The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said the lack of justice, 30 years after the Mendiola massacre shows the need for the country to have a genuine agrarian reform program.
As a people’s movement for a just and lasting peace, we at Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Mindanao are encouraging both parties to hurdle the snags in the current round of talks and give focus on the SER.
Meeting the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines is listed on the bucket list of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. Yasay said he admires Sison’s dedication for the welfare of the Filipino people. The two met during the opening of the third round of the GRP-NDF peace talks in Rome, Italy on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Optimistic and looking forward to a more fruitful deal, peace negotiators from both Philippine government and the communists met after more than three months during the opening of the third round of peace negotiations here on Thursday at 10:00 am.
The City Treasurer’s Office has urged business taxpayers to pay on or before the deadline to prevent charges.
The Chinese community here said will celebrate its New Year on January 27 “to promote harmonious relationship with the Dabawenyos.”
If there’s one lesson that the Philippine government could learn from US President Barack Obama ‘s decision on commuting the prison term given to the “Wikileaks” man, it is the government’s treatment of whistleblowers.
The National Union of Students of the Philippines hit out Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Patricia Licuanan as “anti-student and anti-poor” on her remark regarding the new policy of free tuition in state universities and colleges.
The third round of the peace talks between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is happening here today until January 25. The talks will open 10:00 am here (5:00 pm Philippine time).
The City Health Office sees nothing wrong in distributing condoms in public schools, saying that it is one of the many strategies in order to reduce teenage pregnancy among the youth.
