Panayam kay Executive Director Usec. Ernesto Torres Jr. ukol sa pagsisikap ng National Task Force to...

4/7/2025

Panayam kay Executive Director Usec. Ernesto Torres Jr. ukol sa pagsisikap ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict na tapusin ang mga armadong labanan at itaguyod ang makatarungan at pangmatagalan solusyon sa mga komunidad na apektado ng kaguluhan

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00:00The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict continues its efforts to end armed conflicts

00:07and to find a solution to the communities affected by the riots.

00:13Let's discuss the new programs of the agency with Undersecretary Ernesto Torres, Jr.,

00:20the Executive Director of NTF-LK ASECZUN.

00:23Good afternoon, Usec Jun.

00:25Good afternoon, Dale and Cheryl.

00:28And good afternoon to all the viewers of our program, Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.

00:35Usec, can you explain, let's start from here,

00:39can you explain what will be the role of the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security Accords

00:48in solving the insurgency in the country?

00:51Well, our accords are designated from among the Cabinet Secretaries of the government.

01:01Because in the organization of NTF-LK, we have 32 member agencies led by different secretaries.

01:10From among them, one Cabinet Secretary designates for every region in our country.

01:16The role of the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security is very important

01:22because they harmonize the efforts of the Regional Peace and Order Council

01:27and the Regional Development Council in every region

01:32in solving the problems of insurgency,

01:37such as poverty, gaps in education, delivery of basic services,

01:44providing opportunities for livelihood,

01:47and all other things to improve the lives of our countrymen,

01:52especially those who live far from the society.

01:56Regularly, meetings are conducted in Malacanang.

02:01So, if we have accords in every region,

02:04the concerns of the regions will be relayed to these regular meetings.

02:09That's why it is immediately implemented at the national level.

02:13Secondly, our designated accords have authority to visit the different areas in their region

02:22so that they can understand the problem and the situation of the region.

02:27By having accords in every region,

02:31we can have a good assessment at the national level

02:35on how we can really help the people who need our help the most.

02:41What are the changes in the NTF-LCAC and how will the local communities benefit from it?

02:48Well, when we had our 7th Executive Committee Meeting on March 26,

02:55two weeks ago,

02:58which was presided by the chairman of the NTF-LCAC himself,

03:02His Excellency President Bongbong Marcos,

03:06we had a strengthening of the organization

03:10and the sustainment of our peace and development efforts.

03:14In terms of strengthening the organization,

03:17because there were three vacant regions of the Accords,

03:21our President approved a designation during that meeting.

03:26Particularly, in the Accords of CAR,

03:29the Secretary of NEDA, Secretary Balisacan, was designated.

03:35And then in Region IV-A,

03:39Secretary Vince Dizon,

03:41who is the new Accords of Region IV-B,

03:46rather, not Region IV-A.

03:48Then, the newly created Negros Island Region,

03:52was also tested by Secretary Benitez as the Accords.

03:58Now, in terms of peace and development efforts,

04:01our President committed to sustain our barangay development programs.

04:07In this program, thousands of our barangays are affected

04:13because for quite some time,

04:15they were not able to provide basic services and infrastructure.

04:19So, our President said,

04:21and we are happy that our barangay development programs will be sustained.

04:27Aside from that, the farm-to-market roads that are beyond the barangay development program,

04:34there are five large projects that were approved on March 26.

04:38Three of the farm-to-market roads projects here are in the Cordillera Administrative Region,

04:45one in Region III, and one in Region XI.

04:49And also, aside from that,

04:52there are also other agencies of our government

04:56that became a member of certain clusters of the NTF-LCAP

05:00so that the amnesty program implementation can be improved,

05:04such as OPAPRO.

05:06It is now co-lead by ECLIP,

05:09or the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program and Amnesty Program of our government.

05:15Also, the National Amnesty Commission

05:17is also a member of that particular cluster of the NTF-LCAP

05:22because we have 12 different clusters in the NTF-LCAP.

05:27So, that particular cluster for ECLIP and the amnesty program implementation

05:34gave us the strength to designate OPAPRO as a co-lead

05:41and the inclusion of the National Amnesty Commission as part of that cluster.

05:50Yusek, what is the impact of the NTF-LCAP

05:53on the new call of the Communist Party of the Philippines,

05:56the Revolutionary Struggle?

05:58Well, if their call is the Revolutionary Struggle,

06:02our call is for peace,

06:05for unity, peace, and development.

06:09I hope that our countrymen who are listening now

06:14will understand that the problem of our country can be solved peacefully.

06:23We will sit down and talk about our problems,

06:27and we will all help each other to solve our problems.

06:32And that is the call for armed revolution.

06:36It's been 57 years now that the CPP-NPA-NDF has brought the armed revolution.

06:44But until now, no problem has been solved.

06:48So, we are extending our arms for peace

06:58for our countrymen who still believe that

07:04armed revolution is the only way to solve our country's problems.

07:08That is not right.

07:11It is better for us to sit down and talk in a very peaceful way

07:17so that we can help each other to solve our country's problems.

07:22And that is very much what we are experiencing now

07:26with the whole-of-government approach and the whole-of-nation participation

07:31founded on good governance.

07:33That is why our gains in our peace and development efforts are so great.

07:37Usec, what is your reaction when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

07:42called for the abolition of the NTF-LCA?

07:45We are very happy and thankful to our beloved President.

07:50And that is an expression of our government's commitment

07:55to continue the good programs of the National Task Force

07:59to end local communist armed conflict.

08:02Particularly, the programs that can help our countrymen

08:07who live in our society.

08:11Particularly, the Barangay Development Program

08:14and our various programs that care for our former rebels.

08:20We have thousands of former rebels who have returned

08:25since the establishment of the NTF-LCA on December 2018.

08:30And we are seeing to it that their rehabilitation and reintegration

08:35back to the mainstream society is taken care of by our government

08:41and the various agencies of our government.

08:44Usec, is it true that the rebel groups are having a hard time

08:49recruiting members from schools or universities in the Philippines?

08:54And what do you think is the reason for this?

08:57Well, that assessment is not just from us.

09:01From the documents that were recovered from them,

09:05that is their acknowledgement.

09:07First of all, they had a hard time recruiting.

09:10Second, they also acknowledged that the quality of their cadres

09:15is already low.

09:16They are now actually in their third rectification campaign.

09:20They are trying to recover their lost bases

09:25and they are still trying to recruit students

09:29and communities like Urban Ur, Fisherfolks.

09:41But, of course, we know that our youth are already exposed

09:48to the deceptive ways of recruitment of CPP, NPA, and NDF.

09:53That is why, for the majority of schools and communities,

10:00they are already having a hard time recruiting

10:02because the government has already addressed the issues

10:05that they used to use to recruit.

10:08They said that the government is not providing a good education

10:11or a good infrastructure.

10:14So, all of these things have already been addressed by the government.

10:17Therefore, they no longer have issues to use to recruit more to the armed revolution.

10:24Usec, do you have a call now that the midterm elections are coming up

10:28and it is very important to ensure that this can be done?

10:32Well, for us, every election is a chance for us

10:38to improve the situation of our country

10:42by electing the right leaders of our government.

10:47So, along that line, we are calling,

10:51thank you for giving us the chance,

10:54we are calling our viewers, our countrymen,

10:58especially those who will vote on May 12,

11:01to be watchful.

11:03I hope that we will examine well the candidates,

11:08the organizations that are running as party list,

11:11and let us not support those who advocate terrorism and violence.

11:17Let us support the party list,

11:21the candidates who are running,

11:23so that our harmony, unity, peace, and prosperity of our country can be improved.

11:33Thank you very much for your time.

11:35Usec Ernesto Torres Jr. is the Executive Director of NTF-ELTA.

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