
Makabayan to Marcos: Resume peace talks with NDF
Members of the Makabayan bloc have filed a resolution urging the Marcos administration to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Members of the Makabayan bloc have filed a resolution urging the Marcos administration to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Reynaldo Bocala, a peace consultant of the National Democratic Front (NDF), was killed in a “legitimate” operation covered by arrest warrants, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Sunday.
The goal of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to overthrow President Rodrigo Duterte only shows that they are truly enemies of the state, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said.
They deserve each another.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday declared communist rebels “terrorists”, his spokesman said, weeks after cancelling peace talks with groups waging one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies.
There’s no one to blame but themselves, said Sen. Gregorio Honasan on Monday following President Duterte’s cancellation of peace negotiations with overconfident communist rebels.
The communist New People’s Army’s recent attacks on government troops may be a show of force in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance against the rebel group, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (November 29) said he has ordered the military and police to shoot members of the New People’s Army with firearms, ahead of the release of an executive order branding them as terrorists.
Malacañang has bristled at the communists’ insistence for a formal notice ending the peace talks even if President Rodrigo Duterte issued a proclamation to that
President Rodrigo Duterte feels “betrayed” that the New People’s Army continues its offensive against government and civilians because he thought he established a good relationship with the communists, Malacañang said Monday (November 27).