Socio-economic reforms and political reforms necessary to achieve lasting peace

“Julie has been ready with SER [social and economic reforms] for a long time,” commented Jose Maria Sison of his wife. This was expressed by other members of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) negotiating panel as well. Julieta De Lima is the Chair of the Reciprocal Working Committee on Social and Economic […]

GRP and NDFP panels reaffirm previous agreements

Today, the panels finished the discussion on the affirmation of previous signed agreements, reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) list and acceleration of the peace negotiations.

ON THE SAN LUIS, AGUSAN DEL SUR DEFENSIVE ACTION

August 23, 2016 Four Red fighters under the NPA – Western Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur Subregional Command heroically fought and sacrificed in a defensive action in a raid by 26th IB troops to an NPA platoon conducting classroom activity last August 20 at around 8:30 in the morning in a forested area of Sitio […]

REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE RESUMPTION OF FORMAL TALKS IN THE GPH-NDFP PEACE NEGOTIATIONS in Oslo, Norway, August 22, 2015

It is a great honor and privilege to speak at this solemn opening ceremony of the resumption of formal talks between the Negotiating Panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The Filipino people rejoice over this signal event and the bright prospects of a just and lasting peace in the horizon.

Peace talks resume in Oslo

The much-awaited resumption of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has finally taken place on August 22, 2016 in Oslo, Norway with the opening ceremonies at the Nobel Hall of the Holmenkollen Park Hotel.