Read more about the article CPP won’t extend unilateral ceasefire unless Duterte ends Oplan Bayanihan
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (davaotoday.com file photo)

CPP won’t extend unilateral ceasefire unless Duterte ends Oplan Bayanihan

The Communist Party of the Philippines would not extend its unilateral ceasefire unless President Rodrigo Duterte ends or suspends the military’s counter-insurgency program called “Oplan Bayanihan.”

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Read more about the article Davao’s P200-M drug rehab center seen to help war vs. drugs
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte spearheads the groundbreaking ceremony for the new drug rehabilitation facility on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The 200-million facility will be built and funded by Pagcor and Resorts World Philippines Cultural Heritage Foundation. (City Information Office)

Davao’s P200-M drug rehab center seen to help war vs. drugs

A P200 million drug rehabilitation center which will be built at Barangay Malagos by 2017 is seen to yield positive results in the city’s war against illegal drugs.

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Peace advocates, lawmakers doubt new AFP chief can achieve peace

A peace advocate group here expressed doubt if the the newly-appointed Armed Forces Chief of Staff Brigadier General Eduardo Año would be able to pursue a genuine peace with the communist rebels given his track record of gross human rights violations.

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Wilma Tiamzon: Do not use political prisoners as bargaining chip

The recent meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and the leaders of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines yielded positive results, said NDF peace consultant Wilma Tiamzon.

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