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(Eagle News)– He’s like an “old broken record.” This was the reaction of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement to permanently end peace talks with Communist rebels on Thursday, March 21. In a statement, Sison said “as far as the (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) is concerned, Duterte formally killed the peace negotiations on November 23, 2017, with his Proclamation 360 terminating them.” The proclamation sought […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 21, officially shot down any possibility of a resumption of peace talks with the Communist rebels. Duterte made the announcement in a speech at the 122nd anniversary of the Philippine Army. “I am no longer entertaining any interventions or persuasions in this democratic state of the Republic of the Philippines..My sense if that maybe you can talk to the next President of this republic one day,” […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has dissolved the government panel that leads peace talks with the Communist rebels. President Duterte ended the appointments of panel chair Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and of members Hernani Branganza, Rene Sarmiento, Antonio Arellano, and Angela Librado-Trinidad through letters signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea dated March 18. The letters said this was following the termination of peace talks in November 2017. Duterte ended peace talks with the Communist rebels, […]
(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison on Thursday, March 14, said President Rodrigo Duterte “must be crazy or clowning” to be “reiterating the preconditions” to peace talks with Communists. Duterte has repeatedly called on Communist rebels to lay down their arms for peace talks, which he ended in November 2017, to resume. According to Sison, the preconditions “amount to having the armed revolutionary movement commit political suicide before even going […]
(Eagle News) — The New People’s Army has freed six hostages in Agusan del Sur. The six, who were being held captive since December last year, were released in Bayugan City in Agusan del Sur on Thursday, Feb. 14. They have been turned over to the 401st Infantry Brigade in Purok 12-A, Poblacion, Sibagat. President Rodrigo Duterte ended peace talks with the Communist rebels in December last year following what he said were their atrocities that […]
(Eagle News) — No more peace talks with Communist rebels. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement on Monday, Jan. 28, following an inspection of the Jolo, Sulu blasts site. “Ganun rin sa (New People’s Army). Hindi na ako makipag-usap sa inyo,” Duterte said, referring to the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. In making the announcement, Duterte noted the attacks by Communist rebels on government security forces even while the peace process […]
(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday, Dec. 18, welcomed Bong Go’s pronouncement President Rodrigo Duterte was still interested in pursuing peace talks with the Communist rebels. He said that if Go indeed “means what he says, he should advise Duterte to allow his negotiating panel to engage in informal talks to prepare for formal talks.” He said the peace talks should address the roots of the armed conflict. Sison […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Nov. 22, said that it wasn’t the government that was on the losing end when National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultants canceled their trip to the Philippines due to security concerns. “Hindi kawalan sa gobyerno kung ituloy man o hindi nina Mr. (Luis) Jalandoni at Ms. (Coni) Ledesma ang pagbalik sa Pilipinas. After all, it is not the government that is desperate to resume peace […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 20, said National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ Luis Jalandoni’s concern he would be arrested upon his arrival in the Philippines was “misplaced.” “Given that the President has opened a venue for informal talks with the NDF leaders to explore the possibility of resuming the peace talks, it goes without saying that no arrest shall be made during the days of informal talks,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He […]
(Eagle News)–National Democratic Front of the Philippines negotiators cancelled their meeting with Palace officials because of security concerns, Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said. In a statement, Sison said Fidel Agcaoili, chairman of the NDFP Negotiating Panel, Coni Ledesma, member, and Luis Jalandoni, senior adviser to the panel, after all, have been “threatened with arrest by military and police authorities of the Duterte regime and (President Rodrigo) Duterte himself has given no […]
(Eagle News) — A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who was released in 2016 to represent communist rebels in peace talks with the government was arrested on Thursday, November 8, for illegal possession of firearms. Vicente Ladlad was arrested in Quezon City, along with two other companions. Police said that a joint operation of the police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines seized from them high-powered firearms and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 30, said New People’s Army rebels were only “fighting for a bankrupt mind” in the person of Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair. “Not even an ideology. There is actually none at all. You are fighting for a bankrupt mind. Isang tao lang nag iisip. There is only one person using his goddamn gray matter between his ears. Para kayong robot kung […]
