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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: A relentless stream of red-tagging in 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Baseless and unproven accusations linking prominent political figures to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA), continue circulating online two years after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 took effect.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Isang walang humpay na daloy ng red-tagging sa 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Mga walang basehan at hindi napatunayang akusasyon na nag-uugnay sa mga kilalang personalidad sa pulitika sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People’s Army (NPA), ay patuloy na kumakalat online dalawang taon matapos magkabisa ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) ng 2020.

2022, 2022 yearender, Anti-Terrorism Act, comelec, Communist Party of the Philippines, cpp npa, Leni Robredo, Makabayan bloc, May 9 elections, new people's army, NTF-ELCAC, red-baiting, red-tagging, SMNI, yearender

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng opisyal ng NTF-ELCAC na nagbigay ng ‘matapang na pahayag’ at ‘posisyon’ ang international community sa CPP-NPA nangangailangan ng konteksto

By vera files fact check | Sep 30, 2022 1:00 PM

Sinabi ni National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Executive Director Emmanuel Salamat na ang international community ay “nakagawa na ng isang matapang na pahayag” at “posisyon” na nagdedeklara sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People’s Army (NPA), bilang isang teroristang grupo. Ito ay nangangailangan […]

Anti-terror law, Anti-Terrorism Act, Anti-Terrorism Act 2020, cpp npa, NTF-ELCAC

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NTF-ELCAC official’s claim that international community made ‘a strong statement’ and ‘position’ on CPP-NPA needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 30, 2022 1:00 PM

Other countries’ declaration of an entity as “terrorist” is not part of the Philippines’ requirements to designate groups as “terrorist” under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.

Anti-Terrorism Act, CPP, Department of Justice, NPA, NTF-ELCAC, supreme court, terrorist

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo nagbago ng pahayag tungkol sa NTF-ELCAC mandate

By VERA Files | Dec 07, 2021 11:50 AM

Matapos tawagin ang mandato ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) bilang “duplication ng mga gawain,” sinabi na ngayon ni Bise Presidente Leni Robredo na siya ay “sumusuporta sa mandato at tungkulin ng ahensya.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo changes tune on NTF-ELCAC’s mandate

By VERA Files | Dec 07, 2021 11:43 AM

From calling the mandate of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) a “duplication of efforts,” Vice President Leni Robredo now says she is “all for [the agency’s] mandate and functions.”

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Human rights, indigenous women groups urge Robredo to reconsider ‘support’ for NTF-ELCAC anti-insurgency mandate

By Blanch Ancla | Nov 29, 2021 5:30 PM

Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo drew the ire of human rights groups Saturday for her statement that she is “all for the mandate and the functions” of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of activists ALTERED, post not a call vs communists, community pantries

By VERA Files | May 01, 2021 5:32 PM

The original images feature youth activists carrying white bond paper with slogans that read: “DEFUND NTF-ELCAC! DEFEND COMMUNITY PANTRIES!.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy DID NOT call community pantry patrons ‘communists’

By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2021 9:36 PM

Badoy, who also serves as a spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), denied in an April 20 Facebook (FB) post that she made such a pronouncement, calling the made-up quote a “piece of fake news.”

Badoy, Lorraine Badoy, NTF-ELCAC, red-baiting, red-tagging

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Walang sangay ng CPP sa UP College of Engineering

By VERA Files | Mar 25, 2021 5:03 PM

Sinabi ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) at hindi bababa sa apat na Facebook (FB) pages na ang University of the Philippines – College of Engineering (UP CoE) ay may isang sangay ng Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Hindi ito totoo.

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