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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is a task force organized by the executive department of the Philippine government to synchronize the government's instrumentalities of power with the capabilities of private sector stakeholders to end 50 years of deceit, lies and atrocities committed by communist terrorists against the Filipino people.

History
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued Executive Order 70 (EO 70) on December 2018, providing for a Whole-of-Nation approach in defeating local communist terrorist groups and obtaining sustainable peace throughout the Philippines.

Lauding the significant gains of the NTF-ELCAC on Jan. 4, 2020, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. General Felimon T. Santos said,  “Unlike in the past when local chief executives left the insurgency problem solely to the AFP and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to deal with, EO 70 involves all government agencies—from the national to the barangay level, with delineated roles and responsibilities in the Whole-of-Nation approach.”

“Government agencies and their corresponding units at all levels cooperate, interact, support, provide practical solutions and solve problems and issues on the ground that are being exploited by these communist terrorists in order to stir-up our countrymen to fight against our government through armed struggle,” Santos said.

“This multi-pronged approach addresses the motivation for insurgency and will, hopefully, put an end to its treacherous life cycle,” Santos said, adding that “by doing so, there will be no reason for the Communist Party of the Philippines, its armed wing, the New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front to agitate, organize and mobilize the vulnerable sectors and communities.”

Composition
The NTF-ELCAC is headed by President Duterte, sitting as NTF Commander  and Chairman; National Secrity Adviser Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr., as Vice-chairman; and Allen A. Capuyan, as Executive Director.

The task force is composed of the following operational clusters:

Spokespersons
The NTF-ELCAC currently has eight spokespersons. Their official designations and the ELCAC subjects and topics covered by them are as follows: