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Aquino says resumption of peace talks depends on communists’ willingness to negotiate

MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Monday (March 24) said the resumption of peace talks with communist rebels will only depend on their “willingness” to return to the negotiating table. In an interview with reporters following an event in Malacanang, President Aquino said that the arrest of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (NPA), will have an effect on […]