Former Palace official Lorraine Badoy expressed confidence that Año would never betray public trust and would sustain the government’s battle against the communist rebel group.
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is suspicious about the motives of presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.
Pursuing peace negotiations with the CPP-NPA-NDF in 2018 is unlikely, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday citing betrayal by the communist group.
Malacañang on Thursday clarified that the unilateral ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte with communist rebels will not run continuously from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 as earlier announced.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday urged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to surrender or suffer the same fate of their cohorts who were killed in military operations.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero has ordered the beefing up of “focused military operations” against lawless elements as rebels are expected to intensify their attacks in wake of the termination of the peace talks.
President Rodrigo Duterte isn’t keen on reviving peace talks with the communist movement unless its leaders commit in writing to stop attacking the government.
President Rodrigo Duterte said communist rebels can’t afford to kill him even if they wanted to because the only road to peace was through him.
Only a Philippine court can mete out penalties to those who broke the law, including those involved in the violent – and deadly – dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan last year, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said.
President Rodrigo Duterte was sincere in wanting to broker a peace agreement with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) but the armed rebels’ attack on soldiers while there was a ceasefire convinced him dealing with the Left is a lost cause.
