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(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government will ask the the Dutch government for help in the extradition of Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the Philippine government will in particular seek a “special arrangement” with the country that has no extradition pact with the Philippines. According to Año, the grounds would be that Sison’s “‘refugee status’ is no longer tenable […]
(Eagle News) – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said that the United States could easily overthrow President Rodrigo Duterte and install Vice-President Leni Robredo as the country’s new leader. In a statement in reaction to President Duterte’s challenge to the US to be the first to fire a shot in the South China Sea dispute, Sison said that there was “no need for the US to […]
(Eagle News) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines is set to present to the European Union the boxes of evidence and documents that will allegedly link several militant groups like Karapatan and Ibon Foundation to the Philippine communist movement, and its armed group, the New People’s Army. This is to convince the EU to stop giving funds to these organizations, according to the Deputy chief of staff for civil military operations, J7, BGen. […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison on Thursday, June 22, accused the government of being “inconsistent and self-contradictory.” Sison made the statement after the government announced a suspension of backchannel talks with them, pending a public consultation and a review of pacts reached by both sides during the negotiations. “It seems to wish that the gains and agreements made in the back channel talks be preserved but it has […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to work for peace with groups considered “enemies of the state” as he gave peace talks with communist rebels a timeframe of 60 says to come up with an agreement. During his speech commemorating the 120th Philippine independence, Duterte said that he is “ready to talk” with exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison if he would come to the country. “Itong mga komunista, I’m ready to talk […]
(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 […]
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Nasa kabuuang 225 na ang mga centenarian sa Pangasinan na nakatakdang tumanggap ng centenarian gift mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Kabilang na dito ang isang lolo na itinuturing na pinakamatandang nabubuhay na ang edad ay 114. Ang nasabing lolo ay nakatira sa bayan ng Sison, Pangasinan. Nasa 152 na rin ang nakatanggap ng centenarian gift na nagkakahalaga ng tig-Php100,000. Ayon kay Iryn Cabangbang, Public Information Officer ng […]
(Eagle News) – The fourth round of formal peace talks opened on Monday, April 3, in the Hague, The Netherlands where both panels from the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines spoke positively of having a bilateral ceasefire agreement signed soon. No less than the NDFP chief consultant, Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for “being gracious” in allowing the members […]
