“Even after his administration has ended, Duterte's terror persists and has been passed down to the current, including, among other things, extensive trumped up charges, unlawful detentions, and other human rights violations."
With the neutralization of 37 high-ranking officials of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) and two guerilla fronts (GF) significantly weakened, the chief of the National Security Council on Monday expressed confidence that more areas can now be covered under the Congress-approved Barangay Development Program (BDP) before the end of the Duterte administration.…
President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA - The massive gains of the Regional Task Force to End Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Region 13 (Caraga) in the campaign against the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) will be showcased in the upcoming visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in the region Tuesday. National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Monday said Duterte would hold a dialogue with Caraga's local officials and see for himself the peace and development accomplishments there. Citing intelligence reports in 2021, Esperon said roughly 83 percent of rebel returnees were recruited by the NPA from the ranks of the IP (Indigenous Peoples) sector. Caraga is home to numerous IP communities and has been the focus of the communist terrorist's propaganda and disinformation. Due to the geographical and social limitations of the IP communities, they are considered as priorities of the government's intervent
(Photo courtesy of Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Council of Elders and Leaders) DAVAO CITY The Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Council of Elders and Leaders (MIPCEL) expressed elation Tuesday over the death of Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader Jorge Madlos alias 'Ka Oris' they referred to as the "butcher" of the IP's in Mindanao. Madlos was killed together with a fellow rebel, in an encounter in a mountainous area in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Oct. 30 "MIPCEL is happy to inform our constituents of the news that Ka Jorge Madlos aka Ka Oris is dead. He is eliminated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines," the MIPCEL statement said. MIPCEL said Madlos' death was a welcome development for all the Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICC)-IPs in Mindanao since he was identified as the chief implementer of the terrorist programs of the CPP. "There is a reason for the IPs of Mindanao to celebrate and thank the AFP for a