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Will Duterte himself sign over 100,000 amnesty applications for MILF rebels?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:21 PM

More than 100,000 MILF combatants and officials are expected to be covered by an amnesty under Duterte, said Mohagher Iqbal, as part of the government’s landmark peace deal with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group. Read more »

Duterte, Misuari in first meeting since Bangsamoro Law signing

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 10:47 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday met with Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, their first since the chief executive signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law.   Read more »

'Physically or in ashes': Joma vows to return to PH someday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 06:09 PM

MANILA- Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria "Joma" Sison vowed on Wednesday to return to the Philippines dead or alive. Read more »

Maza resigns from NAPC

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 10:43 PM

National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Liza Maza announces her resignation at a press conference in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

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 »

Court ruling shows terror tag petition ‘sloppy’: lawyer

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 04:24 PM

The decision was a "clear signal" that the proscription petition against the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, was a "sloppy, haphazard work done in reckless haste," said Edre Olalia, president of the National Union of People’s Lawyers. Read more »

'His criminal instruments': Joma Sison rips Duterte's SONA

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 03:39 PM

MANILA - The founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines criticized Tuesday President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address, saying the chief executive has turned police officers "into kidnappers and murderers." Read more »

Military confident localized peace talks will succeed

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 08:50 PM

This, even as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declined to participate in the talks. Read more »

Duterte, Mahathir reaffirm PH-Malaysia ties

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 06:05 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met on Monday in Malaysia’s federal administrative center Putrajaya to reaffirm the two Southeast Asian nations’ ties. 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, di pabor sa 'localized' peace talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 02:35 AM

Muling bumanat si Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Joma Sison. Read more »

Palace pushes for ‘localized’ peace talks, says Joma now irrelevant

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 04:11 PM

Malacañang on Thursday said the government is now pushing for localized peace talks with communist rebels, as it deemed exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria "Joma" Sison “irrelevant.” 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 »

Du30 year 2 in photos: From Marawi siege to tambay crackdown

Research by Arianne Merez, Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:57 AM

Here are some of the major socio-political events and issues that shaped President Duterte's 2nd year in office:  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 »

Pasaringan nina Duterte at Sison, may epekto ba sa naantalang peace talks?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 09:55 PM

Nakatakda sanang magpatuloy ang peace talks nitong Huwebes pero ipinagpaliban ito ng Pangulo. 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 »

Decision to end peace talks up to NDFP, Joma says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:45 AM

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Friday said the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has not given up peace negotiations with the Duterte administration.   Read more »