MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force has done a good job cutting down 'internal security threats.'
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict , saying the task force has done a good job cutting down 'internal security threats.'The President issued the statement after the Supreme Court ruled that red-tagging was a threat to people's lives, liberty and security.
Why do you always ask me that? There's no reason for us to abolish it. What's being said is because there's allegedly red-tagging going on,' Marcos told reporters'The government does not do that, but other people. Quite the opposite,' he added.Marcos said the task force still has goals to fulfill, noting that there were still some villages that have not been freed from communist influence.
Rejects Calls To Abolish NTF-ELCAC
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