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Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the NDF negotiating panel said the NDFP considers the agreement on Social and Economic Reforms as a task “that will be challenging to both sides”. (photo by Kodao Productions)

NDFP bats for release of all political prisoners

Three days before the second round of peace talks in Oslo, Norway, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) urged the Philippine government to release all political prisoners in “compliance with the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).”

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Read more about the article Ceasefire, amnesty up in 2nd round GRP-NDF peace talks
Farmers and Lumad march from the ? the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples Region XI office to the Benigno S. Aquino Hall of Justice in Ecoland, here to call for the release of political prisoners and the dismissal of "trumped up" charges against them on Wednesday morning, August 24. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Ceasefire, amnesty up in 2nd round GRP-NDF peace talks

Both the negotiating panels of the Philippine government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) will exchange drafts on a proposed bilateral ceasefire and an amnesty proclamation as the second round of peace talks will resume in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, October 6.

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Read more about the article NDF says declaration of general amnesty for political prisoners to push peace talks
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 PHOTOS | Calls for peace mount during International Day of Peace
The people of Davao also remembered the victims recent Roxas Night Market bombing through ecumenical prayer, candle lighting and offering of flowers. The activity called for unity to condemn and fight all forms of human rights violations. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PHOTOS | Calls for peace mount during International Day of Peace

Multisectoral groups commemorated both the International Day of Peace and the 44th anniversary of the Martial Law declaration here last Wednesday, September 21.

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