Joma Sison slams Duterte for leaving out peace talks in SONA
EXILED Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Tuesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) for showing “no remorse” in not fulfilling his promises and no mention on the termination of the peace talks in 2017.
“[The SONA] shows no remorse for his glaring non-fulfillment of electoral promises and his gross aggravation of the problems that afflict the people,” Sison said in a statement.
The non-inclusion of Proclamation 360, which Duterte signed last year to formally terminate the peace talks, also signifies the President’s insincerity in addressing the armed conflict, he said.
“[The proclamation] terminated the GRP peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines last November 23, 2017,” Sison said.
“He does not want to address the roots of the armed conflict through comprehensive agreements on social, economic and political reforms in order to lay the basis for a just and lasting peace,” the communist leader said. DEMPSEY REYES
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