MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force has done a good job cutting down "internal security threats."

The President issued the statement after the Supreme Court ruled that red-tagging was a threat to people's lives, liberty and security.

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