Topic: Philippines

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.

For the first time in the history of the NDFP, we refrained for about a year (2016-17) from denouncing the Duterte regime as a puppet reactionary regime to give it a chance to prove what Duterte meant by proclaiming himself to being ¨Left¨ and ¨socialist¨; being against the US and the oligarchy; and being for reforms and for an independent foreign policy.

“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)

Tumitindi ang krisis panlipunan at pampulitika sa bansa, gayundin ang krisis sa karapatang-pantao. Hindi malayong ang mga sitwasyong ito ang nagtutulak sa administrasyong Duterte na pana-panahong pasulputin ang pagpapatuloy ng usapang pangkapayapaan, kundi mismong ituloy ang muling pagbubukas nito.

“The nomination of Jose Maria Sison for national artist for poetry and the essay is moved by recognition of the crucial role he has a played and continues to play in the making of the Filipino community and nation by developing and enhancing the Filipino capacity to understand the Philippine crisis through the poems and the hundreds of essays he has written on the manifold aspects of that crisis,” a part of the nomination entitled “Jose Maria Sison’s Enduring Legacy: People’s Art, People’s Culture” read

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.

Paliwanag ni Sison, di umano kasi basta-basta lalantad ang mga rebolusyunaryo at uuwi sa Pilipinas dahil sa naging karanasan ng NDF noong panahon ni dating Pangulong Cory Aquino kung saan hinuli at pinapatay ang mga komunista kaya’t kailangan munang pag-usapan ang amnestiya ng political prisoners.

Exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison on Thursday welcomed the possible reopening of peace negotiations, and urged the government and rebel negotiators to formally convene soon to thresh out disputes hampering the resumption of the talks.