Zarate slams arrest of NDF consultant, four others

Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate has assailed the arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Adelberto Silva and four companions in Sta. Cruz, Laguna on Monday afternoon.

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Courts let 6 Red leaders join fresh talks in Netherlands

Six top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) have been allowed by two Metro Manila courts to leave for the Netherlands to join another round of talks to end the nearly half-century-old insurgency in the country, a lawyer for the group said on Saturday.

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Communist leaders allowed to travel abroad as peace talks resume

Communist leaders allowed to travel abroad as peace talks resume

Branch 100 of the Regional Trial Court in Manila granted on Friday motions of key leftist leaders to travel abroad after the stalled peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

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