Duterte forms nat’l task force to end local communism

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:31:07 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has created a national task force to end local communist armed conflict in the Philippines.

Duterte signed on December 4 Executive Order No. 70, which copy was only made available to the media on Monday.

Under the EO, Duterte directed the adoption of a national peace framework to attain “inclusive and sustainable peace” in the country.

Duterte will be the chair of the task force while secretaries of different government agencies will be his vice-chair. /kga