2 more NDFP peace consultants killed; CPP condemns ‘mafia-style executions’ by police
“We reject the claims of the police that the couple resisted arrest and were killed in a firefight. In their physical state, the couple would not have been able to manage the sheer number of weapons said to be found in the scene, much less put up a rigorous gun battle,” CPP spokesperson Marco Valbuena said.
NDFP protests gov’t court’s conviction of Tiamzon and Austria
The NDFP said the decision violated the 1956 Hernandez Political Doctrine mandating that all alleged acts in pursuit of one’s political beliefs are absorbed, subsumed or integrated in one political crime of rebellion and cannot be mutated into several common crimes as what they were convicted of.
Peace advocates slam red-tagging as a ‘work of evil’; call for peace talks resumption
Church peace advocates escribed the red-tagging activities of government agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and some officials of the government as a “work of evil” that directly hurts peace efforts.
Left to discuss peace talks resumption with Leni
De Lima pointed out the peace negotiations can immediately resume on the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) once Duterte is out of office.
‘Doc Ed’ Villegas dies after massive stroke
Edberto Malvar Villegas, retired University of the Philippines-Manila and De La Salle University professor, book author and activist died Monday night, September 8, after suffering a massive stroke last Friday.
NDFP assigns Julie de Lima as interim peace panel chairperson
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has assigned Juliet de Lima as interim chairperson of its Negotiating Panel following the death of former chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili last month.
European activists condemn Duterte government for Echanis’ murder
“I would like to join in condemning the barbaric murder of comrade Randy Echanis and to offer my condolences to his family, comrades and friends. The murder of Ka Randy extends the blood trail drawn in recent months by the massacre of leaders and representatives of the mass movement in Philippines. The blood of Ka Randy and other martyrs/victims fall on the criminal Duterte regime and the imperialists of which it is a servant to,” Arena said in the online tribute.
Randall Echanis: Funny guy who was serious at the negotiating table
“Ka Randy was a funny guy, cracking jokes with poker face, which made his jokes even funnier. But he never joked around the formal negotiations, even if we knew it could have thawed some tensions. When asked why he was so serious at the peace table, he would simply say that peasants have sacrificed even their lives for the attainment of genuine agrarian reform. ‘It’s not a joke,’ he said.”
Joma: Only ‘butchers in authority’ may have killed Echanis
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said the brutal murder of peace consultant and veteran agrarian reform activist Randall Echanis may only be the handiwork of “butchers in authority.”
NDFP bids farewell to Fidel Agcaoili
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) International Office bid its final farewell to NDFP Negotiating Panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili in a solemn ceremony at one o’clock Friday afternoon, July 31, in Utrecht, The Netherlands (8 pm Philippine time).