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Palace official condemns NPA attack in Borongan, CHR sets probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 02:22 AM

The recent New People's Army attack that killed 2 and injured 14 others in Eastern Samar is "reprehensible," a Palace official said Saturday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared the government's willingness to resume peace talks with the communist rebels. Read more »

Peace talks with Reds may resume in January: Bello

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Updated as of Dec 12 10:04 AM

The government might restart stalled peace talks with communist rebels next month after the 2 sides iron out several "goodwill measures", former chief negotiator Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Thursday. Read more »

Gov’t, Reds need to KO ‘hardliners’ to revive peace talks: former ceasefire chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s last-ditch attempt to resuscitate peace talks with Maoist rebels will require both sides to rein in hardliners and to be open to negotiate despite continued hostilities on the ground, the government panel’s former ceasefire chief said Tuesday. Read more »

Dela Rosa: 'Insincere' Reds open to peace talks to 'widen fighting space' for NPA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 03:28 PM

"...Si Joma (Sison) nag-open ng peace talks dahil nakikita nila na yung mga tao nila sa baba, naiipit na," says Sen. Bato dela Rosa.  Read more »

Joma Sison wants 'goodwill measures' before peace talks resume

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Posted at Dec 10 12:15 AM

Communist leader Jose Maria Sison wants goodwill measures from the Philippine government before agreeing to the resumption of peace negotiations. Read more »

Peace talks in PH? Not yet, says Joma Sison

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Updated as of Dec 09 11:02 AM

MANILA - Resuming the peace talks is a welcome surprise for Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Ma. Sison, but holding it in the Philippines may not just happen yet. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Peace with communist rebels

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Posted at Dec 09 04:00 AM

The peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) gets another shot in the arm courtesy of the President. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today Read more »

Duterte serious about peace with Reds: Na'tl Security Adviser

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Updated as of Dec 08 07:51 PM

The military meanwhile will continue operations against the rebels until formal peace talks resume, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. Read more »

Duterte: Peace talks with communists must be held in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:45 PM

But for communist leader Jose Maria Sison, significant strides must first be made before he agrees to step back on home soil. Read more »

Gov’t optimistic Reds will return to negotiating table

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 02:23 PM

The government is optimistic that communist rebels will be open to peace negotiations anew as President Rodrigo Duterte hinted at its possible resumption. Read more »

Duterte orders Bello to talk with communist leader Sison

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 08:14 PM

Duterte emphasized the need to keep channels of communication with rebels open, saying "the quest for longing for peace has always been there Read more »

Japanese doctor, 5 Afghans killed in Kabul attack

Noorullah Shirzada, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:05 PM

In 2003, Nakamura, a native of the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka, won the Philippines' Ramon Magsaysay Award for peace and international understanding -- often called Asia's Nobel Prize. Read more »

Aging Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call

Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 08:36 AM

Like many aging survivors of the attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Kenji Hayashida hopes the pope can bring fresh international attention to the cause of nuclear abolition, and also keep alive the memory of the devastating bombings.   Read more »

Peace adviser warns vs 'posers' eyeing MNLF, OIC talks

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Posted at Nov 01 10:39 PM

MANILA - Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday denied his office authorized individuals or organizations in holding a supposed forum on peace process and federalism for members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Zamboanga City. Read more »

People of Hong Kong nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 06:56 PM

A Norwegian politician has nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in a move which risks drawing China's ire. Read more »

Nobel snub fails to stop in Greta Thunberg's climate quest

Chris Stein, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 12 10:00 AM

Hours after judges passed her up for the Nobel Peace Prize, Greta Thunberg stood before a cheering throng, insisting once again that something must be done about climate change -- and fast. Read more »

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 11 05:56 PM

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Read more »

Timeline: Will Greta Thunberg become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 10 09:05 AM

LONDON - Greta Thunberg is the bookmakers' firm favorite to win the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday and become the youngest ever laureate, but some experts believe her youth could count against her. Read more »

Nobel buzz for Greta and literature duo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 03:44 PM

Experts are cautious, but bookies are tipping teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg for the Nobel Peace Prize next week, while two literature laureates will be crowned after last year's award was postponed over a sex harassment scandal. Read more »

In historic meeting, MILF, MNLF leaders embrace, spark hopes of reconciliation

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Updated as of Oct 02 12:47 AM

MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari and MILF chair and BARMM interim chair Murad Ebrahim shook hands and embraced on Monday.  Read more »