ITANONG MO KAY PROF: Podcast on peace talks under Duterte
PODCAST: Usapang Pangkapayapaan Intro ni Prof. Sara: Magandang araw sa lahat ng tagapakinig ng ating programang Itanong Mo Kay Prof! Muli nating makakapanayam ang founding chairperson ng Communist Party of the Philippines, Chief Consultant ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines para sa Usapang Pangkapayapaan, walang iba kung hindi si Propesor Jose Maria Sison. Opening Spiel ni […]
Victims call on Duterte to stop ‘demolition business’
VICTIMS of a recent demolition of an urban poor community along Luzon Avenue in Quezon City called on President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to investigate the unjust destruction of their houses. The residents said that the Quezon City government and a court sheriff authorized the demolition despite their failure to present a court order.
HRW DISPATCH: Philippines’ Displaced Children Barred from School
HUNDREDS of Filipino children were barred from attending class when schools opened this week. The reason? The children have been living in shelters in Zamboanga City since their families fled fighting in the southern Philippines, and the Zamboanga City government failed to submit their school records and other requisite personal data to the Department of Education. It’s not clear if […]
Progressives ready ‘wish-list’ for Duterte
PROGRESSIVE GROUPS from various sectors and regions gathered at the University of the Philippines yesterday for the “Pre-Summit to People’s Change” to discuss various issues they hoped would be addressed by the incoming Rodrigo Duterte administration. The list will be presented at the National People’s Summit on June 29, also at UP. Initially a broad 15-point […]
Jalandoni: Incoming Duterte gov’t showing firm commitment
In their two-day exploratory talks in Oslo, Norway last June 15-16, the incoming Rodrigo Duterte administration of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed a Joint Statement where both parties agreed to resume formal talks on the third week of July. In this interview, NDFP negotiating […]
STREETWISE:Peace Talks 101
By Carol P. Araullo The significance of peace talks resumption between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the revolutionary umbrella organization that includes the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), is not as easy to appreciate and be enthused about as one would think. The subject matter is […]
Groups, churches laud success of Oslo talks
CHURCHES, peace and human rights groups lauded the resumption of formal peace talks between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the incoming Duterte administration of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) in July. Hundreds gathered at the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in Quezon City yesterday for a series of activities that also celebrated […]
The Significance of the June 14-15 Preliminary Talks in Oslo
by Rey Claro Casambre Philippine Peace Center Regardless of its outcome, by the mere fact of its being held, the preliminary or exploratory talks in Oslo between the incoming GPH peace negotiating panel and the NDFP panel last June 14-15 has already earned a distinction of its own in the long history of the […]
Interview: There are no problems if I don’t go to the Philippines–Sison
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES (NDFP) Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison told Kodao Productions there are difficulties in carrying out his plans for a homecoming in July. In a Skype meeting with then candidate for the presidency Rodrigo Duterte several weeks ago, the now President-elect expressed his desire to meet his former professor for […]
KM holds lightning rally after Oslo talks close
The underground revolutionary youth organization Kabataang Makabayan held a lightning rally in downtown Manila today, hours after the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) concluded exploratory talks with the incoming Rodrigo Duterte government.