The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) released a summary of their socioeconomic proposal to the government which would be discussed once the peace negotiations between both parties resume.
Three members of the ISIS-inspired Maute Group have surrendered to authorities after more than four months of flushing them from Marawi City where they attacked on May 23, the military said on Saturday, September 30.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said Friday, September 29, that it will distance itself from the local government’s efforts in talking with the Communist rebels here.
The ongoing conflict in Marawi City and the consequent displacement of thousands of civilians can be linked to many factors affecting the situation in Mindanao, a multi-sectoral group composed of Christian and Muslim leaders said.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) seconded the rejection earlier expressed by the Communist Party of the Philippines against the President’s general amnesty offer to the New People’s Army (NPA).