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Read more about the article For refusing SOMO, AFP ‘anti-peace’
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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Read more about the article GRP, NDFP to fast-track land distribution, joint ceasefire pact

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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Read more about the article Duterte tells AFP: Occupy islands in West PHL sea
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte explains why he ordered the dismissal of Maia Valdez, an Undersecretary under the office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., in an interview with the media during his visit to the Western Command (WesCom) Headquarters at Camp General Artemio G. Ricarte in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 6, 2017. The President also warns he is ready to dismiss more officials if he senses any trace of corruption among them. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo

Duterte tells AFP: Occupy islands in West PHL sea

In a bid to strengthen the country’s claim in the disputed West Philippine Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to occupy at least nine of the disputed isands.

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