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Negotiators of the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines meet in a panel to panel meeting on Sunday, April 2 in Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk, the Netherlands to discuss the agenda for the 4th round of the peace talks. The opening ceremony was moved to Monday, April 3. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Opening of peace talks with Reds delayed; Duterte wants to “quiet the guns”

Speaking before the Filipino migrant workers who wanted to join the opening of the fourth round of talks at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel here on Sunday morning, government chief negotiator Silvestre Bello III said the government panel needed to discuss the instructions from President Duterte with their counterparts from the NDFP.

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Fidel Agcaoili, National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel chairperson and Hernani Braganza, member of the government peace panel engage in pre-formal opening talks outside the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel on Saturday (around 3am April 2, Philippine time). (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

TWO FIGURES

Fidel Agcaoili, National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel chairperson and Hernani Braganza, member of the government peace panel engage in pre-formal opening talks outside the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel on Saturday (around 3am April 2, Philippine time). (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Talking while fighting: 4th round of talks to proceed without unilateral ceasefire between gov’t, Reds
The peace panels of the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign the ground rules for conduct of the meeting of the reciprocal working committee on social and economic reforms during the third round of talks in Rome, Italy on January 2017. (davaotoday.com file photo)

Talking while fighting: 4th round of talks to proceed without unilateral ceasefire between gov’t, Reds

Following the announcement of government peace panel chair Silvestre Bello III that the Philippine government will not issue a unilateral ceasefire, the Communist Party of the Philippines did not proceed with the issuance of its interim ceasefire on March 31.

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VENUE. The Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands will be home to the negotiators of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines from April 2 to 6. The peace talks, now on its fourth round, is facilitated by the Royal Norwegian Government. The Parties are expected to continue discussing the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms and the bilateral ceasefire agreement. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

VENUE

The Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands will be home to the negotiators of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines from April 2 to 6. The peace talks, now on its fourth round, is facilitated by the Royal Norwegian Government. (More...) (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Gov’t sees no need to declare unilateral ceasefire

Gov’t sees no need to declare unilateral ceasefire

Philippine government chief peace negotiator Silvestre Bello III said the government will not declare a unilateral ceasefire prior to the fourth round of talks with the communists in the coming days.

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