00:00An empty declaration. That's how National Security Advisor Secretary Eduardo Año described the CPP-NPA-NDF's declaration that there will be no holiday truce.
00:11According to Año, this is because the communist terrorists have been reduced to a weak guerrilla front, lacking the capacity to launch major operations against security forces or recruit new members.
00:22He added the decline is the result of the government's continuous efforts under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, or NTF-LCAC, and the strong support of communities in neutralizing insurgency and fostering inclusive development.
00:38Meanwhile, Department of National Defense or DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said agreeing to a ceasefire with the remaining members of the Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army National Democratic Front, or CPP-NPA-NDF, would mean halting operations designed to neutralize terrorists.
