Archive

Thank you for the portrait that you have done and sent to me via Eunice de Asis as new year gift

“He should allow the GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines) and NDFP (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) panels to work out the comprehensive agreements on social, economic and political reforms to lay the basis for a just and lasting peace,” he said.

Peace negotiations with the Communists notably gained unprecedented advances. But what went wrong?

IDUN A. TVEDT, RNG SPECIAL ENVOY TO PHILIPPINE PEACE PROCESS

To Elisabeth Slattum, former RNG Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process: Happy New Year and Best Wishes! Thank you for all the excellent and hard work that…

In a statement, NPA spokesperson Ka Oris (Jorge Madlos) said the rebel army’s National Operation Command “unilaterally declares to all commands and units of the NPA and the people’s militia a ceasefire in observance of the Filipino people’s traditional holidays and the Party’s 49th anniversary.

“Duterte and his military officers are urging their troops to attack the people´s army and the communities where it is suspected to be,” Sison said.

“During this period, all NPA units and people’s militias shall cease and desist from carrying out offensive military campaigns and operations against the uniformed armed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its paramilitaries, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines,” read the CPP announcement.