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Duterte signs proclamation cancelling peace talks with Reds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:10 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation that formally ends peace negotiations with communist rebels, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte threatens to set up revolutionary government

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 12:08 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has again threatened to set up a revolutionary government amid alleged destabilization efforts by his enemies, including communist rebels, the rich, and even the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Read more »

Duterte, pinauuwi si Joma para magharap sila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 01:44 AM

Hinamon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Jose Maria Sison, ang founding chairman ng CPP-NPA-NDF na umuwi na sa Pilipinas. Sagot naman ni Sison: huwag nang pilitin pa ng pangulo na magpakabrusko para sa kanyang edad.  Read more »

Joma hits back: I won't be 'dictated' by Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 01:33 PM

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Sison on Friday said he is willing to "fight" President Rodrigo Duterte, but will not be "dictated" by the president who remains a "puppet" of imperialism. Read more »

Duterte, pinasaringan si Joma Sison

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 03:16 AM

Nanindigan si Duterte na hindi na siya makikipag-usap sa NPA.  Read more »

Duterte confronts militants at SONA rally

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 08:02 PM

After lashing out at the Left in his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte did what no other President in history has ever done.  Read more »

Duterte, tumanggi nang makipag-usap sa mga komunista

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 09:56 PM

Hindi na itutuloy ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang peace talks sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army, matapos ang sunod-sunod na mga pag-atake sa puwersa ng gobyerno. Read more »

AFP to Joma: Martial law not a war against Reds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 04:20 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday refuted the claims of Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison that a nationwide martial law is a declaration of war against the revolutionary movement. Read more »

Duterte: Talks to proceed if Reds stop ‘extortion’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 09:45 PM

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) would not proceed until communist guerrillas end collecting so-called “revolutionary taxes”.  Read more »

Duterte questions Reds' sincerity in pursuing peace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 02:36 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday questioned the sincerity of the communist leadership in pursuing peace following New People’s Army attacks in various provinces. Read more »

Reds' peace consultants may seek political asylum in Europe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 02:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has warned communist rebels' peace process consultants that they will be arrested if they tried to return to the Philippines. Read more »

Duterte threatens arrest of NDF peace talks consultants

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 02:04 AM

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) holds a news briefing in the Netherlands in response to President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to arrest its consultants upon their return to the country.  Read more »

Duterte warns overseas communist leaders of arrest

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday warned communist leaders participating in the peace talks with the government in abroad of arrest, in yet another sign of the wavering ties between the two sides. Read more »

Backchannel talks fail to save GPH-NDF negotiations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 05:11 AM

Despite last-ditch efforts by government and communist rebels to salvage the fifth round of peace talks, negotiations fell through over the weekend.  Read more »

Vice-Mayor Paolo Duterte slams Reds for calling Sara Duterte 'mini dictator'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:22 AM

Paolo Duterte took to social media to defend his sister, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, for placing her city under a “hold and secure” status. Read more »

Peace talks between government, communists suspended anew

Danny Buenafe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 11:45 AM

Government on Saturday cancelled peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), citing continuing offensives of communist rebels.  Read more »

Peace talks ng gobyerno at mga rebelde, ipagpapatuloy sa Netherlands

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 03:33 AM

Aarangkada na sa huling bahagi ng Mayo ang ika-5 round ng peace talks sa pagitan ng gobyerno at CPP-NPA-NDF sa Netherlands.  Read more »

PH gov't, Reds bullish on CASER

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 01:07 PM

The Philippine government and communist rebels are optimistic of crafting a final comprehensive agreement on socio-economic reforms before yearend. Read more »

Peace pact with MILF closer to fruition than with Reds: peace exec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 04:20 PM

A senior official of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process believes the peace talks with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will more likely bear fruit in the near future than the one with the communist rebels.  Read more »

Joma Sison: Time will come for homecoming

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 06:14 AM

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison on Wednesday said he is not yet ready to end his exile in the Netherlands and come back home to the Philippines. Read more »