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(Eagle News) — The Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives has urged a probe into the government’s list of supposed terrorists who are alleged members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). The left-leaning group said the House Committee on Human Rights, through Resolution 1807, should also condemn the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list that was attached to the government petition seeking to declare the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization, and […]
Restrict yourselves to camps, too, Duterte says (Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 4, said the government would “talk peace” with communist rebels “but” there should be no collection of taxes on their part. In a speech before rice traders in Malacanang, Duterte said the communist rebels should also not push for a coalition government, and should confine themselves in camps. “You must not go around because there’s always the possibility of misencounters,” Duterte […]
Says both parties should comply with “past mutual binding commitments and agreements” instead (Eagle News) — While he welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s openness to the resumption of peace talks, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said on Wednesday that both the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the government should not “set preconditions.” Zarate said in a statement that it would be “best” if the two parties would just comply with “past mutual […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police will continue to go after communist rebels. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesperson, made the pronouncement even after President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that peace talks with the communists could continue if they stop committing alleged atrocities and agree to a ceasefire. “In fact, ang intel community, tuloy (ang paghahanap sa kanila)..Habang walang peace talks tuloy ang effort na yun,” Bulalacao said. He […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday said it will not withdraw its petition before a Manila court seeking to have communist rebels declared as terrorists. Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the statement even after President Rodrigo Duterte said peace talks could resume if the rebels stopped committing atrocities, and agreed to a ceasefire. Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison also said the NDFP was ready to talk to the […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison said on Wednesday the National Democratic Front of the Philippines was open and ready to resume peace talks with the government. Sison made the statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said both parties could talk peace if the communist rebels stopped committing what he said were atrocities, and agreed to a ceasefire. According to Sison, the NDFP is “sincere in striving […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said communist rebels should agree to a ceasefire if they want peace talks to continue. In a speech at the opening of a bridge in Mindoro Oriental, the President added the rebels should stop what he said were their atrocities that include collecting revolutionary taxes. “Ni walang isang putok, maski labintador and I would be happy,” Duterte said. “And so if we can have a middle ground, […]
(Eagle News) — Pinatututukan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa mga magulang ang mga aktibidad ng kanilang mga anak lalo na ngayong bakasyon. Sinabi ni PNP Spokesman Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao na mayroong napapaulat na student organizations na konektado sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Ginagamit aniya ng mga rebelde ang mga summer activities sa pag-recruit ng mga estudyante. Ayon sa PNP, namataan ang ilang college students na kasama ng mga miyembro […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is open to resuming peace talks with the communist rebels, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Zarate said the President made the pronouncement during a meeting with officials of the Royal Norwegian Government, the third party in the negotiations, in Davao. He said this was after members of the House committee on peace, reconciliation and unity met with Idun Tvedt, the new special envoy for […]
(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, […]
“This is the latest instance of a war crime perpetrated by the CPP-NPA,” Roque says (Eagle News) – The Palace on Tuesday condemned the shooting of a civilian aircraft by Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Surigao del Sur, an act it called a “war crime.” The incident on Sunday led to the killing of pilot Lynbert G. Laguda Sr., 65, who was merely conducting an aerial spray at the […]
(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 […]
