00:00The National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya
00:04did not allow President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:08to end the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, or NTF-LCOP.
00:13This is in line with the call of Gabriela Partylist Representative Arlene Rosas
00:18to remove the NTF-LCOP.
00:21According to Malaya, the President ordered them
00:24to continue the good start in fighting terrorism.
00:27She also emphasized that the forces of the left-wing groups are weakening
00:33due to the death of several leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines,
00:37New People's Army, OCPP-NPA, and the continuation of the Localized Peace Agreement.
00:44At present, there are more than 1,000 members of the left-wing group
00:48who live in several places in the country and one guerrilla front.
00:53Meanwhile, Malaya is sure that the NPAs will not be disturbed
00:59in the upcoming elections in May.
01:03We thank the President for his 100 support to the NTF-LCOP
01:07and we commit to his directive to continue our efforts
01:10to finally end Communist Armed Conflict in this country within his term.
