Hours before the second round of peace talks with the government, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will have a new chief negotiator for the second round of peace talks here starting Thursday, October 6.
National Democratic Front chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni said the concurrence of Congress for the declaration of a general amnesty for political prisoners is possible under the Duterte administration.
President Rodrigo Duterte clarified that there will be no more military exercises between the US troops and Filipino counterparts in his term.
Community teachers under the Association of Community Educators (ACE) commemorated the National Teachers' Month with a rally Friday September 30, to call on the government to protect teachers in indigenous people's communities who are facing threats and are accused as rebel supporters.
Gabriela Women's Party filed a resolution supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement calling for the cessation of the US-Philippines joint military exercises.