Condemn cold-blooded assassination of Party leader Giron–CPP
Giron was nearly 70 years old. He and his wife were suffering from the infirmities of old age. Giron, specifically, had difficulty keeping his balance.
COVID-19 at si Duterte
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Dutch Police warns “Joma” Sison of new threats to his security
According to Sison, the Dutch Police did not give any names of those plotting the latest threats against him but has advised him to take precautionary measures inside his residence and when going out. The police also informed him of a rally against him to be held in The Hague.
On the current ceasefire and further steps forward
The current reciprocal ceasefire agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), which was supposed to have started last December 23, 2010, will soon end on January 7, 2020.
Attacks by Reds after truce declared ‘isolated,’ not meant to violate ceasefire, says Sison
The attacks, Sison said, were “only two isolated incidents in places distant from each other in the entire archipelago.”
Duterte told, ditch all-out war, push for goodwill measures to restart peace talks
Bayan calls on the President Rodrigo Duterte to ditch his government’s all-out war policy and instead embark on goodwill measures that could jumpstart the peace talks with the NDFP
Reds scoff at safe-passage offer, bat for talks in ‘neutral country’
“The NDFP cannot submit itself to any situation and process in which it comes under the duress, control, and surveillance by the armed minions of Duterte,”
Safety and immunity guarantees for NDFP personnel and necessary circumstances for peace negotiations
The most militarist-minded and brutal officers of the AFP and PNP must be reminded to stop pipe-dreaming about entrapping the NDFP negotiating personnel in Metro Manila
Bello: Peace talks with communist rebels likely to resume next year
“The NDFP cannot trust any ‘no arrest’ declaration from the (government) side unless the repressive issuances and campaigns of Duterte are ended, the political prisoners are amnestied and released, the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) and a bilateral ceasefire are already in place,”
On political, legal and security requirements for the venue of GRP-NDFP peace negotiations
Right now, the Duterte regime cannot gain the trust and confidence of the NDFP while it refuses to carry out goodwill measures, such as the release of sickly and elderly political prisoners on humanitarian grounds