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CPP announces ceasefire from March 26 to April 15 due to COVID-19 pandemic
According to CPP’s statement on Tuesday found in the website of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), they are heeding the latter’s recommendation of a ceasefire, in accordance with the United Nations (UN) request for warring parties all over the world to stop fighting temporarily.
CPP orders nationwide ceasefire in response to UN’s appeal
their truce order is not reciprocal to the GRP ceasefire declaration effective March 19 to April 15.
Joma Sison: NPA also busy fighting COVID-19, no time to attack gov’t forces
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison claimed that the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels are also too busy in fighting the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 and thus, have no time to stage attacks against government forces who have been observing unilateral ceasefire.
Why NDFP does not trust Duterte’s ceasefire declaration
The offensive operations of the AFP and PNP are continuing without any stop and include red-tagging, abductions and extrajudicial killings, compelling people to attend fake surrender meetings, staging fake encounters that kill and victimize ordinary peasants, bombing rural communities in certain regions and forcing the evacuation of the poor peasants and indigenous people and delivering the land and other natural resources to foreign and big comprador corporations.
NPA helps people vs COVID-19 even without ceasefire – CPP
“Ceasefire or not, NPA Red fighters have already been directed to step up efforts to render social, economic, medical, and public health services to the people,” the CPP said in a statement.
Joma Sison: No clear basis yet to reciprocate PH government’s unilateral ceasefire
“The NDFP is not assured and satisfied that the reciprocal unilateral ceasefires are based on national unity against coronavirus disease 2019,” he said.
Reds say no basis yet to reciprocate government’s unilateral ceasefire
Jose Maria Sison said the NDFP is not assured and satisfied that the ceasefire announcement is based on national unity against Covid-19, the appropriate solution of the pandemic as a medical problem and the protection of the most vulnerable sectors of the population, including workers, health workers, those with any serious ailments and the political prisoners.
NDFP says no need to rush into reciprocating Duterte’s unilateral ceasefire announcement
while there is ongoing communication between the NDFP and Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) negotiating panels, there is yet no agreement for reciprocal unilateral ceasefires in regard to efforts in containing the corona virus disease (Covid-19) pandemic