The nation’s history bears witness how each milestone in the Philippine peace process was achieved because of the major contributions of women advocates whose goal was to bring genuine and lasting peace to their communities. From the highlands of the Cordillera to the sprawling… Read More
With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s recent pronouncement to permanently end talks with members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the Philippine government is resorting to localized peace talks in its bid to end the communist insurgency in the country. The localized peace talks… Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters to abandon the armed struggle and return to the fold of the law. With the recent announcement that President Rodrigo R. Duterte is permanently terminating the peace talks with… Read More
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday debunked the claims of the National Democratic Front (NDF) that the government acted in bad faith in the course of the peace talks held earlier this year. He said the NDF was the one guilty… Read More
Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who voluntarily surrendered to the 16th Infantry Battalion will undergo “de-radicalization” programs to prevent them from being lured by communist ideologies again. This was according to Maj. Gen. Noel Clement, commander of the Army’s 10th Infantry… Read More
In line with the government’s pronouncement to move the scheduled peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stated that any peace negotiation with communist rebels should be held inside the Philippines. “This is a talk between… Read More
According to the Philippine Army, it is favorable to resume peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) if the latter would declare a ceasefire. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva noted that Army soldiers are in the forefront… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that he terminated the peace talks because Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison demanded a coalition government, despite his willingness to have peace talks. “The problem with Sison—which I would like to have peace talks, reach out to… Read More
The Philippine Army said that the continuation of peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) would depend on the sincerity of the communist group and on their agreement to a ceasefire. The NDF is the main umbrella organization that counts… Read More
The new projects in Marawi City costing P115 million designed to hasten the area’s recovery from last year’s siege by Islamic State-inspired terrorists will be tightly secured authorities said. According to Chief Superintendent Graciano Mijares of the Police Regional Office-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and… Read More
