Topic: Philippines

Sison said the planned meeting between him and the President, as reported by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, is not a remote possibility but may not happen in the Philippines

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“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,”

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

“More or less magkakaroon ng resumption, pero how, when, anong mga process, what the process will be are still to be determined,”

He said the signing of the IPA would contribute to the success of the talks and add to mutual confidence-building measures.

By rebuffing the NDFP proposal of goodwill measures, the GRP military and police authorities generate doubts about Duterte’s offer of peace negotiations and indicate a malicious scheme to attack the people and the revolutionary forces without any pause.

“I think there needs to be several steps before we could reach a point of having peace negotiations in the Philippines,”

In this exclusive interview, Sison said that despite all that the Government of the Republic of the Philippines did to the negotiations, he said he hopes Duterte may soon be “enlightened”.

As Founding Chairman of Kabataang Makabayan and consistent supporter of the Filipino youth movement for national liberation and democracy, I convey to Anakbayan-USA my warmest greetings of solidarity on the occasion of your Third National Congress on Bonifacio Day