GPH – NDF Peace Talks

The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 the ground rules for the meeting of the reciprocal working committees on social and economic reforms. The ground rules is seen to aid the acceleration of the discussion and negotiations on the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms that seeks to address the roots of the armed conflict.

The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 the ground rules for the meeting of the reciprocal working committees on social and economic reforms. The ground rules is seen to aid the acceleration of the discussion and negotiations on the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms that seeks to address the roots of the armed conflict.

Peace panels of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front signed ground rules on the last day of the six-day peace talks, in the hope to speed up the negotiations on social and economic reforms.

The Philippine government peace panel will request the US government to delist National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant from its terror list. The announcement was made by GRP peace panel chairperson Silvestre Bello III in Rome, Italy on Jan. 24, 2017.

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The Philippine government peace panel will request the US government to delist National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant from its terror list. The announcement was made by GRP peace panel chairperson Silvestre Bello III in Rome, Italy on Jan. 24, 2017.

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Government peace panel chairperson Silvestre Bello III said the basis of the request is Sison’s participation to the peace process.

The government peace panel and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will meet again of the fourth week of next month to discuss the proposed bilateral ceasefire agreement and issues on the implementation of the provisions of Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law directly connected to the ceasefire.

National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel chair Fidel Agcaoili called the military operations in Southern Philippines and the killings of two activists last week as efforts out to sabotage the peace negotiations.

The Tiamzon couple of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel shrugs off the rumor about the alleged factions inside the NDFP.

National Democratic Front of the Philippines Negotiating Panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili is not totally closed to the idea of forging a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the Philippine government.

Eighteen years after the signing of the first substantial agreement in the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace negotiations, the Joint Monitoring Committee task to monitor violations and implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law will now be fully operational.

The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign the supplemental guidelines of the Joint Monitoring Committee on January 21, 2017 in Rome, Italy.

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The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign the supplemental guidelines of the Joint Monitoring Committee on January 21, 2017 in Rome, Italy.

Video by: Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com