The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict is the whole-of-nation approach to attain inclusive and sustainable peace.
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August 14, 2026 MANILA — Newly installed National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Executive Director, Undersecretary Danilo Pamonag, has laid down a clear direction for the next phase of the government’s peace and development campaign: a Philippines where no Filipino child will ever again grow up in the shadow of armed conflict. Formally taking the helm of the…
August 07, 2026 QUEZON CITY — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) called for sharper, collective commitment to sustain peace gains and address shortcomings, setting a determined course for genuine and lasting development at the close of its three-day First Semester CY 2026 Accomplishment Reporting and Strategic Planning Workshop, Thursday. In his closing…
August 01, 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) commends the Philippine Army, the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for their successful joint operation in Cabuyao City, Laguna, which led to the arrest of alleged New People’s Army (NPA) member Binay Serrano alias Samay and the apprehension of American citizen Cristina…
20 July 2026 This month, the Filipino nation commemorates one of the most significant legal victories in the protection of indigenous children and the Rule of Law—the second anniversary of the landmark judgment rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 2, Tagum City, on 15 July 2024 in the Talaingod case. On that day, the court found former Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers…
03 July 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) welcomes every opportunity to speak with the international community and with Filipinos abroad on peace, security, democracy, and development. These conversations matter in a world where terrorism, violent extremism, and online radicalization now move across borders with ease. In this context, silence is not an…
27 June 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict joins the nation in grieving the death of three students in the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. To their families, classmates, teachers, and the whole San Jose National High School community, we offer our deepest sympathies. A school day should not end with parents being told that their child is gone forever.…
23 June 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict acknowledges the final report of Ms. Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, and her continuing work to defend press freedom and the right of citizens to speak freely without fear. While we have yet to receive a copy of the final report, we nonetheless receive her observations…
17 June 2026 On June 12, 2026, the CALABARZON Region (Region 4-A) was declared in a state of Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS). More than a government achievement, this milestone is a victory earned by the people of Southern Tagalog themselves — a moment that calls not only for recognition, but for celebration. This triumph is part of a nationwide wave of peace. From Kalinga and Apayao to…
June 15, 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has designated National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairperson Nancy Alaan Catamco and National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Lead Convenor Secretary Lope B. Santos III as the government's new grassroots development and empowerment leaders, placing indigenous peoples and the country's basic…
June 09, 2026 The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) strongly condemns the brazen and arrogant admission by the New People's Army (NPA) that it carried out the killing of another civilian it accused of being a government intelligence asset in Calatrava, Negros Occidental. The statement released by the NPA is more than a mere claim of responsibility. It is a…
