Tag: peace talks

PHL gov’t suspends backchannel talks with Communist rebels

(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has suspended backchannel talks with the Communist rebels. In a statement,  Hernani Braganza, the government’s negotiator for those talks, said the suspension was “pending the three-month review of all signed agreements related to the peace negotiations.” Braganza said the decision was so the government could make use of the three-month period for public consultations. “It is our fervent hope that the consultations will help galvanize public support to peace […]

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Duterte challenges Sison anew: Come home and let’s talk

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, June 20, challenged Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines founder, anew to return to the Philippines to talk. “I am challenging you, come and I give you my firm commitment, personal and official, I will assure your safety and security,” Duterte said in a speech in Iloilo. According to Duterte, he would pay for Sison’s fare, “maski first-class kasi may sakit ka na.” “I’ll give you […]

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Palace: No need for peace talks to be held in Norway

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, June 18, said there was no need for peace talks  to be done in Norway. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte himself “does not understand why we should continue talking” in the European country. “Pare pareho naman tayong Pilipino puwedeng pag-usapan na ‘yan dito sa Pilipinas. Bakit kinakailangang lumayo pa?” Roque said. He said the talks would be brokered  by a “panel and they have the […]

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CPP: Duterte cancelation of June 28 resumption of peace talks due to “ongoing campaign plan for all-out military offensive”  

(Eagle News)–The Communist Party of the Philippines on Sunday, June 17, said President Rodrigo Duterte canceled the scheduled peace talks on June 28 “in consideration” of what it said was the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ “ongoing campaign plan for all-out military offensive.” “By calling off the scheduled peace negotiations with the (National Democratic Front of the Philippines), Duterte aims to give the AFP more time to complete its military campaign plan for 2018 of mounting […]

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JUST IN: No resumption of peace talks with Communist rebels just yet — Dureza

(Eagle News) — The government will not resume peace talks with the Communist rebels just yet. Peace Secretary Jesus Dureza made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, June 14. This was after Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, said the negotiations would resume on June 28. Although the government never made an announcement the peace talks would resume on that date, Dureza earlier said the government was doing […]

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Sison: NPA, gov’t troops reach “stand down” agreement; preliminary ceasefire agreement to start on June 21

(Eagle News) — The New People’s Army and government troops will be ordered to “stand down” on June 21 “to stimulate the resumption of formal peace talks.” This is according to Jose Maria Sison, chief political consultant to the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, who issued a statement on Wednesday, June 13. According to Sison, the preliminary ceasefire agreement, which means that both sides will be required to “stay where (they) are” and to not shoot, […]

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Manila court allows key Communist leaders to travel abroad for peace talks

  (Eagle News)–A Manila court has allowed key Communist leaders to travel abroad following President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement peace talks may resume in July. Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said, however, that such negotiations would take place earlier. Benito Tiamzon, Adelberto Silva, Rafael Baylosis, Randall Echanis and Vicente Ladlad were given the go-signal by Branch 100 of the Manila Regional Trial Court to make the travel from June 22-26, 2018 and […]

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Duterte: Peace talks with Communist rebels may resume in July

(Eagle News) — Peace negotiations between the government and the Communist rebels may resume in July. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who spoke before newly elected barangay captains in Central Visayas on Thursday, June 7. A media report quoted Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison as saying, however, that the talks were expected to resume on June 28 in Oslo, Norway. A resumption of peace talks, though, would be a […]

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Sison says he has “reason to be optimistic” about resumption of peace talks

(Eagle News)–National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said he “has a “reason to be optimistic” about the resumption of peace talks. He said this was “on the basis of the hard and productive work that the panels have already done in the form of back that the panels have already done in the form of back channel consultations, consensus building and bilateral drafting, unless the Duterte regime is once more […]

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N. Korea’s Kim says he is ‘flooded with emotion’ as he enters South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “flooded with emotion” as he walked into the neighboring South, he told his host Moon Jae-in as they began the first inter-Korean summit for more than a decade. Walking across the cement blocks that mark the border was “so easy,” Kim said, making him wonder “why it took so long to do so after 11 years,” referring to the last summit in Pyongyang […]

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Palace assures Joma Sison’s safety in PHL as President Duterte gives 60 days for revived talks with CPP

(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Sison that he will not be arrested if he comes to the country to participate in peace talks. This was according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., who stressed the 60-day timeframe set by President Rodrigo Duterte for the revived peace talks with the CPP-New People’s Army. Roque also said that this timeframe could be the “last chance” for peace […]

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Sison willing to come to PHL to talk peace provided negotiations “not easily upset by peace spoilers”

(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison said he was willing to end his exile in The Netherlands and talk peace. In a radio interview on Monday, April 23, Sison said, however, that peace negotiations should be sufficiently pushed and that these were “not easily upset by peace spoilers.” By peace spoilers he said he meant players within the military who would benefit with ongoing skirmishes between the government and the communist rebels. […]

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