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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)

GRP, NDFP accelerate CASER meetings with signing of ground rules  

Peace panels of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front signed ground rules on the last day of the six-day peace talks, in the hope to speed up the negotiations on social and economic reforms.

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GRP prefers Philippine venue of peace talks with Reds; to request Joma’s delisting from terror list

Government peace panel chairperson Silvestre Bello III said the basis of the request is Sison’s participation to the peace process.

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GRP-NDF peace talks: Ceasefire, rights abuses to be tackled in February meet  

The government peace panel and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will meet again of the fourth week of next month to discuss the proposed bilateral ceasefire agreement and issues on the implementation of the provisions of Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law directly connected to the ceasefire.

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Agcaoili: events out to sabotage talks

National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel chair Fidel Agcaoili called the military operations in Southern Philippines and the killings of two activists last week as efforts out to sabotage the peace negotiations.

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Read more about the article NDFP’s Tiamzons on faction rumor: old, tired rehashed military line
UNITED. Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, say there is no truth to news reports that there are factions inside the Communist movement. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NDFP’s Tiamzons on faction rumor: old, tired rehashed military line

The Tiamzon couple of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel shrugs off the rumor about the alleged factions inside the NDFP.

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