Various groups are urging President Rodrigo Duterte to end agreements with the United States following his declaration of pushing for an independent foreign policy and the pullout of US Special Forces in Mindanao.
Atty. Angela Librado-Trinidad, the only woman member of the government peace panel said that the women’s role in the succeeding rounds of the talks will be important because the output of the talks represent the demands of the women “as a sector and as part of the constituency”.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said President Rodrigo Duterte has not given the “green light” to the execution of overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso as reported by the Jakarta Post Monday, September 12.
Families of political prisoners called anew for the immediate release of their relatives as the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front continue.
President Rodrigo Duterte told reporters that he believes it was the “most telling words” he could say in any international gathering.