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Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza during a talk with the members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines on Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. Dureza said he respects the position of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who is against the reopening of the peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

GRP-NDFP peace talks cancelled

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte called off the scheduled resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on June 28 in Oslo, Norway.

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Read more about the article Scarborough Shoal incident manifests China’s control in WPS, group says
Photo courtesy of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya)

Scarborough Shoal incident manifests China’s control in WPS, group says

As the group, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) condemned the taking of fish-catch of Filipino fishermen by Chinese Coast Guards at the Scarborough Shoal, the group also expressed the belief that China now has the complete control of the areas and marine resources at the West Philippine Sea.

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Read more about the article Bayan welcomes Trump-Kim summit
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim-Jong Un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during the DPRK-USA Singapore Summit on June 12, 2018. (Photo from the White House Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President Dan Scavino Jr.'s Twitter account)

Bayan welcomes Trump-Kim summit

The meeting of US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim-Jong Un in Singapore last June 12 has gained support from a local group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).

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Read more about the article CEGP: Freedom of expression only in Duterte’s mouth
President Rodrigo Duterte in his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected Punong Barangays of Central Luzon at the ASEAN Convention Center in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga on June 12, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

CEGP: Freedom of expression only in Duterte’s mouth

The irony was not lost to campus journalists when the government arrested and detained a young activist during the Independence Day celebration on Tuesday.

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