The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) has identified Negros Island as the epicenter of alleged 'spy-tagging' killings, which are linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP). According to NTF-Elcac Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr., from 2021 to May 2026, there have been 59 documented cases of such killings nationwide, with a staggering 51 of these occurring in the Negros Island Region—41 in Negros Occidental and 10 in Negros Oriental. Torres has called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate these incidents, emphasizing that human rights protections should extend to all civilians, not just those aligned with armed groups. He highlighted that nearly 90% of the victims from 2025 onwards were from Negros, underscoring the region's alarming situation. The term 'spy-tagging' refers to the practice of labeling victims as military informants, often resulting in their execution by self-appointed 'kangaroo courts.'