Tag: NDFP

Joma Sison to Duterte: NDFP also open, ready to resume peace talks

(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 […]

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 […]

NDFP says it awaits formal notice of termination of peace negotiations with GRP

(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 […]

Makabayan bloc dismayed with government’s cancellation of peace talks with NDFP

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives expressed dismay over the cancellation of peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. According to the group, the poorer members of society will be the most affected by the cancellation because the socio-economic reforms included in the agenda of the peace talks will no longer push through. https://youtu.be/Pbz5J2Rqmpo

NDFP, handang magdeklara ng local ceasefire sa Lanao del Sur – Peace Consultant

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (Eagle news) – Nakahanda umanong magdeklara ng local ceasefire ang grupong National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) sa bahagi ng Marawi City at Lanao del Sur upang makatulong sa pamahalaan sa paglaban sa terorismo at Maute Group. Sinabi ni NDFP Peace Consultant Felix Randy Malayao, isa sa mga responsibilidad ng kanilang grupo ang maprotektahan ang mga mamamayan. Ayon pa kay Malayao, maaari aniyang makipagtulungan sa tropa ng pamahalaan ang […]

PHL gov’t formally withdraws from talks with communist leaders in Netherlands

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine government peace negotiators held their ground not to participate in the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the communists’ order to the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to intensify attacks on government forces after the martial law declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza and the head of the government negotiating panel, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, announced Monday morning in Noordwijk aan Zee, […]

NPA, nagdeklara ng ‘temporary ceasefire’ sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng lindol

(Eagle News) — Nagdeklara ang New People’s Army North Eastern Mindanao Region Command ng pansamantalang ceasefire sa Surigao Del Norte at ilan pang bayan sa Surigao Del Norte. Ayon sa National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), ginawa nila ito upang hindi  maapektuhan  ang pagpapaabot ng tulong sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng 6.7 magnitude na lindol. Pebrero 11 pa epektibo ang kanilang idineklarang pansamantalang ceasefire at matatapos ito sa Pebrero 20 . Umaasa naman […]

NDFP asks for abolition of VFA and EDCA

QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Defense Front of the Philippines (NDFP) asked President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the Visiting Forces Agreement and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. The NDFP added that its position regarding the VFA and the EDCA is non-negotiable as the presence of US soldiers undermine the sovereignty of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)