CPP: Murderers of NDFP consultants must be punished

Valbuena said the NPA must do its utmost to punish the perpetrators of the murders, “[i]n line with the (CPP’s) directives.”
CPP: All 19 in ATC list ‘courageous, honorable revolutionaries’

“Unlike Duterte, these revolutionaries have only the clothes on their back to count as their wealth. They do not accumulate money from the government nor fleece the people with taxes,” CPP spokesperson Marco Valbuena said.
Laborer rebuffs PNP’s order to spy on KMU; reveals assassination plot vs NDFP consultants

“We have you under surveillance for a long time. You should be grateful it is us who are talking to you because we have one unit tasked to abduct all of you,” the alleged police officers allegedly told ‘James’.
DILG, NTF-ELCAC afraid of peace, NDFP consultant says

NDFP consultant Rafael Baylosis in a statement Friday said those opposing attempts to resume the negotiations are afraid that the peace talks would eventually lead to a genuine just and lasting peace in the Philippines.
Pandemic preventing GRP-NDFP back-channel talks

The spike in new Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) cases in Europe late last year frustrated plans for back-channel talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Church leaders express alarm at ‘reign of unpeace’ during Advent

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) said that while the Advent season has arrived, “unpeace” reigns as the Rodrigo Duterte government continues to consider human rights as a barrier to peace and order.
Army, police kill Alvin Luque in midnight raid

Prominent Davao activist Alvin Luque, who after many threats to his life by suspected State agents joined the New People’s Army (NPA), was killed by a composite military and police team in a raid at 1 AM this morning in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.
No ceasefire? No surprise—CPP

“Duterte is lying about being offered a place in what he imagines as invitation to a coalition government. He could not even qualify as NDFP consultant when he offered himself to become one,” Jose Maria Sison said.
High Court orders transfer of Casambre’s trial

“[This is] due to the cost, burden and stresses on Rey and his kin, counsels, and friends of seeing the very remote Davao case through. Partial transfer requires Rey to waive his right to physically appear and defend himself should any case proceeding transpire in Davao,” Casambre’s family said.
PNP arrests ‘ex-NDFP consultant’ and gov’t employee Mapano

In a curious turn of events, the police arrested peace negotiator Alfredo Mapano who newspaper reports describe as an “ex- NDFP consultant” and who currently works as a government employee.