NDFP, GRP agree to forge interim joint ceasefire agreement

The interim joint ceasefire shall be signed simultaneous to, or immediately after, the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER). CASER is expected to be finished within the year.

NDFP signs agreement to forge interim joint ceasefire, move talks forward

NDFP panel chair Fidel Agcaoili said that the NDFP exercised maximum flexibility without abandoning principles when it signed an agreement with the GRP on an interim joint ceasefire. The interim joint ceasefire agreement takes effect after or simultaneous to the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER).

CPP-NPA calls for SOMO for release of POWs

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) today reiterates and confirms the February 19, 2017 statement of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) directing the concerned New People’s Army (NPA) units to expedite the release of the six (6) captured prisoners of war (POWs) still in their custody as a “positive gesture” for the ongoing fourth round of the GRP-NDFP peace talks.

The biggest failure is Padilla

Padilla predicts the failure of the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations. In fact, Padilla is the biggest failure in the history of the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations. During his stint as head of the GRP negotiating panel, the talks did not progress even an inch.

Bellicose statements from AFP poisoning the atmosphere

Statements from AFP chief, Gen. Eduardo Año, virulently attacking the NPA is poisoning the atmosphere of the ongoing peace talks in The Netherlands. While the GRP and NDFP panels are trying to negotiate peace, the militarists in the GRP are only talking about war.