behind the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as it proceeds with the disqualification case against Kabataan Partylist, stressing that the move is not an attack on free expression but a shield to protect Filipino youth from exploitation and violent radicalization. The case, long pending before the poll body, is anchored on testimonies from former members and C

October 20, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has urged the public and foreign participants to exercise discernment in viewing recent “International Learning and Solidarity Missions” (ILSMs) conducted in Mindoro, Negros, and Eastern Visayas, stressing that these activities often recycle long-standing propaganda lines of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). In a statement,

October 13, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) blasted a Kabataan Partylist solon for calling...

October 07, 2025 NTF-ELCAC highlights peace, development, and rights-based governance as foundations of national security The Philippine...

October 5, 2025 DAVAO CITY — The Joint Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (JRTF-ELCAC) Region XI has officially...

October 5, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has strongly defended the Barangay Development...

October 02, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)’s Barangay Development Program (BDP) received...

September 17, 2025 The Republic of the Philippines, through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and...

September 15, 2025 Quezon City, Philippines — The grounds of Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City were filled with cheers,...

September 03, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday issued a strong reminder as the...

August 18, 2025 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) expressed deep disappointment on Monday over...