Tag: communist party of the Philippines

Palace: There should be “enabling environment” for gov’t peace talks with communist rebels to resume

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday reiterated there should be an “enabling environment” for government peace talks with communist rebels to resume, even as it thanked House lawmakers for signing a resolution calling for the resumption of such. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said “genuine sincerity” on the part of the rebels should first be seen—he said they should “cease their hostilities against innocent civilians and government forces; end their extortion activities, […]

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Duterte urged to resume peace talks

(Eagle News)– Over 60 lawmakers from the House of Representatives urged President Rodrigo Duterte to resume peace talks between the government and communist rebels. The call made by 61 lawmakers was made through House Resolution 1803. These lawmakers were Ruby Sahali Tan, Sarah Elago, Carlos Zarate , Raul Daza, Emmanuel Billones, Carlito Marquez, Melecio Yap Jr., Ariel Casilao, Leo Cueva, Anthony Bravo, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan, Joel Almario, Cesar Sarmiento, Kit Belmonte, Edcel Lagman and Tom Villarin. Emmi De Jesus, Victor […]

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President Duterte meets over 200 NPA rebel returnees in Malacañang

(Eagle News) — Over 200 New People’s Army rebel-returnees met with President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday. The  241 from Davao Del Norte and Compostela Valley boarded  two Philippine Air Force C-130s at Davao City International Airport for the meeting in Malacanang. The meeting was, however, not open for media coverage. The rebel-returnees will be given a tour of Luneta Park and Intramuros. Duterte has said the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA was a terrorist organization. He made […]

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President Duterte unfazed over Sison’s threat Communist rebels could kill one soldier a day

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday was unfazed over Communist Party of the Philippines chair Jose Maria Sison’s threat rebels could kill one soldier a day if peace negotiations did not resume. In an event in Malacanang that saw around 200 officially leaving their rebel lives behind,  Duterte even threatened to have five New People’s Army rebels killed for every soldier killed. “He wants to succeed me. No question about that. He’s a […]

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Militant group Karapatan says man recently arrested by police in Ozamiz is not Salinas

(Eagle News)– The militant group Karapatan on Friday slammed authorities for what it said was the fake news they peddled about the  arrest of a high-ranking Communist Party of the Philippines official. Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said the real Rommel Salinas had already been arrested on trumped-up charges way back May 2017, together with  Iglesia Filipina Independiente bishop  Carlo Morales. The militant group said the two are now detained in the Ozamiz City Jail. The PNP Northern […]

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NUPL: Cops planted firearm, grenade on Baylosis

(Eagle News) — The grenade and gun authorities said were seized from Rafael Baylosis were merely planted, the National Union of People’s Lawyers said. According to NUPL president Edre Olalia, when the National Democratic Front consultant was “seized Wednesday afternoon,” authorities made it appear he had a gun. He said this was because Baylosis  had “no outstanding warrant against him.” He said the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 that is hearing the murder charges filed against Baylosis, after […]

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CPP leader nabbed in Ozamiz

(Eagle News) — Another high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines has been arrested. Supt. Lemuel Gonda, spokesperson of the Northern Mindanao regional police, said  Rommel Dorango Salinas, secretary of the CPP, was arrested on Thursday at Bernard Subdivision, City Hall Drive, Barangay Aguada in Ozamiz. Authorities said Salinas was nabbed for frustrated murder and destructive arson. Gonda said Salinas has since been brought to the Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology […]

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UPDATED: NDFP consultant, companion arrested

(Eagle News) — A peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and his companion were arrested on Wednesday night. Tina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general, said Rafael Baylosis and another were nabbed by members of the Criminal Investigation Detection Group-National Capital Region, the intelligence services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, of the National Capital Region Police Office and the Quezon City Police District before 10 p.m. on Aurora Boulevard in Quezon […]

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Duterte: “Destroy the NPA”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday dashed what already appeared to be little hopes of a revival of peace talks between the government and the communist rebels, using strong words to denounce what he said was an organization that disrespected the republic. “Dito sa giyera na ito, destroy the New People’s Army, destroy the organization..,” he said in a speech in Compostela Valley. According to the President, he did what he could to “try […]

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Manila court orders re-arrest of three Communist leaders

The Manila Regional Trial Court has ordered the re-arrest of three Communist leaders following the termination of peace talks between their group and the government. In a five-page decision made public on Wednesday,  Branch 32 Presiding Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina granted the Department of Justice’s and the Office of the Solicitor General’s motion for the recommitment of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, and Adelberto Silva, and the cancellation of their bail. The court said it “finds no reason to […]

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AFP on full alert as CPP celebrates 49th founding anniversary

(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has been placed on full alert as the Communist Party of the Philippines geared up for its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday. AFP spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said the upgrading of the status was done to guard against possible attacks from the group. Only recently, President Rodrigo Duterte terminated peace talks with the Communists, and labelled them as terrorists. The government has declared a ceasefire from 6 […]

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Palace welcomes NPA declaration of 8-day ceasefire

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday welcomed the New People’s Army declaration of an eight-day ceasefire covering the holidays. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government “expect(s)” the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA to “honor their word and comply” with the unilateral ceasefire. He said President Rodrigo Duterte, for his part, “decided to declare a suspension of offensive military operations against the Reds precisely because he wants Filipinos to feel safer during the holiday […]

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