by Mynardo MACARAIG MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Talks aimed at ending a 47-year-old communist rebellion in the Philippines began in Norway on Monday, August 22. Here are five things to know about the insurgency, and the prospects for peace: – Who are the rebels and what do they want? – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was established in 1968 by political science lecturer Jose Maria Sison, with its New People’s Army (NPA) set […]