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Joma Sison: Duterte never gets tired of terminating peace talks

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Aug 17 07:37 PM

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest pronouncement terminating peace negotiations with the Reds is like a broken record. Read more »

Joma Sison: Duterte never gets tired of terminating peace talks

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Aug 17 11:29 PM

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest pronouncement terminating peace negotiations with the Reds is like a broken record. Read more »

Reds reject government's localized peace talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 10:48 PM

MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Friday declined to participate in the Duterte administration's localized peace talks. Read more »

Duterte to Joma: Let’s stop the peace talks

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 10:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he is no longer keen on holding talks with communist leaders after Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison sought for his ouster. Read more »

Joma: Series of deal breakers from Duterte side

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jul 04 08:48 AM

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - What led to the tit-for-tat between the Philippines’ Left and the government recently? Read more »

Communists plotting to topple Duterte by October, claims AFP

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 11:05 PM

(UPDATED) Communist rebels are supposedly plotting to topple President Rodrigo Duterte by October this year. Read more »

Gov't chief negotiator: Talks with Reds can resume in 3 months

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:26 AM

Communist leaders and top Philippine government officials stand in unison to resume the stalled peace negotiations. Read more »

Peace likely to be achieved without 'spoiled brat' Joma, says Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 03:25 PM

Peace negotiations between the government and communist rebels will have a better chance at success once Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison is "out of the picture," Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana said Friday.   Read more »

NDFP, nagbantang 'di na itutuloy ang peace talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 12:31 AM

Ayaw nang ituloy ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines ang peace talks sa gobyerno. Read more »

Joma says NDFP could no longer negotiate with Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 01:07 PM

The chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDPF) on Thursday said it could no longer negotiate with the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, questioning his sincerity in pursuing the talks. Read more »

Dureza still optimistic about stalled peace talks with Reds

Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jun 23 11:10 AM

MANILA - Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza remains optimistic about the prospect of the stalled peace talks.   Read more »

Gov't suspends backchannel talks with Reds, seeks 3-month review of agreements

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 11:52 AM

The government has sought a 3-month review of all agreements with communist rebels, an official said Thursday.  Read more »

Duterte to Sison: Why should we talk outside PH?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 11:57 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday insisted that his talks with communist leader Jose Maria Sison should be done in the Philippines. Read more »

Joma agreed to return to PH in August: NDPF consultant

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 01:01 PM

Exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison agreed to return to the Philippines as early as mid-August this year, said a peace panel consultant who cited “high expectations” on a successful formal talks previously set at the end of the month.  Read more »

Reds fear clashes with peace talks postponement

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 12:06 PM

The left's chief peace negotiator said Monday the military might take advantage of the postponement of the peace talks to "finish" off communist guerillas. Read more »

Reds reveal backchannel deals to show Duterte ‘insincerity’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:33 PM

Communist rebels have released key documents agreed upon during backchannel negotiations to pressure the government to resume formal talks. Read more »

Joma ng CPP, nabuwisit sa muling pagkaantala ng peace talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:29 PM

Ayon sa source ng ABS-CBN News, may pangamba kasi ang militar na baka samantalahin ng mga rebelde ang "stand down" o tigil-putukan para magpalakas ng puwersa. Read more »

Joma ‘entitled to his own opinion’ on peace talks delay, says Dureza

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 05:43 PM

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison is “entitled to his own opinion,” President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace adviser said Friday after the exiled communist leader hit the chief executive for delaying the resumption of the peace talks. Read more »

Peace talks with Reds may resume in July, Duterte says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 09:51 PM

The government’s peace talks with communist rebels may resume in July, President Rodrigo Duterte said.   Read more »

No ‘coalition’ government in peace pact, chief NDFP negotiator says

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 06:23 PM

The chief peace negotiator for Maoist rebels insisted Friday they were not demanding to be part of a coalition government, one of the reasons previously cited by President Rodrigo Duterte for the breakdown of peace talks last year. Read more »