More than a hundred lawmakers signed a House resolution Thursday urging President Rodrigo Duterte to resume the peace talks with Communists, recognizing the gains made for the benefit of the people.
New People’s Army spokesperson Ka Oris said there are no factions inside the Communist Party of the Philippines.
The New People’s Army on Wednesday said that the skirmish in Bukidnon earlier this month which resulted to the death of government soldiers was a legitimate encounter.
Mindanao lawmakers lamented the suspension of the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Jose Maria Sison is clueless why the Philippine government had to terminate peace talks despite the advances it made since the formal resumption last year.
Militant groups here are hopeful that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will continue the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The Philippine government terminated Tuesday the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees three days after President Rodrigo Duterte suspended the peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Leftist members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet are urging him to continue the peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday that the Army is now preparing for the “inevitable armed conflict” with the communist guerillas.
The Communist Party of the Philippines said until there is no formal notice of termination from the government’s peace panel, they will consider the peace negotiations still in effect.
