Gov’t urged to resume peace talks with Reds

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 21:35:19 +0000

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Sunday said the Duterte administration’s decision to forgo the possibility of forging a peace agreement with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was tantamount to “abandonment of duty.”

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Arrest of peace worker dooms talks with Reds

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2018 23:26:56 +0000

The arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Rey Casambre is another nail in the coffin of the peace talks between the government and the communist rebels.

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NDFP leaders cancel trip to Manila

NO HOMECOMING Luis Jalandoni (left) and Fidel Agcaoli, leaders of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, have aborted plans of coming home to the Philippines, saying that without a meeting with President Duterte, it would be fruitless to talk with his representatives. —AP

A team from the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) based in the Netherlands has dropped plans to return home to Manila to work for the possible resumption of peace talks with the government.

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21 solons ask Duterte: Resume talks with Reds

21 solons ask Duterte: Resume talks with Reds

Twenty one members of the House of Representatives, led by the Makabayan party-list bloc, on Friday called on the Duterte administration to return to the negotiating table with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, representing communist rebels.

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Duterte’s mood changes lead peace talks with Reds nowhere

Duterte’s mood changes lead peace talks with Reds nowhere

[Editor’s Note: President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 23. The Inquirer looks back at promises he made in Sona 2016 and Sona 2017, and how he and his administration performed on those promises. We will also look at major issues that marked his two years in […]

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Joma: Duterte kills peace talks by insisting on PH venue

Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria “Joma” Sison said there was no more room left for compromise to revive peace negotiations with President Rodrigo Duterte’s insistence to hold the talks in the country.

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Joma: Duterte causing confusion in talks

Exiled communist leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison opposed a proposal to seek a review by Congress of draft agreements between rebels and the government as a condition for formal talks to start, saying this was one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tactics to sabotage the talks.

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Lorenzana denies talks postponed because of ‘all-out war’ vs NPA

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied accusations that President Rodrigo Duterte postponed the resumption of formal peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in deference to the military’s planned “all-out war” against the communist New People’s Army.

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Peace talks doomed if held in PH – Joma Sison

Holding formal peace talks in the Philippines as President Rodrigo Duterte insists will spell doom for negotiations between the government and communist rebels, the exiled founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said on Sunday.

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Reds bare joint stand-down agreement with gov’t

Reds bare joint stand-down agreement with gov’t

To set the record straight, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) made public on Saturday the joint stand-down agreement thatit signed with the government as proof that the peace panels were serious in resuming the talks.

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