The military said on Sunday that a series of armed encounters occurred between government troops and the NPAs in Sarangani and Compostela Valley provinces on February 11, where a soldier was hurt.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process publicized Friday the list of the members of the new Bangsamoro Transition Committee that will draft the Bangsamoro enabling law.
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua is hoping that the projects agreed by China and the Philippines to undertake will finish within the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo believes that the government can continue the peace negotiations with the Communists even without a ceasefire.
More than a hundred lawmakers signed a House resolution Thursday urging President Rodrigo Duterte to resume the peace talks with Communists, recognizing the gains made for the benefit of the people.
New People’s Army spokesperson Ka Oris said there are no factions inside the Communist Party of the Philippines.
The New People’s Army on Wednesday said that the skirmish in Bukidnon earlier this month which resulted to the death of government soldiers was a legitimate encounter.
The president did not mention the name of former President Cesar Gaviria before saying the word “idiot” however, it was clear that Duterte did not take well Gaviria’s advice on how to win the war on drugs.
Mindanao lawmakers lamented the suspension of the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Jose Maria Sison is clueless why the Philippine government had to terminate peace talks despite the advances it made since the formal resumption last year.
