Manila, April 17 -- The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s recently signed Memorandum Order 36, authorizing the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to individuals applying for amnesty under Proclamation 404.

In a statement on Maundy Thursday, NTF-ELCAC executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said this presidential directive is a critical component of the whole-of-nation approach to finally end the five-decade communist armed insurgency in the Philippines.

He added that SCPs are not just a legal safeguard but also reaffirm the government's sincere commitment to peace, unity, and inclusive nation-building.

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