THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) is recommending offering amnesty to communist guerrillas.
National Security Council Adviser and NTF-Elcac Vice Chairman Clarita Carlos made the recommendation during a press conference at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Commissioned Officers Club on Friday.
COMRADES IN ARMS (From left to right) LtGen. Vicente Danao Jr., Philippine National Police officer in charge; Assistant Solicitor General Angelita Miranda; Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity Carlito Galvez; National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos; Defense Senior Undersecretary Jose C. Faustino Jr.; Commissioner Allen Capuyan of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples; Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Andres C. Centino, PA; and Strategic Communication Cluster Co-Head Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya, through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac), ‘strongly recommend’ to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to offer amnesty to communist rebels. The group made the announcement in a media briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday, July 15, 2022. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
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