Rigoberto Sanchez, spokesperson of the Regional Operations Command of the New People's Army in Southern Mindanao said government troops arrived around 5:00 am Saturday in Sitio Concepcion, Barangay Kisante in Makilala town.
National Democratic Front of the Philippines Negotiating Panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili is not totally closed to the idea of forging a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the Philippine government.
This was how Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Prospero De Vera III described the statement of CHED Chair Patricia Licuanan when she pointed out that the P8.3B allocation will not help the poor because majority have stopped schooling and are no longer enrolled in universities.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza on Friday said he would return the remaining total amount which was given to Mindanao Economic Development Council employees in 2005.
Eighteen years after the signing of the first substantial agreement in the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace negotiations, the Joint Monitoring Committee task to monitor violations and implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law will now be fully operational.