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(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Nov. 22, said that it wasn’t the government that was on the losing end when National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultants canceled their trip to the Philippines due to security concerns. “Hindi kawalan sa gobyerno kung ituloy man o hindi nina Mr. (Luis) Jalandoni at Ms. (Coni) Ledesma ang pagbalik sa Pilipinas. After all, it is not the government that is desperate to resume peace […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 20, said National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ Luis Jalandoni’s concern he would be arrested upon his arrival in the Philippines was “misplaced.” “Given that the President has opened a venue for informal talks with the NDF leaders to explore the possibility of resuming the peace talks, it goes without saying that no arrest shall be made during the days of informal talks,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He […]
(Eagle News)–National Democratic Front of the Philippines negotiators cancelled their meeting with Palace officials because of security concerns, Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said. In a statement, Sison said Fidel Agcaoili, chairman of the NDFP Negotiating Panel, Coni Ledesma, member, and Luis Jalandoni, senior adviser to the panel, after all, have been “threatened with arrest by military and police authorities of the Duterte regime and (President Rodrigo) Duterte himself has given no […]
(Eagle News)–Peace Secretary Jesus Dureza on Sunday, Nov. 18, said he may meet National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) negotiators Fidel Agcaoili and Luis Jalandoni in Manila soon. Apart from him, he said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo was also tasked to meet with the NDFP negotiators in an “informal chat.” “I am now on my way to head the Philippine delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York so the planned meeting may […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is putting the Philippines at risk of being caught between a “likely outbreak of armed hostilities” between America and China, the Communist Party of the Philippines said. According to the CPP, this is because “Duterte’s claims that he does not want the Philippines to be dragged into a possible break-out of war in the South China Sea are belied by his actions.” The CPP noted what it said was […]
(Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday, Nov. 14, dismissed the claims of the wife of Vicente Ladlad that his arrest was meant to derail the peace process. In the first place, Lorenzana said that contrary to Fides Lim-Ladlad’s claims, there was no existing peace process to speak of as President Rodrigo Duterte himself had suspended, if not stopped, the same in June. In November 2017, President Duterte issued Proclamation 360 that effectively terminated […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Sunday, Nov. 10, reiterated the arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Vicente Ladlad was due to his illegal possession of firearms. “The confiscation of high-powered firearms and explosives in the possession of Ladlad and two others is a result of a lawful search made by the police witnessed and certified by officials of the Homeowners Association,” Albayalde said. Albayalde made the comment following the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 11, said Communist Party of the Philippines peace negotiators Luis Jalandoni and Fidel Agcaoili had requested for a meeting with him in the Philippines. According to Duterte, “ang problema nila kapag huhulihin sila.” As such, he said he called for a cluster meeting with the military to discuss the same. “Sabi nila, baka, baka pa lang. It’s not a very big margin there,” he said. In November, Duterte terminated […]
(Eagle News) — A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who was released in 2016 to represent communist rebels in peace talks with the government was arrested on Thursday, November 8, for illegal possession of firearms. Vicente Ladlad was arrested in Quezon City, along with two other companions. Police said that a joint operation of the police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines seized from them high-powered firearms and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Thursday, Nov. 8, clarified Vic Ladlad and two others were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and not because they were affiliated with the Communists. “They cannot hide behind the (Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantee) or any similar agreements because they violated the law, plain and simple,” PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said. Apart from Ladlad, Alberto and Virginia Villamor, were arrested on Thursday in San Bartolome, […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Higher Education is mulling issuing an advisory to the schools which the Armed Forces of the Philippines said were being tapped by Communists for the Red October plot. In a radio interview, CHED Commissioner Ronald Adamat said he would make the suggestion during an en banc meeting either on Monday or Tuesday. “But as a matter of policy, ang CHED ay hindi talaga ina-allow iyong mga ganoon (recruitment),” Adamat said. He said […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 4, stood by its remark some schools were being used as venues for “communist recruitment.” AFP Spokesperson Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo issued the statement after some schools–the University of Makati and the University of Sto. Tomas, among others–denied there was such a recruitment in their campuses. According to Arevalo, “we have reports of concerned parents communicating to us their worries about the ‘brainwashing’ activities […]
