Farmers have the biggest stake in the success or failure of the GRP-NDFP negotiations on socio-economic reforms. Watch and listen to Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas’ Antonio Flores as he explains the Filipino peasantry’s stake. (Divine C. Miranda)
Members of peasant organizations, rights advocates and Church-based organizations today held a rally at Mendiola to call on the Duterte government to immediately release the 392 political prisoners through general amnesty. The rally came a day before the resumption of the 3rd round of formal talks between the GPH and NDFP.
ROME, Italy—Despite major problems before its convening, the third round of formal peace negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) opened as scheduled at ten thirty this morning local time (5:30 pm Philippine time). Both parties expressed optimism that the six-day negotiations […]
ROME, Italy–The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have approved a common agenda of the third round of formal negotiations. Hours before the formal opening of the talks to be held for the first time in this ancient city, both panels met and agreed […]
ROME, Italy–The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) submitted a long list of complaints against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) for violations of previously-signed agreements which, it said, make the extension of its unilateral ceasefire untenable. Even as delegates from both parties are starting to fill Holiday Inn-Parco de Medici […]
ROME, Italy—Political prisoners are finding their promised release too slow in coming even as they expressed support for the third round of formal talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Two days before the talks in this ancient city, 33 political prisoners […]
MIGRANT FILIPINOS in Italy are ready for the third round of formal negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) this week. As the venue of the peace talks shifts to the ancient city of Rome on January 19 to 25, migrant organizations […]
THE National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) pushed their human rights mandate forward as the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) held its third meeting in as many months today. GRP Monitoring […]
Si Ka Roberto ay tubong Maynila at sumapi sa Bagong Hukbong Bayan noong 2010. Siya ay napabilang sa Pulang Bagani Company 2 (PBC2) kasama ng mga Manobo (Lumad). Ang PBC2 ay kabilang sa Pulang Bagani Battalion ng New People’s Army sa Southern Mindanao Region.
NDFP peace negotiators were honored by the New People’s Army’s Pulang Bagani Battalion with a special military parade and review at the conclusion of their national peace forum in Davao City’s Paquibato District last December 26. NDFP negotiating panel member Coni Ledesma, senior adviser Luis Jalandoni, consultants Concha Araneta Bocala and Porferio Tuna expressed delight […]