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From this working-class neighborhood by the Old Rhine river, thousands of kilometers away from home, Sison leads a revolutionary movement he began nearly half a century ago when he established the Communist Party of the Philippines

Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison recounts how he ended up in the Netherlands, where he is seeking asylum as a political refugee.

Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison says he is ready to return home once there is substantial progress in the peace negotiations. #ANCEarlyEdition #ANCRecap

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday rejected the suggestion of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to reconsider peace negotiations with communist rebels

The agreement will be a big advancement in the negotiations, which will also prove the government’s sincerity, Sison told ANC’s Early Edition

The NDFP International Information Office (NDFPIO) led in the celebrations in Europe as it gathered more than 100 European friends, solidarity activists, Filipino supporters and allies and dozens of organizations, in a joyous celebration under the theme: ¨Build the Broadest United Front to Strengthen the Organs of Political Power and the People´s Democratic Government (PDR), last April 21, 2018 at the Ru Pare Complex in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

“I have long wished that we could meet again and cooperate closely in enabling the peace process to advance from one item to another in the substantive agenda,” Sison said

I declare that I will certainly return home when a significant advance in the peace negotiations has been achieved within the framework of The Hague Joint Declaration and when my comrades and lawyers are satisfied with legal and security precautions

OPENING GATES OF PEACE — The Philippine Government (GRP) and National Democratic Front (NDF) formally opens the Fourth Round of Peace Talks in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Monday. Shown in photo are (from left) NDF Peace Panel members Asterio Palima, Connie Ledesma, Benny Tiamzon, Panel Chairman Fidel Agcaoili, NDF Senior Adviser Luis Jalandoni, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman and NDF Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Royal Norwegian Government (RNG) Third Party Facilitator Ambassador Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza, GRP Peace Panel Chairman Silvestre Bello III, House Special Committee on Peace Chairperson Rep. Ruby Sahali, GRP Peace Panel members Hernani Braganza, Angela Trinidad and Rene Sarmiento. At the back are (from left) NDF resource person Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso and RNG official Mirjam Ehl. (Rocky Nazareno)

The leader of the communist party of the Philippines Jose Maria Sison announced on Tuesday that negotiators from the political arm of his rebel grouping were ready to resume peace talks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, after the Philippine leader appeared to leave the door open for a return to the negotiating table during a speech he made earlier that day.