If the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines achieved a final peace agreement, Mindanao, where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came from, stands to gain much from it, peace advocates said.
Author Archives: ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO
Farmer Eduardo Mandabon said out of his fear, he was not able to tell the police that he was beaten by the soldiers. He was also interviewed by a staff in the municipal hall and only asked them who owns the rice. He said he told the staff that it was for the NPAs.
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was one of the grandparents invited to witness the christening of the youngest son of City Mayor Sara Duterte.
The founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines Jose Maria Sison is hopeful to seal a peace agreement during the term of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Panelists during the Mindanao Peace Forum held at the Homitori Inn in Davao City on Wednesday, March 15 share light moments with the media and the participants who are mostly religious leaders. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
The Ateneo de Davao University here has formally launched its Center Against Illegal Drugs tasked to conduct a research on the illegal drug trade in six key cities in Mindanao.
The New People’s Army on Tuesday welcomed the resumption of the peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines as stated in their Joint Statement signed on March 11 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
A multi-awarded film director hoped to have President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the government peace negotiation panel as audience to his film on the struggle of the Lumads against military harassment, which harvested major awards in the recently concluded Sinag Maynila film festival.
The public should see to it that both Parties are talking, a member of the government’s peace panel said in a forum here Monday.
Various groups lauded the resumption of the peace talks as agreed by the government and the National Democratic Front during the two-day informal talks held in Utrecht, The Netherlands from March 10 to 11.
