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CLARIFICATIONS. GRP peace panel member Atty. Angela Librado says President Rodrigo Duterte is still very much intent on releasing more political prisoners, but said it was in the understanding that the release would be in tranches. Librado made the comments in a peace forum held at the Ateneo De Davao Univerity on Tuesday, Dec. 13 (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

GRP panel says Duterte still committed to release prisoners

The government peace panel  announced it will release the sick and the elderly prisoners before Christmas, allaying fears that the ongoing peace negotiations with the communists will collapse.

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President Rodrigo Duterte. (Kiwi Bulaclac/Presidential Photo)

Duterte to Reds: agree to an indefinite ceasefire

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his demand to the communists to sign a document of a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the government before releasing some 100 political prisoners.

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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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