The interests of national minorities are in place in the NDFP proposal for social and economic reforms.
Lakbayan 2017 | NDFP expresses unity with national minorities
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Precondition or non-compliance
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld While the May 13 elections and its aftermath hugged the headlines of the mainstream press and much of the attention of the general public, those who are committed to seeking peaceful avenues for resolving armed conflict in the country have been quietly meeting and crafting their positions on the…
Detained NDFP consultants decry confiscation of typewriters
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – In this era of modern technology, what is the worth of a typewriter? For detained consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), it is a valuable tool for their continuing participation, however limited, to the peace talks between the NDFP and the Government of the…
Love Underground: When Louie Met Coni
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
They met at a time when the Philippines was awakening to a revolution that sought to empower the poor against their exploiters. He was a priest, she was a nun, and the time was 1971, a year before the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law.
In Oslo, a Chance for Peace Despite the Odds
By MACEL INGLES
“The challenges are great, but the possibilities for a peace agreement under the new presidency of Benigno Aquino are there,” Ambassador Ture Lundh of Norway’s foreign ministary said. “At the end of the day, however, it is the parties to the conflict that must prove decisiveness, boldness and political will to move forward, to achieve a just and lasting peace.”
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‘Ka Bart’ Is Member of NDF Peace Panel, CPP Reiterates
The Communist Party of the Philippines is demanding the release of Tirso “Ka Bart” Alcantara, high-ranking member of the New People’s Army (NPA).
In Southern Mindanao, Safe Release of Prisoner of War is Being Foiled by Military Arrogance
By Bulatlat The 10th Infantry Division-Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines “is actively opposing and closing the door” to the possibility of an early, safe and orderly release of the New People’s Army (NPA) prisoner of war (POW) Cpl. Dominador Alegre of the 72nd Infantry, said Simon Santiago, spokesperson of the…
Video: Underground Urban Poor Group Holds Protest vs Cha-cha, Calls for Armed Revolution
Underground Group Calls for Revolution
Lawyers’ Group Demands Automatic Relief of Top AFP, PNP Officials in Areas with Extrajudicial Killings
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat A lawyers’ group has demanded the automatic relief of the highest-ranking military and police officers in areas where extrajudicial killings take place. The National Union of People’s Lawyers made this call on the heels of the abduction, torture and killing of schoolteacher Rebelyn Pitao, 20, last week. Pitao, daughter of…
NDF Consultant Abducted
BY EMILY VITAL May 19, 2008 -1:40 p.m. Randy Malayao, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and former vice president for Visayas of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) was abducted May 15 and remains missing as of press time. Based on the account of Desaperacidos, Malayao was abducted…
NDF Consultant Abducted
BY EMILY VITAL May 19, 2008 -1:40 p.m. Randy Malayao, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and former vice president for Visayas of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) was abducted May 15 and remains missing as of press time. Based on the account of Desaparecidos, Malayao was abducted…