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Security official: Activism not terrorism but…

07

Nov

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Security official: Activism not terrorism but…

ACTIVISM IS different from violent extremism, a security official said during a forum that drew flak from activists who decried the involvement of a government body that they said has a track record of human rights violations and red-baiting. National Security Council (NSC) consultant Jose Egco said radicalization and recruitment only become…

NTF-ELCAC calls for respectful debate, says ‘ideological gatekeeping’ should not silence ideas

05

Nov

By The Flame News

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NTF-ELCAC calls for respectful debate, says ‘ideological gatekeeping’ should not silence ideas

THE GOVERNMENT'S anti-insurgency task force appealed for respectful exchange of ideas after it was removed from a UST forum over what student activists claimed to be its track record of human rights violations. The UST Political Science Department’s research forum about “terror grooming” or the radicalization of persons drew flak…

AB admin removes NTF-ELCAC from research forum after backlash from students

05

Nov

By The Flame News

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AB admin removes NTF-ELCAC from research forum after backlash from students

THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has been excluded from the UST Political Science Department’s controversial “terror grooming” forum after some groups raised a howl over the involvement of the government body that allegedly made students uncomfortable. The move was the result of a “lengthy discussion” among officials…

‘Terror grooming’ forum to push through despite flak, RCSSED withdrawal

01

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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‘Terror grooming’ forum to push through despite flak, RCSSED withdrawal

THE MUCH-CRITICIZED forum of the Political Science department on “terror grooming,” which reportedly includes the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), will proceed regardless of the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education’s (RCSSED) withdrawal from the event, the department chair said. According to Assoc. Prof.…

UST Political Science chair: NTF-ELCAC not directly involved in ‘terror grooming’ forum

31

Oct

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST Political Science chair: NTF-ELCAC not directly involved in ‘terror grooming’ forum

FOLLOWING CONCERNS on the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) participation in an upcoming forum in UST, the Political Science department chair clarified that he was not informed of the agency’s role in the event. The concerns came after activist groups in UST released statements, claiming…

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