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Fifteen suspected communist guerrillas including six women have been killed in a gunbattle, the military said on Wednesday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks. Duterte last week vowed to go to war with the rebels and said he would categorize them as a “terrorist” group over deadly attacks against soldiers and police. Late Tuesday, residents reported seeing armed men boarding a van and a truck in the town of Nasugbu 65 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it is awaiting the notice of termination of peace negotiations by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, the NDFP said under the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, “(Government of the Republic of the Philippines-NDFP) peace negotiations shall be deemed terminated 30 days after receipt of the written notice of termination to be given by one party to the other.” “We expect the GRP […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation officially terminating peace talks with the communist rebels. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front would no longer be pursued under Proclamation 360. The President also directed the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Panel for Peace […]
(Eagle News) — The “no. 1 terrorist in the Philippines.” This was how Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, described President Rodrigo Duterte, following his decision to cancel peace talks with the CPP-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and his announcement he would declare them and their “legal fronts” as terrorists. In a statement, Sison said his former student was “culpable for the abduction, torture and mass murder of an increasing […]
(Eagle News) — Secretary Jesus Dureza announced on Wednesday the cancellation of “all planned meetings” with communist rebels in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive there would no longer be peace talks with them. Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace process, made the announcement also after Duterte said he would classify the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines’ armed group, as a terrorist group. “There will be no peace negotiations anymore with the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday night said he would “talk to the rebels” to ensure that there would be peace in the country. In his speech made at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his arrival from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Duterte did not say which rebels he was referring to but said he would address both the “ideological and territorial” aspects in the talks. Earlier, Duterte terminated talks with […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said the threat of destabilization was “as real as terrorism,” noting that information on the matter came from reliable sources, even “from inside the offices of the people identified with the opposition.” She also dismissed claims her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was “insecure and paranoid,” calling Tindig Pilipinas, the group that staged a rally recently against him, “power-hungry.” Key members of this group include opposition figures […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would “not hesitate to declare” a revolutionary government if destabilizers are “about to take over the nation” and destabilization efforts result in chaos. “Pag ang destabilization ninyo patagilid na and medyo magulo na, I will not hesitate to (make the declaration) until the end of my term, and I will arrest all of you and we can go to a full scale war against the Reds,” […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said that President Rodrigo Duterte would still have to consult with “members of his security cluster” before he could decide to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF). In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella Jr., said that the President would also have to “confer with the other branches of government” which would have to agree with the resumption of peace talks. The statement was issued Sunday, September 17, […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte dared Jose Maria Sison, his former professor and founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to come home to the Philippines, leave the comfortable life he has in Utrecht, and fight the struggle he had lectured about here in his home country. The 72-year old Duterte called the 78-year old Sison “duwag” and “talawan,” the Filipino and Cebuano term respectively for “coward.” He said the […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is fed up with the communists’ actions, including that of their leader Jose Maria Sison, and is categorically putting an end to peace talks with them. “Yes, I am ending it,” he said in a press conference after his two-hour State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Congress and after briefly talking to leftist protesters converged outside the Batasan Road. “Ayaw ninyong makipag-usap, mas lalo na […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday reiterated he no longer wants to talk to communists, this after their armed group ambushed a Presidential Security Group convoy in North Cotabato. “I believe you Mr. Sison, you are right..You stop talking..Let us renew the fighting for another 50 years, it’s what you want…I can fight for another 50 years, let us agree on that. Let us stop talking. I am tired,” the President said, referring […]
