We look forward to meeting with our NDF counterparts for the fourth round of talks in April and to discuss the possibility of a bilateral ceasefire agreement on February 22, as agreed upon during the third round of talks held in Rome.
Women activists condemn the new US government policy of banning entry of immigrants from seven Muslim countries during the World Hijab Day in Davao on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. (Contributed photo)
We agree that the situation, with various incidents on the ground, had become untenable to sustain without the guidelines and protocols that a bilateral ceasefire provides.
With this declaration and notice, the August 28 unilateral ceasefire shall effectively expire on 11:59 p.m. of February 10.
President Rodrigo Duterte administers the oath of office for newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año at the Rizal Hall of Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (Ace Morandante/Presidential Photo)