Robredo says she backs NTF-ELCAC mandate, but 'careless' remarks put it in bad lightVice President Leni Robredo meets with the new AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Andres Centino and the AFP Joint Staff on November 26, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo said she supports the mandate of the President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial anti-communist task force, but the “careless” statements of its members put the body in bad light. And I want to emphasize today that I am all for the mandate and functions of ELCAC,” Robredo said. But the “careless statements” of some members of the NTF-ELCAC have cast the entire task force in bad light, Robredo said. Senators, including those allied with Robredo, slashed the budget of the anti-insurgency task force, leaving it with only P4 billion budget for next year.

Source: Philippine Star November 27, 2021 23:34 UTC