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Duterte orders Dureza, Panelo to meet with communist leaders
The meeting with Fidel Agcaoili and Luis Jalandoni could happen in November, says Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza
Año warns arrest awaits top NDF consultants in PH
'I will have them arrested, unless the President will order me not to effect the arrest,' says Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año
Duterte open to meeting exiled communist leaders
President Rodrigo Duterte says self-exiled communist leaders Fidel Agcaoili and Luis Jalandoni requested a meeting with him in the Philippines
Planted evidence? Wife says Vic Ladlad can't use guns due to health condition
National Democratic Front consultant Vic Ladlad has emphysema and a 'severe heart condition,' and any physical confrontation can exhaust him, says his wife Fides Lim
NDF consultant Vic Ladlad arrested for illegal possession of firearms
Vicente Ladlad's wife claims the guns and ammunition were planted
Top NDF consultant arrested in Laguna
Policemen and soldiers capture Adelberto Silva in Sta Cruz town
Duterte's demand 'unacceptable' – CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines notes that a presidential proclamation formally terminating peace negotiations 'has never been rescinded'
Duterte wants peace talks in PH – Dureza
Chief Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza says President Rodrigo Duterte also wishes for Norway to continue as facilitator in the event peace talks are resumed
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Lorenzana to Joma Sison: Without peace talks, you are irrelevant
'Mr Sison, you know that the peace talks is the only thing that is keeping you in the limelight,' Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana tells Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison
Religious leaders urge gov't, NDF: Seek peace and pursue it
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform encourages both government and the National Democratic Front to 'open the doors to dialogue'
[OPINION] Interim peace proposal for 3-month wait in talks with communists
Jose Maria Sison predicted more bloodshed. Indeed, clashes between government troops and communist rebels have flared up anew. What is to be done?
Lumad groups urge government, NDF to continue peace talks
Datu Dulphing Ogan, secretary general of the Kalumaran organization, says indigenous peoples will benefit the most from the talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines as this will bring peace
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 21, 2018
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Communist rebels OK 3-month postponement of peace talks
The National Democratic Front says in a statement on Thursday, June 21, that it agrees 'to continue peace negotiations and to overcome obstacles and impediments'
Outgoing envoy of 'Norwegia' hails ties with Philippines
Outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Erik Førner pushes for the resumption of peace talks with communist rebels
NDF bares documents to show progress before Duterte halted talks
The stand-down agreement was supposed to take effect on June 21 and the formal peace talks would resume on June 28, according to a timeline provided by the National Democratic Front
Drilon says Duterte is right, peace talks should be in PH
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon says holding the peace talks here will show the government's sincerity and confidence in both parties, and the communists' recognition of the legitimacy of the Philippine government
Court allows NDF consultants to go to Netherlands for June peace talks
But the court does not lift the standing warrants of arrest against Benito Tiamzon and Adelberto Silva, saying the 'provisional liberty' is for the sole purpose of the travel
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Philippines holds 'informal' backchannel talks with communists
'We are doing our best to meet the deadline set by the President about the resumption of talks within 60 days,' Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says
IN PHOTOS: Leftist supporters occupy EDSA to push for peace talks
(UPDATED) Supporters of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines hold a 30-minute lightning rally to commemorate revolutionary front's 45th founding anniversary
Peace adviser welcomes Sara Duterte’s opposition to resumption of peace talks
(UPDATED) Jesus Dureza says 'we should respect the statements of Mayor Sara because she knows also why she has to say it'
Sara Duterte wants father to ditch talks with communist rebels
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio says peace negotiations with communists are 'counterproductive and plainly useless'
Satur Ocampo says there is still hope for peace under Duterte
'There is still hope for President Duterte to redeem his promise to achieve peace,' says Ocampo
Gov't panel prepares for resumption of talks with communist rebels
Government peace negotiators have reached out to their counterparts in the National Democratic Front and scheduled meetings to discuss conditions set by President Rodrigo Duterte
Lorenzana sets conditions for joint ceasefire with communist rebels
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the communist rebels should show sincerity first before peace talks can resume
Joma to Duterte: We are ready to resume peace talks ASAP
How the communist rebels are going to comply, if at all, with President Rodrigo Duterte's conditions remains unclear
Lorenzana against peace talks: 'I don't know the purpose of this'
'Because we have been talking with them for the past several decades. Nothing is happening,' says a weary Delfin Lorenzana
Duterte 'may reconsider' peace talks if communists declare ceasefire
President Rodrigo Duterte also says his chief government peace negotiator has asked him to 'tone down' his statements against Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison
Joma to NPA: Launch more attacks to force peace talks
At the same time, Sison urges his allies and the government to continue to honor the immunity for communist and government peace negotiators
Baylosis rearrested over 'pack of lies' – lawyer
Lawyer Rachel Pastores says the police narrative on the arrest of peace consultant Rafael Baylosis 'is incredibly laughable and obviously false'
Arrest of leftist leaders Baylosis, Roque lawful, says prosecutor
The prosecutor recommends no bail for the offense of illegal possession of explosives, and a P120,000 bail bond for the offense of illegal possession of firearms
NDF consultant arrested for illegal gun possession, nothing more – Dela Rosa
'Kilala siya na personality ng kabila, binabantayan siya, minomonitor siya, nakitaan siya ng baril, hinuli,' explains top cop Ronald dela Rosa
Leftists slam rearrest of NDF consultant over 'trumped-up charges'
Malacañang says it would be a 'dereliction of duty' not to arrest National Democratic Front consultant Rafael Baylosis
NDF consultant Rafael Baylosis rearrested
(2ND UPDATE) He is the first NDF consultant to be arrested since President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped peace talks
Duterte meets with NDF regional spokesperson who surrendered
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza says Noel Legaspi and his wife received assistance to 'start a new life'
Manila court orders arrest of Tiamzons
But the communist leaders' lawyers say the rearrest is a violation since peace talks were 'not terminated properly'
Joma Sison 'willing' to hold talks with Duterte
'In the interest of the Filipino people and for the sake and purpose of resuming the peace negotiations, I am willing to have serious conversations with President Duterte,' says the communist leader
The end of the affair? Duterte's romance with the Reds
Who failed the talks? Both the government and the communist rebels claim betrayal.
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DOJ cancels bail of Tiamzons, 7 other NDF consultants
Justice Secretary Aguirre also signs a Department Order directing prosecutors to take the necessary steps pursuant to Duterte's proclamation
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MILF's peace deal with PH gov't different from NDF's, says Iqbal
'For us, what we’re asking is political settlement. We don’t care about the system of government. We don’t care who is running the government.'
Duterte: 'If Joma Sison comes here, I will arrest him'
'Better still, I will not allow him to enter his native land, and that is a very painful experience,' President Rodrigo Duterte says of CPP founder Jose Maria Sison
Duterte tells NDF consultants to surrender
President Rodrigo Duterte also says he decided to end talks with the Left because it seemed like they wanted nothing short of a coalition government
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‘Duterte is No. 1 terrorist in the Philippines’ – Joma Sison
The chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front reacts to President Rodrigo's statement that he will declare communist 'legal fronts' as terrorists
Duterte formally ends peace talks with communists
(UPDATED) President Duterte signs Proclamation 360, declaring the termination of talks with the National Democratic Front-Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army
Norway names new envoy to PH-NDF peace process
Special envoy Idun Tvedt 'has a high standing in the Norwegian Foreign Service,' says Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Førner
