Tag: government peace panel

NDF willing to ink ceasefire with gov’t before release of detained rebels, says Bello

  (Eagle News)– The government peace panel on Monday (December 12) lauded the willingness of the National Democratic Front (NDF) to sign a bilateral ceasefire agreement before the release of political prisoners. “The willingness of the NDF to sign the bilateral ceasefire agreement is indeed a welcome development as this bodes well to a positive atmosphere when we meet again for the third round of talks in January,” government panel chairman and Labor Secretary Silvestre […]

Peace panels, mechanisms meet anew to forward Bangsamoro process

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 12 (OPAPP) — The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), together with the various peace structures working under the Bangsamoro peace process, are meeting in the city to re-assess means of moving forward in light of the 16th Congress’ failure to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before it adjourned last week. “Today could have been a much happier occasion, if only we […]