Reds tell Marcos officials to quit sabotaging efforts to revive talks
The CPP criticized claims by other government officials that the joint statement was signed with the aim of ending the CPP-led armed struggle.
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No talk of surrender in the peace negotiations, NDFP says
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said it will never consider any talk about its surrender and those of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) should peace negotiations with the Ferdinand Marcos government push through.
Why November 23 is a significant date in GRP-NDF talks
The date November 23, when Philippine government representatives and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed a joint statement for the possible resumption of peace talks, is significant, says a peace and human rights observer.
Groups laud possible resumption of peace talks
Various groups expressed support for the possible resumption of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Global confab calls on GRP to resume talks with NDFP
A global conference on counterinsurgency and peace urged the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to initiate “genuine steps” towards the resumption of peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) by first addressing the root causes of armed conflict in the country.
Advocates welcome report of peace talks resumption; warn of ‘fake amnesty and surrender’
A group of peace advocates welcomed reports that the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government is planning to revive its negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The Citizen’s Alliance for Just Peace (CAJP) said the Office of the Presidential...
Farmers demand justice for NDFP consultant 3 years after assassination
Agricultural workers commemorated the third death anniversary of murdered National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Randall Echanis, saying government policies that led to his assassination are still in place.
Ex-GRP negotiator advises resumption of peace talks with NDFP
A former Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) peace negotiator advised the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration to resume peace talks with the NDFP to help solve many of the government’s problems at once.
Panawagan ni Legarda, sinuportahan ng mga obispo
Sinuportahan ng mga lider-simbahan ang panawagan ni Senador Loren Legarda sa pagpapatuloy ng usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) at National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP
Another NDFP peace consultant cleared of criminal raps
“This PILC’s fourth grant of a demurrer to evidence in an illegal possession case against a person in the peace process, a pattern that debunks what police want us to believe. What’s true: peace consultants are not armed and dangerous!” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL...
Prospects for peace seem dim under Marcos Jr. administration
It has been more than a week since Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son, and namesake of the late dictator, was inaugurated. But prospects for peace remain uncertain with the newly-installed administration neither having a peace adviser nor a clear stance on how it will proceed with the peace process.
FACT CHECK: Did the Duterte administration’s peace efforts resulted in absence of conflict among revolutionary groups?
TAGALOG On May 31, the Philippines News Agency (PNA) published an article that featured the report of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) during the Duterte Legacy Summit. OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. claimed that...
Robredo commits to peace talks resumption
Vice President Leni Robredo is committed to resume formal peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) if she wins in the May polls, according to her spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez. Representing Robredo in the third episode of...