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Read more about the article NDF says Army aerial bombings, not NPA presence, force Lumads to evacuate
ON GUARD. A member of the New People’s Army Rhyme Petalcorin Command stands guard during the release of Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa, Jr. Tuesday in Mawab, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

NDF says Army aerial bombings, not NPA presence, force Lumads to evacuate

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao denied reports that the evacuation of Lumads in a village in Davao Oriental last week was brought about by the presence of the New People’s Army.

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Read more about the article Duterte ‘working overtime’ to talk peace with MILF, MNLF
President Rodrigo Duterte says that it is not the Middle East, but the US, who "imported terrorism". Duterte sees foreign intervention as what caused the radicalization of groups who are "pushed to the wall".

Duterte ‘working overtime’ to talk peace with MILF, MNLF

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is now "working overtime" with Cabinet Secretary, Leoncio Evasco, to prepare for the talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Moro National Liberation Front.

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