CAVINTI, Laguna: The Provincial Task Forces to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-Elcac) of Laguna and Quezon conducted three-day summits for former communist rebels in Pagsanjan, Laguna and General Nakar, Quezon, respectively, on Nov. 23-25, 2022.

With 76 participants from the two provinces, the summits aimed to draw the support of the ex-insurgents for the national government's efforts to end the former's armed struggle; empower them to become third-party advocates of peace-building initiatives; and inculcate the value and importance of the family as a basic institution as they complete their integration into their respective communities and mainstream society.