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THE NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Saturday warned the public against a “deliberate and synchronized” nationwide social media propaganda offensive allegedly mounted by the CPP-NPA-NDF and its allied organizations.

In a statement, NTF-ELCAC executive director Usec. Ernesto C. Torres Jr. said that over the past months, dozens of interlinked pages and sectoral fronts have pushed identical narratives, slogans, and hashtags—which he described as clear indicators of “central direction” rather than spontaneous activism.

“This is neither coincidence nor spontaneity. This is the central direction from the party,” Torres said. “The timing, language, framing, and cadence of these posts portray a party-imposed propaganda line—a textbook maneuver by a movement in decline attempting to manufacture an illusion of relevance.”

Torres noted that the messaging often recycles ideological cues such as calls for “armed struggle” and “lightning rallies,” specifically targeting students, the urban poor, and other vulnerable sectors for recruitment. He argued that the group’s shift to the digital arena reflects their failure to regain ground support.

“Unable to rebuild support through armed formations that are now fragmented and rejected by communities, they have resorted to flooding social media platforms with rage-bait, distortion, and incitement,” he added.

According to the official, the campaign aims to normalize violence under the guise of activism. However, Torres claimed the strategy is backfiring, citing public pushback on the organization’s own pages.

“Netizens’ comments are unforgiving and direct—calling out hypocrisy, recycled lies, and the exploitation of youth and tragedy. These groups now thrive only within their own shrinking echo chambers,” Torres said.

The official emphasized the boundary between legitimate dissent and illegal activities, stating that while dissent is protected in a democracy, “deception, grooming, and recruitment for political violence” are acts of exploitation.

Torres urged the public to remain vigilant by questioning coordinated outrage and protecting the youth from online manipulation.

“No amount of digital noise can resurrect a discredited ideology or cleanse decades of blood, deception, and broken promises,” Torres concluded.