Military welcomes panel for peace talks, Sison rejects it

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:46:15 +0000

AS the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday welcomed the proposed formation of a panel that would negotiate peace anew with communist rebels, their leader Jose Maria “Joma”…READ

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Duterte can’t evade command responsibility for EJKs – Joma Sison

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 14:15:57 +0000

Duterte can’t evade command responsibility for EJKs - Joma Sison

President Rodrigo Duterte could not escape command responsibility for extrajudicial killings linked to his war on drugs, as he has apparently incited the police and military to kill suspects, according to exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison.

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CPP-NPA wiped out in 2 years, says DILG chief

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:27:05 +0000

CPP-NPA wiped out in 2 years, says DILG chief

MANILA, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) will be wiped out in the next two years, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año predicted on Monday.

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Palace blasts Joma for calling Duterte a ‘broken record’

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:35:59 +0000

Palace blasts Joma for calling Duterte a 'broken record'

Malacañang said CPP founder Joma Sison is an echo of repeated criticisms against President Rodrigo Duterte after calling the President a “broken record.”

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NDFP peace consultant, priest arrested

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:40:23 +0000

NDFP peace consultant, priest arrested

A consultant to the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) was arrested, along with an elderly priest

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Court orders DOJ to summon Joma Sison over CPP-NPA case

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:13:34 +0000

Court orders DOJ to summon Joma Sison over CPP-NPA case

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 ordered the Department of Justice to issue a summons on Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), as part of the government’s bid to declare CPP and New People’s Army (NPA) as terrorist groups.

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Duterte insults Sison: ‘When did you have your own gov’t?’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:56:20 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has taunted exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison for justifying the rebels’ collection of revolutionary taxes.

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Palace to Joma Sison on peace talks: It is time to rejoin society

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:42:23 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — “It is time to rejoin society.” Malacañang said this after exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison described as an “insult” President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to revive the stalled peace talks between the government and communist rebels. “Instead of welcoming the President’s softening of his hardline stance […]

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