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MANILA, Philippines 鈥斅燭he National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) will not be abolished by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a National Security Council (NSC) official said Monday.

Calls for the repeal of the anti-insurgency task force were raised anew after the Supreme Court (SC) said that red-tagging is a threat to one鈥檚 life. NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya was asked about the matter and said:

鈥淭hey鈥檙e imagining things kung sa tingin nila ang Pangulo ay i-abolish 鈥榶ung NTF-Elcac,鈥� he said during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing Monday.

(They imagine things if they think the President will abolish the NTF-Elcac.)

Malaya pointed out that the SC ruling did not mention the task force, as it was a procedural lapse of the Iloilo Regional Trial Court.

The NSC official also cited a meeting in Malaca帽ang where Marcos said he was happy with the task force鈥檚 performance.

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Malaya even said that Marcos wanted more support for the task force.

鈥淎re these the actions of someone who wants to abolish the NTF-Elcac? In fact, the President is the head of NTF-Elcac,鈥� he stressed in mixed English and Filipino.