Bago pa mag-retire... Parlade, nagbitiw na sa NTF-ELCAC

ni Lolet Abania | July 1, 2021

Nagbitiw na sa puwesto si Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr., ang kontrobersiyal na pinuno ng Southern Luzon Command (SolCom) ng military sa National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

Ayon kay Parlade, nag-resign siya sa tungkulin sa NTF-ELCAC isang buwan na ang nakararaan para mabawasan ang pressure sa mga lider ng task force na kinukuwestiyon ng mga mambabatas hinggil sa kanyang designasyon bilang kanilang spokesperson.

“Yes, I have submitted my letter of resignation addressed to the President almost a month ago,” ani Parlade sa isang text message.

“I want to ease the pressure to the NTF ELCAC principals who are being questioned by legislators for designating me in spite my being in the active service,” sabi niya.

Una nang sinabi ni Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na nagbitiw na si Parlade sa NTF-ELCAC maraming linggo na ang nakararaan.

Ayon kay Lorenzana, hindi lamang niya batid kung kukunin ulit si Parlade ng NTF-ELCAC matapos ang retirement sa military service sa July 26.

“He has resigned from ELCAC many weeks ago. I don’t know if he will be hired by the NTF,” saad ni Lorenzana.

Samantala, kinumpirma ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ngayong Huwebes, July 1, na tinanggap ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang resignation ni Parlade bilang NTF-ELCAC spokesperson.

Parlade, Badoy at Pialago, pasok sa 8 spokesperson ng NTF-ELCAC

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 14, 2021

Pinangalanan na ang walong itatalaga bilang mga bagong spokesperson ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) ngayong umaga, May 14.

Ayon kay Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Joel Egco, “In the next few days, the NTF-ELCAC will be announcing the designation of more spokespersons in the regions besides the national spokesperson, including me, there are 8 of us right now—there will be regional spokesperson for the regional task forces of ELCAC.”

Maliban kay Egco, kabilang din sa mga itinalaga bilang spokesperson si Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr., kasama sina:

1. PCOO Usec. Lorraine Marie Badoy - Social Media Affairs, Sectoral Concerns

2. DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya - Local Government Affairs, Barangay Development Program, International Engagement

3. Usec. Severo Catura - Presidential Human Rights Committee Secretariat) - International Affairs, Peace Process, Human Rights Concerns

4. Asec. Celine Pialago of MMDA - NTF-ELCAC Public Affairs and Information, Youth Concerns

5. Atty. Marlon Bosantog - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) - Legal Affairs, Indigenous Peoples Concerns

6. Gayedelle Florendo - Assistant Spokesperson on NTF-ELCAC Public Affairs and on Indigenous Peoples Concerns

Sabi pa ni Egco, “Right now, nandito ang ating media bureau to basically iron out whatever deficiencies we had in the past and were actually making sure that we're bringing out the good news and continue to send the message to our people what NTF-ELCAC is and its flagship projects also.”

Matatandaan namang iginiit ng ilang mambabatas na pag-aaksaya lamang sa pondo ng gobyerno ang pagtatalaga ng mga bagong spokesperson. Gayunman, nilinaw ni Egco na hindi bayad o walang sahod ang mga nabanggit na opisyal.

“Ang ating principle dito, one message, a thousand messengers, a thousand voices with the same line of messaging. Isa lang naman ang messaging natin dito: to end local communist armed conflict,” sabi pa niya.

Sa ngayon ay hindi pa nabanggit kung saang region itatalaga ang mga bagong spokesperson.

Naniniwala naman ang pamahalaan na matutugunan ng mga ito ang paghahatid ng mensahe hinggil sa usaping pang-komunista.