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Veteran negotiator to lead Duterte’s peace panel with Reds

Former justice secretary Silvestre Bello III is “greatly honored” to again be the Philippine government’s chief negotiator with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

While clarifying that he still needs to be formally notified by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Bello said that he is keen on accepting the challenge again to talk peace with the NDFP.

Kidapawan negotiator recalls carnage

Jerome Succor Aba recalls events immediately before and after the violent dispersal in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato last April 1 that killed at least two