“How comfortable can I go to the Philippines? There are so many assassinations even of government officials. And the President is gleeful by a mayor of Tanauan is murdered by
The Source: CNN Philippines interview with NDFP consultant Rey Casambre
The Source: CNN Philippines interview with NDFP consultant Rey Casambre by Mai Rodriguez CNN Philippines
Joma: Series of deal breakers from Duterte side
During the stretch between March and June this year, four backchannel talks were held in Utrecht, The Netherlands to pave way for the signing of a peace accord between the
Duterte’s diabolic scheme: Tactics of mass intimidation, extortion, torture and murder
Duterte leads and orchestrates his political followers, military, police and paramilitary agents, electronic broadcasters and troll armies in using abusive and violent language against his critics and opponents to create
EXCLUSIVE: Joma says peace talks in Manila ‘will be a big problem,’ denies coming back to PH
However, the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is adamant that he will not come back to the Philippines for the talks, contrary to reports that
"I will not return to the Philippines earlier than the completion and signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms by the negotiating panels in a foreign neutral
The guerrillas accused the government of holding the talks hostage as Duterte consolidated his power amid increasing opposition to his administration that has overseen police-sanctioned killings in the name of
Joma: Suspension of peace talks ominous
Sison accused the government of being “inconsistent and self-contradictory” even after the meeting between the government and NDFP panels early this week in Utrecht.
Peace talks still a go
The government and the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have declared agreement to continue peace negotiations, but only after a three-month lull in back-channel talks.
