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In a formal ceremony presided by the Royal Norwegian Government facilitator Elisabeth Slattum, the parties signed the document entitled Agreement on an Interim Joint Ceasefire they said was a product of three “very difficult” days of negotiations.
NDFP peace negotiator Benito Tiamzon said both panels have decided to hold the opening ceremony tomorrow at 10 o’clock in the morning (five o’clock in the afternoon, Philippine time)
The GRP and NDFP negotiating panels announced the opening ceremony of their fourth round of formal talks is postponed to “around one or two o’clock in the afternoon” (six o seven o’clock in the evening, Philippine time) to allow discussions on President Rodrigo Duterte’s new instructions to his negotiators.
“The gravity of the land problem continues to compel farmers to organize themselves and struggle for social justice.”
It seems the public clamor for the resumption of talks has been heard.
How shall we read this latest situation? What can we expect to happen next? Having dispatched his peace adviser Jesus Dureza and a team of government negotiators to Europe and allowed the travel of NDFP negotiating panel member Benito Tiamzon and two consultants to...
Progressive health groups still pin hope on the resumption of the GRP-NDFP peace talks to bring in reforms in health service.
“Abandoning the peace talks at this point will put to waste the gains and goodwill that have been made between the GRP and NDFP since the resumption of the talks in August of 2016.”
“Duterte is proving to the NDFP and the people how difficult it is to conduct serious negotiations with a doublespeaking thug who only recognizes his own rules.”
“Socioeconomic reforms that will benefit the people is the most compelling reason for the peace talks to continue.”
“As before, we shall weather Lorenzana’s declaration (of all-out war) and gain strength.”
“Only the courts which granted NDFP consultants temporary liberty by virtue of cash bail can act or order whether or not they can be validly rearrested, if at all, and not by the unilateral action of the PNP nor the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines, much less even by the mere instructions of the GRP President.”
In a statement, the CPP's Central Committee and the NPA's National Operations Command cited two reasons for the termination of the unilateral ceasefire -- the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP)'s non-compliance with its obligation to release all political prisoners and the continuous military operations by government troops in rural communities.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Talks on possible joint ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been deferred to February due to the non-release of political...
The parties said they achieved advances on six major issues listed on their agenda.
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MANILA -- Members of underground organizations under the National Democratic Front of the Philippines held a lightning rally this morning in Cubao, Quezon City in support of the ongoing peace talks between the government and the NDFP. In a statement, the NDFP-Metro...
"There is no reason now for the GRP JMC to renege on its role to investigate the at least 4,000 complaints filed against GRP State security forces since 2004." - Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general and independent observer to the JMC on CARHRIHL.
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