Army, police harass Cordillera Day delegates
DELEGATES to the Cordillera Day were held and harassed by Philippine National Police and Philippine Army (PA) troopers, April 23, along the road at Barangay Balantoy, Balbalan, Kalinga province. The troopers led by a 50th Infantry Battallion-PA 1st Lt. Julius Ian Daclag Maestrado flagged down the convoy of about 13 vehicles saying they were just […]
Gina Lopez to Joma’s invitation to the peace talks: ‘Yeah, I’ll go’
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources secretary Regina “Gina” Lopez said she is willing to attend the formal peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Asked for her reply to NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison’s invitation for her to attend the […]
NPA releases two POWs in Davao del Sur
WITHOUT waiting for a copy of the announced Suspension of Military Operations order from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the New People’s Army (NPA) released two of its prisoners of war (POWs) this morning in Matan-Ao, Davao del Sur to a third party facilitator and local government officials. The NPA’s Front 74 Mt. Alip Command […]
2 NPA POWs to be released tomorrow
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has issued a Suspension of Military Operations (SOMO) order for the release of two New People’s Army (NPA) prisoners of war (POWs) in Socsargen, a government peace negotiator said. Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Negotiating Panel member Hernani Braganza said the release of the POWs […]
STREETWISE: 4TH round of GRP-NDFP peace talks defy spoilers
By Carol P. Araullo The fourth round of formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) got off to a halting start last April 3, a full day after the scheduled formal opening. For a while, it was unclear whether the […]
Joint Statement on the successful fourth round of GRP-NDFP peace negotiations
4th Round Joint Statement
LARAWAN: Closing ceremony: GRP-NDFP successful 4th round of formal talks
Noordwijk, The Netherlands April 6, 2017
GRP-NDFP closes successful round of talks with CASER advancements
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands–The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) defied odds and successfully concluded its fourth round of formal talks. Affirming agreements on free land distribution, the round also forged an agreement on an interim joint ceasefire, committments on the release of prisoners of […]
Wilma Tiamzon explains the agreement on interim joint ceasefire
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands–The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) signed the Agreement on an Interim Joint Ceasefire yesterday after four days of intense formal and informal negotiations. The parties said the document aims to encourage the forging of a more stable and more comprehensive […]
Talks conclude with more agreements on free land distribution
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands—The “difficult and exacting” fourth round of formal talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) concluded successfully today with significant advances in socio-economic reforms negotiations. After four days of intense formal negotiations and an extra day of back-channel talks, the […]