Presidential peace adviser Secretary Jesus Dureza met with Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad here Sunday afternoon in a dinner hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende.
Minutes before signing the joint statement on the second round of talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, the heads of both Parties took a short break at the Holmenfjord Hotell here in Asker, a municipality part of the Akershus county in the Oslo region in Norway. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Around 2,000 indigenous people and Moro from various regions in Mindanao converged in Leyte on Sunday, Oct. 9 for the Visayas leg of this year’s people’s national caravan dubbed as the Journey of the National Minorities for Self Determination and Peace.
The Philippine government and National Democratic Front (NDF) panel members hammered out a final outline for social and economic reforms, which may be implemented even prior to a final peace agreement is inked between the two parties.
Close to a thousand participants composed of indigenous people and Moro from different parts of Mindanao staged a cultural night at Bankerohan gymnasium Friday, Oct. 7 to kick-off the group’s national caravan.
It is not clear as yet if de la Rosa has complied with the Senate’s request for copies of the spot reports.
Negotiators from the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines took a break noon time yesterday as the reciprocal working committee on the social and economic reforms differed in their outline.
Beyond his “colorful language”, President Rodrigo Duterte is described by a political analyst as a president who is “changing the presidency”.
As far as his former professor is concerned, President Rodrigo Duterte has done a satisfying performance in his first 100 days in office.
City Mayor Sara Duterte lauded law enforcers for the arrest of the Davao bombing incident describing it as “a welcome development.”