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SUCCESSFUL ROUND. The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Negotiators of the government and the NDFP raises their arms with the third party facilitator from the Royal Norwegian Government. L-R: NDFP peace panel Chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and GRP Chief Negotiator Silvestre Bello III. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Groups welcome House resolution urging peace talks resumption

Various multi-sectoral groups welcomed the efforts of 61 members of the House of Representatives who filed House Resolution 1803 which urged the government to resume its stalled peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

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Read more about the article ‘Wise and sober’: Sison on Leni’s call to resume peace talks
LENI SPEAKS. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the Pamulaan Center for Indigenous People's Education inside the University of Southeastern Philippines Mintal Campus in Davao City, where she attended the opening of the National Indigenous People's Education Festival as guest speaker. Robredo talked about her program "Angat Buhay" which aims to uplift the lives of Filipinos, especially the indigenous on Monday, May 15. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

‘Wise and sober’: Sison on Leni’s call to resume peace talks

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison on Friday, called Vice President Leni Robredo "wise and sober" as she calls for the…

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Read more about the article Duterte’s meeting with Norwegian envoy could pave way for peace talk revival
President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes Norwegian Special Envoy to the Peace Process Between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines Idun Tvedt as the latter paid a courtesy call on the President at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City on February 15, 2018. Also in the photo is Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza. (PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte’s meeting with Norwegian envoy could pave way for peace talk revival

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – A church leader and peace advocate has expressed optimism that the meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and a Norwegian official on Thursday could pave…

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CASER: Reds’ economic reform plan amid TRAIN worry

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) released its latest draft of the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER), a document which they say is a guide to an inclusive economic development in the Philippines.

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