The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) III recently declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as ‘persona non grata’ in Central Luzon. This was among the several resolutions issued by the RTF-ELCAC III at the Kingsborough International… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on July 4, 2019, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to enhance the cooperation of the two agencies, especially in peace-building programs and ending the threat… Read More
NEW YORK CITY — When Filipina Celma Dumaguing accepted a friend’s invitation to join a Facebook group of an organization supposedly advocating women’s issues in the Philippines, she was sure she was doing the right thing — giving back to her motherland by supporting various women’s… Read More
The notion that poverty is the main cause of terrorism and insurgency may be one of the most contentious ideas in global security studies, but for a Communications official, it is radicalization that causes insurgency in the Philippines. “It is not poverty that causes this… Read More
A federation of the sultanate in Maguindanao has recently inked a peace and development covenant with the office of the Civil Relations Service Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP) during a forum held at Al-Masher Hotel and Restaurant in Maguindanao, Cotabato City. Present during the… Read More
Strained by the attacks in insurgency-torn Philippines, some indigenous peoples (IP) leaders on June 29, 2019 urged the international community to help end communist armed conflict in the country, as they “break their silence” on the atrocities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s… Read More
With the atrocities committed by communist terrorist organizations in conflict-torn Mindanao, Indigenous People’s (IP) leader Chiary Balinan said silence is no longer an option. On June 29, 2019, armed with “nothing but the truth,” the 28-year-old member of the Ata tribe in Davao City spoke… Read More
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) are the enemies of development, hence the spate of persona non grata declarations coming from local government units (LGUs), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on June 27, 2019. This was his response when sought for a… Read More
By Harold E. Clavite, Director-General, Philippine Information Agency The Government has taken an important step in confronting long-drawn-out issues brought about by the 50-year existence of the Communist Party of the Philippines bolstered by its militia, the New People’s Army and political arm, the National… Read More
With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s recent pronouncement to permanently end talks with members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the Philippine government is resorting to localized peace talks in its bid to end the communist insurgency in the country. The localized peace talks… Read More
