MANILA, Philippines — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) is not against the spirit of ‘bayanihan,’ which was the reason that National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. gave for issuing a gag order on the agency’s spokespersons — Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy and Army Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr.
“Yes, I did it to emphasize that [the] NTF-Elcac or Gen. Parlade or Usec. Badoy are not against bayanihan or community pantries,” Esperon said in a message to reporters on Sunday.
“Lest it be misunderstood, they will desist [from] making statements on community pantries. And NTF-ELCAC will support, observe and …
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