(Eagle News)–The National Democratic Front of the Philippines denied the New People’s Army had committed ceasefire violations in what it called armed encounters with the military and police in Bicol and Iloilo on Dec. 23. In a statement, Fidel Agcaoili, chair of the NDFP negotiating panel, said these were  “defensive actions by the NPA units involved in the face of armed attacks and sustained military operations by the AFP and the PNP (special operations unit)..” […]