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Local Peace Talks Are Effective – NTF ELCAC Spox

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Local Peace Talks Are Effective – NTF ELCAC Spox

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An official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) official said that localized peace talks have been effective in persuading the recruits of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to return to the fold of the law.

In a press conference on Monday, NTF ELCAC Spokesperson and Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy said, “Ang localized peace talks, doon tayo kasi ang kinakausap natin dito ay ang ating mga kababayan na naloko ng CPP-NPA-NDF – ito iyong mga farmers, mga Indigenous Peoples [The localized peace talks let us talk with our fellow citizens who were deceived by the CPP-NPA-NDF. These are farmers and indigenous peoples.].

Badoy said that the NTF ELCAC-initiated and localized peace talks have enabled the government to reach insurgent recruits, helping reduce the guerilla fronts from 68 to 17 under the Duterte administration. 

She expressed confidence in the capacity of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s incoming administration to dismantle the remaining guerilla fronts.

“25,200 na ng ating mga kapatid ang nag-surrender. Ano ang ibig sabihin noon? 25,200 ang hindi na pumapatay ng kapwa Pilipino at iyong kapayapaan na noon ay parang panaginip lang, ay ngayon nandito na [25,200 of our fellow Filipinos surrendered. What does this mean? There are 25,200 people who did not kill their fellow Filipinos, and the peace that seemed to be a dream before is here now.]” she said.

Badoy also reiterated the objective of NTF-ELCACto tell the truth and correct the propaganda created and spread by communist terrorist groups (CTGs). 

She added that the government should not negotiate with CTGs due to continued recruitment and the NPA’s continued killing of soldiers and police officers amid ongoing peace talks and ceasefire.

The CPP-NPA is a recognized terrorist organization by the United States and European Union, as well as by United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

The Anti-Terrorism Council designated the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization on December 9, 2020 and the NDF as a terrorist organization on June 23, 2021.

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