Peace Process

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte announces that there will be a revamp in the People's Television 4 (PTV) and the Radyo ng Bayan during his first first State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 25, 2016 that he will lower the income tax. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

NDF says declaration of general amnesty for political prisoners to push peace talks

National Democratic Front peace panel chairman Luis Jalandoni said they are hoping that there will be concrete steps undertaken to come up with the proclamation.

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Read more about the article Radical policy shift needed for national industrialization – NDF peace consultants
NDFP PEACE CONSULTANTS. National Democratic Front peace consultants discuss the contentious issues of the socio-economic reforms during a media forum at the NDF Monitoring Office in Cubao, Quezon City on September 23. From left: Kennedy Bangibang, Adel Silva, Ruben Saluta, Alan Jazmines, Loida Magpatoc, Prof. Ed Villegas, Renato Baleros and Jaime Soledad. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Radical policy shift needed for national industrialization – NDF peace consultants

Peace consultants of the National Democratic Front said there is a need to reverse government policies to enact national industrialization, one of the issues of the comprehensive agreement on socioeconomic reform agenda that will be tackled by both the government and the NDF in the second round of talks next week.

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Read more about the article Solving socio-economic problems key to ending armed struggle
They also for the resumption of Peace Talks between the government and the National Democratic Front this month of July.

Solving socio-economic problems key to ending armed struggle

A church leader said that an agreement on social and economic reforms will address the root cause of the armed conflict.

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President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NDF chair Jalandoni says Duterte ‘not a saint, but…’  

The chairman of the National Democratic Front’s Peace Panel said despite his contradictions, President Rodrigo Duterte showed strength, particularly in pursuing the peace negotiations.

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Read more about the article Army: firearm, ammo found in possession of environmental activist
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, spokesperson of the 10th Infantry Battalion denies Army's air strike wounded a civilian following an encounter with the New People's Army in Davao Oriental. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army: firearm, ammo found in possession of environmental activist

The Army said firearm and ammunition were recovered from an environmental activist who was caught while putting posters of a peace forum in a village in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley.

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