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Officials of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace panel during the opening ceremony for the 4th round of the GRP-NDFP peace talks in Noordwijk, the Netherlands on Monday, April 3, 2017. From left to right: NDFP peace panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, Senior Adviser Luis Jalandoni, and Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

For refusing SOMO, AFP ‘anti-peace’

The communists slammed the military’s refusal to suspend its military operations to pave way for the release of prisoners of war in Mindanao.

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President Rodrigo Duterte narrates how rich the natural resources are in Mindanao as he delivers his speech while visiting the victims of the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao City on February 12, 2017. The President added that the natural resources found in Mindanao could be fully utilized if corruption and criminality brought by illegal drugs would be eradicated.(Robinson Niñal/Presidential Photo)

Econ, political cooperation on top of Duterte’s agenda in Middle East

Economic and political cooperation, and the situation of the Overseas Filipino workers are among the issues that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will discuss with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar during his week-long state visit next week.

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GRP, NDFP to fast-track land distribution, joint ceasefire pact

The fourth round of peace talks ended on a positive note to pursue free land distribution, amid snags admitted by both the negotiating panels of the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

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