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
MANILA - The resounding pleas of local officials to reinstate the PHP28.1-billion budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has gained ground, as it continues to change the perceptions of many legislators especially those in the 2022 Congressional Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam). Before the 2022 Bicam, Senate Finance Committee chairman Senator Sonny Angara was already convinced that the NTF-ELCAC budget, especially its flagship program, the Barangay Development Program (BDP) will be given a higher budget at the bicam. Angara said with the recent submission of the NTF-ELCAC's accomplishment report on the BDP, most of the senators have now a bigger picture of how very important the projects are for barangays in the far-flung areas. Angara said if they will push through with the additional budget at the bicam, most of the senators would want the funding to be put into the infrastructure component of BDP. "Basta ang gusto ng mga kas
Published July 28, 2021 10:31am The anti-insurgency task force on Wednesday expressed confidence that it can eradicate the New People’s Army during the current administration as only around 3,500 insurgents are left. At the Kapihan sa Ilocos forum held Tuesday, National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict vice chairperson Secretary Hermogenes Esperon said the NPA will turn into a “law and order problem.” “Sa estimate ko lang from their current strength of about 3,500, palagay ko baba na iyan….Kung ito’y baba ng halimbawa ng 2,000 nationwide, magiging law and order problem na lang ito,” Esperon was quoted in an NTF-ELCAC statement released Wednesday as saying.