Visayas Command commander Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz. (Photo courtesy of The Philippine Army Transformation Roadmap FB) CEBU CITY - The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Tuesday said it strongly supports the resolution of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) designating 16 organizations with links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as "terrorists". Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz, Viscom commander, said the military in the Visayas welcomes ATC Resolution No. 28 which was issued on January 26 but made public on February 22, identifying the groups allied with the CPP's New People's Army-National Democratic Front. The resolution was signed by the National Security Adviser and ATC vice chair, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. "This development is a major step towards the elimination of communist terrorist groups, as it will empower the government force to take steps under the rule of law, which will best enhance our efforts to protect benefit our people here in the region," Da
Visayas Command commander Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz. (Photo courtesy of ThePhilippine Army Transformation Roadmap FB) CEBU CITY - The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Tuesday said it strongly supports the resolution of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) designating 16 organizations with links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as "terrorists". Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz, Viscom commander, said the military in the Visayas welcomes ATC Resolution No. 28 which was issued on January 26 but made public on February 22, identifying the groups allied with the CPP's New People's Army-National Democratic Front. The resolution was signed by the National Security Adviser and ATC vice chair, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. "This development is a major step towards the elimination of communist terrorist groups, as it will empower the government force to take steps under the rule of law, which will best enhance our efforts to protect benefit our people here in the region," Dau
NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Social Media Affairs and Sectoral Concerns Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy (File photo) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) is hoping the Regional Trial Court (RTC) will soon proscribe the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as terrorist. This, after the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) issued a resolution on January 26, finding probable cause to designate 16 underground mass organizations of the CPP-NPA-NDF as "terrorist groups of persons, organizations or associations" based on verified and validation information, as well as testimonial and documentary evidence. "We are one step away from getting the justice we have long raged for. Once the RTC proscribes the CPP NPA NDF as terrorist, their house that is built on deceit and lies by this terrorist organization will crumble -and we will be able to put behind bars those who've had the