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Youth lawmaker confronts defense chief: Are government funds used in red-tagging?

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 05:41 PM

A lawmaker from the House of Representatives' progressive bloc confronted Tuesday the cabinet member overseeing the military, which she accused of "red tagging" activists and other government critics.  Read more »

Palace: Don't be quick to blame gov't over peace consultant Echanis' death

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 03:46 PM

Authorities should first finish the investigation into the death of peasant leader Randy Echanis before anyone points a finger over the killing, Malacañang said Tuesday after exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison and militant groups blamed the government. Read more »

NDFP peace negotiator Fidel Agcaoili passes away at 75

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 12:16 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Fidel Agcaoili, the chairperson of the peace negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), passed away Thursday, July 23. He was 75. Read more »

COVID-19 ang pinakamalaking banta sa bansa: Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 01:41 AM

MAYNILA - Nagbigay ng paglilinaw si Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque sa naging pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Lunes na ang pinakamalaking banta ngayon sa bansa ay ang mga komunista. Read more »

'Ang utos ko, upakan mo': Duterte says communists 'number 1' threat to Philippines

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 12:26 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said communist rebels are the top threat to the Philippines, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently engulfing the country.  Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s anti-communist task force intensifies red-baiting

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of May 24 02:03 AM

At this time when the people are still preoccupied with the dreaded Covid-19, President Duterte’s anti-communist insurgency group, NTF-ELCAC, is adding to the fear and confusion with red-baiting. Read more »

PNP on 'full alert' as CPP-NPA ends ceasefire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:14 PM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Saturday it was on "full alert" status after communist rebels ended their temporary truce with the government even as the country continues to battle the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).   Read more »

PNP ordered on full alert after Reds terminate ceasefire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 04:09 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) Friday to be on full alert status after communist rebels terminated their unilateral truce as the coronavirus crisis persists.   Read more »

CPP ends ceasefire, orders NPA to go back on 'offensive posture'

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:31 PM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Thursday said there will be no extension of its nationwide ceasefire as it orders the New People's Army to transition to an offensive posture. Read more »

'There will always be time for reckoning': Duterte junks peace talks with Reds

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 10:40 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said he is closing his doors to peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Read more »

CPP says Duterte martial law threat over rebel attacks 'classic deflection tactic'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 10:01 PM

The Communist Party of the Philippines has decried President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to declare martial law over rebel attacks, saying this was a "classic deflection tactic." Read more »

Palace defers to anti-insurgency task force on ceasefire extension vs NPA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 01:43 PM

MANILA - It will be up to the Philippine government's body handling local armed conflict to recommend the extension of the administration's truce against communist rebels as the country confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

CPP leadership orders extension of ceasefire until April 30

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 05:54 PM

MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has ordered the New People's Army to extend its ceasefire until April 30, coinciding with the end of the Luzon lockdown due COVID-19, to “prioritize the fight against the pandemic and ensure the safety, health and well-being of everyone.” Read more »

Duterte wants national reintegration program for former rebels, terrorists

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 04:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a centralized government effort for the reintegration of former rebels and terrorists to civilian communities as the government moves to expand its local integration program. Read more »

Reds to 'seriously study' Duterte's ceasefire offer: Joma Sison

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 01:35 AM

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it will "seriously study" President Rodrigo Duterte's offer for a ceasefire as the country faces the threat of the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Ex-communist leader arrested in Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 10:56 AM

Former rebel leader Rodolfo Salas was arrested Tuesday in Pampanga for possession of a firearm and ammunition, police said. Read more »

Palace: Mindanao should remain under state of emergency over insurgency, terror threat

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:39 PM

Mindanao should remain under a state of emergency even after military rule was lifted in the southern Philippines because of the persisting communist insurgency problem, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

OPINION: The elusive peace in the countryside

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Dec 30 05:09 PM

We have to be patient and sensitive if we are to expect the peace process to not only make remarkable headway but ultimately to succeed. Read more »

Palace dares Joma to return to PH for one-on-one talk

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 10:13 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte wants exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison to return to the Philippines for a one-on-one discussion as the government pushed for the reopening of formal peace negotiations with rebels, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Panelo backtracks, now believes reported Duterte inclusion in Reds’ hit list

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 03:23 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo backtracked Thursday on his earlier statement excluding President Rodrigo Duterte from a supposed hit list by communist rebels. Read more »