MANILA, Philippines — Former Bayan Muna party-list representative Eufemia Cullamat criticized the alleged “criminalization” of the Talaingod 13 — an attack which The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) “categorically rejects and denounces.” In a news release on Monday, the NTF-Elcac defended Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, amid criticisms in connection with the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling upholding the conviction of the so-called “Talaingod 13,” which is composed of former progressive lawmakers France Castro and Satur Ocampo, and 11 other activists. According to NTF-Elcac Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr., “Cullamat […]... Keep on reading: NTF-Elcac defends ‘Talaingod 13’ conviction vs leftist criticisms