Condemns recruitment of helpless and hapless IPs by the New People’s Army (NPA) June 17, 2021 Communist rebels view indigenous peoples (IPs) as “expendable” and “worthless”, a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict spokesperson said Thursday.This, as Undersecretary Lorraine Marie T. Badoy condemned the recruitment […]
There were hundreds of such atrocities committed by the NPA before and the Makabayan Bloc’s silence (was) deafening June 10, 2021 MANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday night described as “half-hearted” the Makabayan bloc’s condemnation of the New People’s Army’s (NPA) anti-personnel mine attack that killed […]
June 9, 2021 MANILA – About 87 percent of surrenderers from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao are members of indigenous peoples (IPs), according to an official of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).Lawyer Marlon Bosantog, the spokesperson for Legal Affairs and IP concerns of… Read More […]
GORDON: Claiming esponsibility for the attack makes communist rebels liable for war crimes June 9, 2021 MANILA – Senators condemned on Wednesday the death of collegiate football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin after an anti-personnel mine exploded in Barangay Anas, Masbate City on Sunday.In a statement, Senator […]
NTF-ELCAC stands on solid ground when identifying CPP-NPA fronts June 6, 2021 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) stands on solid ground when it identifies members of the Makabayan bloc as fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front […]
Mental rehab for ex-rebels essential in reintegration process June 4, 2021 MANILA – Taking care of former rebels’ mental health is essential in their reintegration into mainstream society, a defense official said.”Aside from deradicalization, psychosocial assistance is also integral for our former rebels to be able to start […]
