LAMUT, Ifugao (PIA) — Members of the Provincial and municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) ...

THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) on Monday blasted the Kabataan party-list over calls to defund the Barangay Development Program (BDP), branding the move a ...

TACLOBAN CITY — More projects designed to end insurgency will be implemented in Northern Samar in 2026 under the Support to the Barangay Development Program (SBDP). Citing reports from the Department ...

THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) on Thursday denied claims that the proposed P8.08-billion allocation related to ending the communist insurgency constitutes a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Over P20 billion worth of barangay projects were completed in the last three years, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In a statement Friday ...

National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. answers questions during a Palace press briefing on October 1, 2025. — Screengrab from ...

NTF-ELCAC USec Ernesto Torres holds a press conference at the Premiere Guesthouse in Malacañang late August 31, 2023. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File MANILA — The National Task Force to End Local ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has called on top barangay officials to embrace their role as vital partners in the city’s development, underscoring the importance of grassroots ...

SPEAKER Faustino Dy III has vowed to prioritize the passage of a long-overdue Magna Carta for Barangays, a landmark measure that will finally grant barangay officials the recognition, dignity, and ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the non-implementation of at least 17 development projects worth over ?23.31 million funded under the municipality of Santa Fe’s 20 percent ...

CEBU CITY — Years after funds were allocated, millions meant for local development in Santa Fe town on Bantayan Island have yet to materialize into roads, health facilities, or basic services. The ...