103 lawmakers sign House reso urging Duterte to resume peace talks

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.

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New People's Army guerillas gather in Paquibato district in Davao City on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 for the celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines' 48th founding anniversary. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

NPA: Bukidnon clash, a legit encounter

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.

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Rep. Ruby Sahali, chairperson of the Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity during the second round of the formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Oslo, Norway last October 2016. Beside her is House Deputy Speaker Bai Sandra Sema. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao lawmakers ‘grieve’ over fate of peace talks  

Mindanao lawmakers lamented the suspension of the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

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Prof. Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (davaotoday.com file photo)

Joma Sison asks: Why terminate peace talks?

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.

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