Special Reports

Duterte to Reds: Stop ‘extortion’

Duterte to Reds: Stop ‘extortion’

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Jul 07, 2017

The peace talks with the government and the communists would only resume if the New People’s Army, the armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, would stop collecting revolutionary taxes, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday.

Reds tell Lorenzana: Reforms are heart of talks

Reds tell Lorenzana: Reforms are heart of talks

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Jul 06, 2017

The Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP RWC-SER) castigated Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana Jr. for his previous statement that the government should consider ending the peace process if communist guerrillas continue their offensives against the government.