Peace Process

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Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chair Nur Misuari is given a chance to use the Presidential podium to air his views. He is welcomed by President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañan on Nov. 3 following a court suspension order of his warrant of arrest. (Karl Norman Alonzo/PPD)

Misuari to form 5-member panel to negotiate with gov’t

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said the government asked Moro National Liberation Front founder Prof. Nur Misuari to “organize a five-person panel”.

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Members of Bangsamoro Transition Commission to be nominated

Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Jesus Dureza said three of the 10 slots for the government in the new Bangsamoro Transition Commission will be given to the faction of the Moro National Liberation Front led by former Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema.

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Read more about the article More challenging CASER discussion up in the next round of talks

More challenging CASER discussion up in the next round of talks

An adviser on the peace process said the signing of the joint statement between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front last Sunday is just a step towards more challenging discussions.

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Read more about the article Outline of reforms, fast-track release political prisoners OK’d in GRP, NDF talks
JOINT STATEMENT SIGNING. Members and officials of the government panel and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign the joint agreement for the second round of talks. The peace talks was facilitated by the Royal Norwegian Government. In photos: Fidel Agcaoili, chief negotiator of the NDF peace panel; Jose Maria Sison, chief political consultant of the NDF; Elisabeth Slattum, special envoy for peace of the RNG, Secretary Jesus Dureza, Presidential Peace Adviser, and Secretary Silvestre Bello III, GRP panel head. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Outline of reforms, fast-track release political prisoners OK’d in GRP, NDF talks

Peace panel negotiators from both government and the communists concluded its second round of talks with common frameworks and outlines on social, economic and political reforms and a commitment to grant amnesty to more than 400 political detainees.

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