CPP open to talks resumption when Duterte drops ceasefire demand
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said it remains open to the resumption of formal peace negotiations when President Rodrigo Duterte drops his demand for a bilateral ceasefire with the underground group. In a statement, the CPP said it is open to peace negotiations with any regime, including Duterte’s, as long at is expresses […]
As Duterte vacillates, NDFP perseveres on peace documents
While President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide whether to resume formal peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) the Reds are hard at work on their draft documents on social and political as well as political and constitutional reforms. NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison said the NDFP has […]
Peace advocates commemorate The Hague Joint Declaration’s 25th signing anniversary
Peace advocates are commemorating today the 25th anniversary of the signing of The Hague Joint Declaration as the framework of the peace negotiations between the Manila government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City. Lawmakers and legal luminaries, religious leaders, human rights activists and […]
Herbert Bautista willing to help NDFP consultants
Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista is willing to take cognizance of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants who may be rearrested after a government official threatened to have their bail bonds cancelled. In a statement released through the Quezon City Public Information Office, Bautista said he is willing to help in any […]
NDFP says GRP eagerly wanting to end talks
National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili accused the Rodrigo Duterte government of wanting to end the peace negotiations after Malacañan cancelled the scheduled backchannel talks in Europe this weekend. “The GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines) seems so eager to terminate the peace negotiations even using the flimsiest of […]
Activists score Malacañang’s cancellation of backchannel talks with Reds
The peace talks must continue even under conditions of intense fighting between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said in response to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines’ (GRP) cancellation of its scheduled backchannel talks with the the National Democratic Front of the […]
Agrarian reform deal ready for NDFP-GRP approval
A common draft on agrarian reform is ready for approval by The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) after three days of bilateral discussions by the parties’ reciprocal working committees on socio-economic reforms over the weekend. NDFP peace consultant Allan Jazmines told a peace […]
UPDATED: Duterte pardons NDFP consultant, 9 others
President Rodrigo Duterte granted pardon to 10 political prisoners including a National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant today, human rights group Karapatan announced. Peace consultant Emeterio Antalan, along with Joel Ramada, Apolonio Barado, Jose Navarro, Generoso Rolida, Arnulfo Boates, Manolito Patricio, Josue Ungsod and Sonny Marbella were ordered released today from the New […]
Bello announces possible resumption of talks in August
Formal peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) may resume on the second or third week of August, government chief negotiator Silvestre Bello III said. In a Malacañan press briefing today, Bello said he met Sunday night with NDFP counterpart Fidel […]
NDFP consigns JASIG list with 3rd Party Depository
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has again deposited for safekeeping with a Third Party Depository its list of peace negotiators and consultants immune from arrest and surveillance, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) announced. Through its website, the OPAPP said the NDFP list of Joint Agreement on […]